Maggie Q: Photos Of The ‘The Protégé’ Actress

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August 20, 2021 6:18PM EDT

After she was discovered & mentored by Jackie Chan, Maggie Q has skyrocketed to fame, starring in Divergent, Mission Impossible & more. See photos of the gorgeous actress here!

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Maggie Q

Maggie Q
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Actress Maggie Q was born Margaret Quigley and is of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent. She shot to stardom after she was was selected by Jackie Chan, who saw in her a potential action star. His intensive training taught her the importance of professionalism and always doing her own stunts, which she does to this day. The Hawaiian native nabbed leading roles in Mission: Impossible III alongside Tom Cruise, the Bruce Willis movie Live Free or Die Hard, and the drama/thriller movie Deception starring Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman. Maggie went on to play Dauntless faction member Tori Wu, in the film Divergent, and reprised her role in the second and third movies. In 2010, Q became the lead character, an assassin gone rogue, on the CW series Nikita. She returned to TV in 2016 opposite Kiefer Sutherland as Hannah Wells in Designated Survivor. In 2021, Maggie starred as Anna in the Lionsgate film The Protege, alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Keaton. 

Click through our gallery for photos of Maggie Q!

August 20, 2021, 5:50PM
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Bo Derek Catches U[p Maggie Q Dinner MEGA

Bo Derek Catches U[p Maggie Q Dinner MEGA
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Actress Maggie Q dines at Craig’s in West Hollywood would Bo Derek on January, 11th 2022. 11 Jan 2022 Pictured: Maggie Q, Bo Derek. Photo credit: twoeyephotos/MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA819467_004.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]

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Bo Derek Catches U[p Maggie Q Dinner MEGA

Bo Derek Catches U[p Maggie Q Dinner MEGA
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Actress Maggie Q dines at Craig’s in West Hollywood would Bo Derek on January, 11th 2022. 11 Jan 2022 Pictured: Maggie Q, Bo Derek. Photo credit: twoeyephotos/MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA819467_002.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]

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Maggie Q Slays In Sebastian Gunawan At The 45th Annual People’s Choice Awards

Maggie Q Slays In Sebastian Gunawan At The 45th Annual People’s Choice Awards
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Maggie Q looks radiant in a plunging, embellished Sebastian Gunawan gown at the 45th Annual People’s Choice Awards. Fun fact, when she moved to Hong Kong, she changed her stage name to Maggie Q, because people had difficulty pronouncing her real last name, Quigley. 

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Maggie Q At Tory Burch’s NYFW Show

Maggie Q At Tory Burch’s NYFW Show
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Maggie Q looks like a bohemian goddess front row at the Tory Burch, Fall/Winter 2018 fashion show.

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Maggie Q At An Evening with WildAid in 2017

Maggie Q At An Evening with WildAid in 2017
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Maggie Q arrives at the “An Evening with WildAid” event at The Beverly Wilshire. Here she wears a plunging black gown with a majorly high slit!

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Maggie Q At Entertainment Weekly’s Comic-Con Bash!

Maggie Q At Entertainment Weekly’s Comic-Con Bash!
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Maggie Q arrives at Entertainment Weekly Comic-Con Bash! Recall she played the titular role of Nikita on the CW. 

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Maggie Q at the 12th Annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball

Maggie Q at the 12th Annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball
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Maggie Q looks regal as she attends the 12th Annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball at Cipriani Wall Street.

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