Maggie Q
Biography
Margaret Denise Quigley, professionally known as Maggie Q, is an American actress, activist, and model. Born on May 22, 1979, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, she is also known by the names Margaret Denise Quigley Lee, Mei Kei Li, and Li Mei-Qi. Active in both television and film, her professional career spans acting, voiceover work, and modeling, with known credits totaling 65. Throughout her career, she has been cast in prominent television roles, including the title role on The CW action-thriller series Nikita, as well as a main role as FBI Special Agent Hannah We.
Career overview
Maggie Q began her professional career in Hong Kong, starring in action films such as Gen-Y Cops in 2000 and Naked Weapon in 2002. She later transitioned to American productions, appearing in Mission: Impossible III in 2006, Live Free or Die Hard in 2007, Priest in 2011, and The Protégé in 2021. In addition to these film credits, she portrayed the character Tori Wu in the dystopian science-fiction action film Divergent in 2014, and subsequently reprised her role in its sequels, Insurgent in 2015 and Allegiant in 2016. On television, she starred in the title role on the action-thriller series Nikita from 2010 to 2013, and also took on a main role as FBI Special Agent Hannah We.
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- Ballard (2025) as Detective Renée Ballard
- The Family Plan (2023) as Gwen
- Fear the Night (2023) as Tess
- Fear the Night (2023) Executive Producer
- Bosch: Legacy (2022) as Detective Renée Ballard
- Pivoting (2022) as Sarah
- Why on Earth (2022)
- The Protégé (2021) as Anna
- They're Trying To Kill Us (2021)
- Fantasy Island (2020) as Gwen Olsen
- Death of Me (2020) as Christine
- The Argument (2020) as Sarah
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- The Modest Heroes of Studio Ponoc (2019) as Self
- The Con Is On (2018) as Irina Solokov
- Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (2018) as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
- Slumber (2017) as Alice Arnolds
- Slumber (2017) Executive Producer
- The Crash (2017) as Nurse Hilary
- Expedition China (2017)
- Designated Survivor (2016) as Hannah Wells
- Match Game (2016) as Self - Panelist
- Allegiant (2016) as Tori Wu
- Angel Please Kiss Me (2016)
- Insurgent (2015) as Tori Wu
- Unity (2015) as Narrator (voice)
- Divergent (2014) as Tori
- Stalker (2014) as Beth Davis
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013) as Self
- Priest (2011) as Priestess
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Young Justice (2010) as Wonder Woman (voice)
- Nikita (2010) as Nikita Meers
- Operation: Endgame (2010) as High Priestess
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- The King of Fighters (2009) as Mai Shiranui
- The Warrior and the Wolf (2009) as Harem Woman
- New York, I Love You (2008) as Call Girl
- Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008) as Cao Ying
- Deception (2008) as Tina at the Rhigha Royal
- Live Free or Die Hard (2007) as Mai Linh
- Balls of Fury (2007) as Maggie Wong
- Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury' (2007)
- The Counting House (2007) as Jade
- Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler (2007)
- Mission: Impossible III (2006) as Zhen
- Love Asia (2006)
- Earthlings (2005) Producer
- Dragon Squad (2005) as Yuet
- Rice Rhapsody (2005) as Gigi
- House of Harmony (2005) as Harmony Petersen
- Project Runway (2004) as Self - Guest Judge
- Around the World in 80 Days (2004) as Female Agent
- Magic Kitchen (2004) as May
- Tape (2004)
- The Trouble-Makers (2003) as Carly
- Naked Weapon (2002) as Charlene Ching
- Rush Hour 2 (2001) as Girl in Car
- Manhattan Midnight (2001) as Susan/Hope
- Gen-Y Cops (2000) as Jane Quigley
- Model from Hell (2000) as Anna
- Long Tang (1998) as Maggie
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self - Presenter