Maggie Q is an American actress, model and animal rights activist. She is known for starring as the title role on The CW action-thriller series Nikita. She also starred as former FBI agent and CIA Case Officer Hannah Wells in the political drama series Designated Survivor. Q had starring roles in the action films Mission: Impossible III, Live Free or Die Hard & Priest. She portrayed Tori Wu in the dystopian science fiction action film Divergent & reprised her role in the sequels, Insurgent and Allegiant. She provided the voice of Wonder Woman on the animated series, Young Justice (2012–19).
Birth Name
Margaret Denise Quigley
Nickname
Maggie Q
Profession
Actress, Model
Nationality
American
Personal Life
Birthday / Date of Birth
Maggie Q was born on 22nd of May 1979, in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Age
She’s currently 46 years old.
Sun Sign
Gemini
Ethnicity
Multiracial
Religion
Judaism
Education
She attended Mililani Waena Elementary School and Wheeler Intermediate School. She then attended Mililani High School, where she was on the cross country, track and field and swim teams. She won the title of Best Body senior year and graduated in 1997. She won an athletics scholarship to a private university and intended to study veterinary science. Q’s family was unable to assist her financially; she left Hawaii during the summer in hopes of earning enough money so that she could start her studies in the fall.
Family Details
- Father – US army veteran
- Mother – Property Investor
- Siblings – She has four older siblings including two older sisters and two older half-siblings from her mother’s first marriage.
Marital Status
Single
Boyfriend / Spouse
Maggie Q has dated –
- Daniel Henney (2005) – In 2005, Maggie had a very short-lived romance with actor and model Daniel Henney. They were reported to have met at a party in Hong Kong.
- Justin Long (2007) – Actors Justin Long and Maggie Q started dating after having worked together in the 2007 film Live Free or Die Hard. They were even spotted making out while attending a party at the Playboy mansion.
- Brett Ratner (2008-2010) – Maggie dated film director Brett Ratner, with whom she had earlier worked with in Rush Hour 2 in 2001, for a couple of years. They ended their relationship in 2010.
- David Leitch (2010) – In 2010, Maggie was seeing the Hollywood stuntman David Leitch, whom she had first met on the sets of movie Balls of Fury (2007).
- Thomas Care (2011-2012) – Maggie created quite a stir when she started dating her TV series Nikita crew member Thomas Care in 2011. The scandalous aspect of this relationship was that Care was a married man at the time of the relationship. They were spotted together on casual outings as well as red carpet events.
- Dylan McDermott (2014-2019) – Maggie was first spotted together with her Stalker co-star in September 2014 while shopping in Brentwood. They went public with their relationship by getting engaged and walking the red carpet together at the Golden Globe Awards in January 2015. They broke up in 2019.
Physical Statistics
Height
- In feet – 5 feet 6 inches
- In centimeters – 168 cm
- In meters – 1.68 m
Weight
- In Kilograms – 51 kg
- In Pounds – 112½ lbs
Body Measurements
- Measurements – 32-22-32
- Bust – 32 inches
- Waist – 22 inches
- Hip – 32 inches
- Bra Size – 32A
Body Build
Slim
Eye Color
Light Brown
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Shoe Size
She wears a size 7.5 (US) shoe.
Dress Size
Her dress size is 5 (US).
Sexuality
Straight
Professional Statistics
Famous For
Having starred in Mission: Impossible III (2006), Rush Hour 2 (2001), science fiction action film series Divergent and TV show Nikita from 2010 to 2013.
Film Debut
In 2000, she made her film debut as Anna in the horror film, Model from Hell and went on to star as FBI agent Jane Quigley in the action thriller Gen-Y Cops that year.
Television Debut
In 1998, she made her first TV appearance in Cantonese drama show, House of the Dragon as Devine in a number of episodes.
Brand Endorsements
She has done brand endorsements for Beauty and makeup brand Lux, Japanese personal care and cosmetics giant Shiseido, Just Diamond Jewellery, Lancel, Max Factor, Nivea, Oil Of Olay, Shiseido, Suzuki & Far Eastern Bank etc. She is currently an ambassador for Animals Asia Foundation.
Maggie Q Favorites
- Favorite TV Show – Friends (1994-2004)
- Favorite City – New York City
- Favorite Food Item – Kale
- Favorite Meal – Salads
Maggie Q Net worth
Maggie Q has a estimated net worth of $9 million dollars as of 2025.
Social Media Profiles
Some Lesser Known Facts About Maggie Q
- Maggie Q was nominated as the best body in the senior year of her high school, where she excelled in swim, field and track events as well.
- At the age of 17, Maggie moved to Japan to start her modeling career after a suggestion from her friend.
- Maggie has a phoenix tattoo on her left hip, which was done by an artist in Vancouver and drawn by an artist in Asia to symbolize her career journey.
- She is an animal lover and has a history of adopting rescued dogs as pets. At one time, she had eight rescued dogs in her house.
- Maggie is involved with the animal rights organization, PETA and has fronted a number of campaigns for the group in Asia.
- In 2002, Quigley starred as martial artist assassin Charlene Ching in the action film, Naked Weapon.
- In 2006, she starred in her breakthrough role as Zhen in Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible III. She played the secondary antagonist in the fourth instalment of the Die Hard film series Live Free or Die Hard (2007).
- In 2008, Quigley was selected by the Asia Pacific division of PETA as Person of the Year and also shortlisted her in the best-dressed celebrities list.
- In 2008, she was named PETA Asia-Pacific’s Person of the Year, and PETA listed her as one of the Best-Dressed Celebrities of 2008.
- In 2010, Maggie became the lead character, an assassin gone rogue, on the CW series, Nikita based on the 1990 French film of the same name.
- In August 2011, Quigley had a temporary hearing loss while doing a stunt.
- In 2014, Maggie played the role of Dauntless faction member Tori Wu, in the film, Divergent the adaptation of the eponymous novel.
- In February 2016, she would co-star opposite Kiefer Sutherland in the ABC drama series, Designated Survivor as Hannah Wells, a leading FBI agent.
- In December 2020, Quigley portrayed Sarah in the Fox comedy series Pivoting.
- In 2021, she owned a house in Pound Ridge, New York, which she sold to Zoe Kravitz.
- In March 2024, Quigley was cast as Homicide Detective Renée Ballard in the Bosch spin-off series centered around Michael Connelly’s character.
