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Maggie Q Profile |
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Birth Date: May 22, 1979
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Birth Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Birth Name: Maggie Denise Quigley
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Height: 5'6"
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Biography |
Born to an American father and a Vietnamese mother, Maggie
Denise Quigley was raised among the palm trees and golden
sand of Honolulu, Hawaii. Her destiny, however, awaited
beyond her picturesque island home, and at the age of 18 she
moved to Hong Kong in order to pursue a career in modeling.
Maggie's unique look made her a popular attraction and
before long she was gracing the covers of major publications
such as Cosmopolitan, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, FHM, and Marie
Claire. Her burgeoning supermodel status prompted a plethora
of movie offers and Maggie finally made her big-screen debut
in 1999's The Legendary Tai Fei. There was just one problem:
She didn't actually speak Cantonese, meaning Maggie had to
learn all of her lines phonetically.
Additional roles -- and plenty of voice coaching -- followed
in 2000 with Model From Hell and the immensely popular Gen-Y
Cops, an action film produced by Jackie Chan. Chan was so
impressed with Maggie's acting that he had her cast in
Manhattan Midnight, starring Richard Grieco, and included
her in his own film, Rush Hour 2. She teamed up with Chan
again in 2004 for Around the World in 80 Days and is set to
star opposite Tom Cruise in the highly anticipated Mission:
Impossible III. |
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Other
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On People magazine's '50 Most Beautiful' list. [1999]
Cut her signature long, curly locks. [August 1999]
Parents are David and Stephanie.
Siblings are Todd and Julie.
Raised in Mesa, Arizona and Denver, Colorado.
Is an accomplished Dancer.
Shares a birthday with fellow "MMC" (1989) cast member Josh
Ackerman.
After Keri had her hair clipped in August 1999, this
affected the overall performance of "Felicity" (1998), where
it affected fan consensus and the Nielsen ratings. A
letter-writing campaign saved the show for another season,
and the WB network came up with a resolution, where young
stars will not alter their current hairstyles as a strategy
to avoid a TV series, airing on the WB network, to be
cancelled, or for worse, having an actor/actress fired or
subsequently terminated out of his/her contract.
She attended Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch,
Colorado.
Read for the part of Lois Lane for Superman Returns (2006),
but lost to Kate Bosworth.
Did not return for the final season of "MMC" (1989) in order
to film the short-lived sitcom "Daddy's Girls" (1994).
Is still friends with fellow "MMC" (1989) cast member Ilana
Miller. She brought Ilana with her to the 1999 MTV Movie
Awards.
Keri was not a strong singer when she was on "MMC" (1989) in
the early nineties. She very rarely sang solo. She was hired
for her acting and dancing abilities. |
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