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Maggie Q

Maggie Q

25 movies on Netflix

Biography

Maggie Q, born Margaret Denise Quigley in Honolulu, is an American actress who built her early career in Hong Kong action cinema. She made her film debut in 2000 and starred in Gen-Y Cops the same year, then starred in Naked Weapon (2002). She broke into Hollywood with Mission: Impossible III (2006), followed by Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Priest (2011), and The Protégé (2021). She played Tori Wu in Divergent (2014), Insurgent (2015), and Allegiant (2016). On television, she led the CW series Nikita from 2010 to 2013, played FBI agent Hannah Wells on Designated Survivor from 2016 to 2019, voiced Wonder Woman on Young Justice, and began starring as Detective Renée Ballard on Ballard in 2025.

47years old

Turns 48 on May 22in 221 days

  • Born Honolulu
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Margaret Denise Quigley (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
25
Career span
23 years2000 to 2023

Genres

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  1. About the name

    Maggie Q tried her luck in Hong Kong, and it was there that she adopted the stage name Maggie Q, since the locals had trouble pronouncing Quigley properly.

  2. Early training

    Maggie Q became a protégé of Jackie Chan in Hong Kong, and his intensive training taught her to always do her own stunts.

  3. Own stunts

    Maggie Q said she had no martial arts experience at all when she began working in the business, and she could not touch her toes. Over her career she trained in Chinese Wushu, Qigong and Wing Chun.

  4. Big break

    In 2006, Maggie Q landed her Hollywood breakthrough in Mission: Impossible III opposite Tom Cruise. She was cast as Zhen, the IMF team's sole female member.

  5. Big break

    Maggie Q's part in Gen-Y Cops made such an impression on Chan that he cast her in two of his films, Manhattan Midnight and Rush Hour 2.

  6. Behind the camera

    Maggie Q took the part of Harmony in House of Harmony, a German-Singaporean TV mini-series, acting alongside Fann Wong in 2005. That same year she co-produced Earthlings, an animal treatment documentary narrated by Joaquin Phoenix.

Maggie Q movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Live Free or Die Hard2007 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Mai Linh

    IMDb rating 7.1438K votes

  2. Mission: Impossible III2006 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Zhen Lei

    IMDb rating 6.9429K votes

  3. Priest2011as Priestess

    IMDb rating 5.7131K votes

  4. Fantasy Island2020as Gwen Olsen

    IMDb rating 4.965K votes

  5. The Protégé2021as Anna

    IMDb rating 6.143K votes

  6. Divergent2014as Tori

    IMDb rating 6.6523K votes

  7. The Family Plan2023as Gwen

    IMDb rating 6.366K votes

  8. Balls of Fury2007as Maggie

    IMDb rating 5.448K votes

Most often with

Robert Schwentke directed two of these films, Daniel Lee two. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Zoë Kravitz, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Zoë KravitzShailene Woodley, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Shailene WoodleyMiles Teller, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Miles TellerTheo James, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Theo JamesAnsel Elgort, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ansel ElgortVing Rhames, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ving RhamesRobert SchwentkeDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Robert SchwentkeDaniel LeeDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Daniel Lee

Films together

Box office

What Maggie Q's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.1 billion

15 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 25 films: 15 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

Mission: Impossible III2006as Zhen Lei$398 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Mission: Impossible III2006as Zhen Lei
    $398M19.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Live Free or Die Hard2007as Mai Linh
    $384M18.3% of the total
  3. 3
    Rush Hour 22001as Girl in Car
    $347M16.6% of the total
  4. 4
    Insurgent2015as Tori Wu
    $297M14.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Divergent2014as Tori
    $289M13.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Allegiant2016as Tori Wu
    $179M8.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Priest2011as Priestess
    $84M4.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Fantasy Island2020as Gwen Olsen
    $49M2.4% of the total
Balls of Fury (2007), $41.1 millionNew York, I Love You (2008), $10.0 millionThe Protégé (2021), $8.6 millionThe King of Fighters (2009), $2.0 millionDragon Squad (2005), $292,926Naked Weapon (2002), $78,340Death of Me (2020), $41,848

$62.1 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

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