Maggie was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 22, 1979 as Margaret Denise Quigley. She is 5' 6" [1.68 m] tall.
She always seems to have background roles in the movies but seems to stand out... well to me at least.
Factoids:
She always seems to have background roles in the movies but seems to stand out... well to me at least.
- Of Vietnamese and Irish-American descent. Raised in Hawaii. Was a fashion model and television personality before she became a movie actress.
- Spokesmodel for Shiseido (Japanese Company) cosmetics.
- Although she is actually Vietnamese-American (born and raised in Hawaii), Maggie pursued modeling careers first in Japan, then Taiwan, then Hong Kong. Her transition into acting was almost coincidental and since then she has become both a top model and actress in Hong Kong, along with garnering a certain amount of fame across Asia. [hey, not to mention the U.S.! ed.]
- For her first several Hong Kong films, since Maggie could not actually speak Cantonese - she actually had to learn her lines phonetically. Some lines may also have been dubbed.
- Mentions in an interview that her favorite food is Vietnamese food, since that's the food she grew up with at home. [duh. ed.]
- Was cast in Live Free or Die Hard (2007) without an audition. [She is one of those actors that can easily play a good or bad guy. ed.]
- Posed for renowned Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee for Kee's 2006 charity photo-book, "Super Stars", which was dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster and consisted of photographs of 300 Asian celebrities by Kee.
- Is a vegetarian.
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