Maggie Q

Margaret Denise Quigley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a father of Polish and Irish descent (originally based in New York) and a Vietnamese mother. Her parents met during the Vietnam War. Maggie has two older half-siblings from her mother's previous marriage, and two older sisters. The family moved to Hawaii and settled in Mililani.Maggie dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, but modeled and found herself bursting onto the Hong Kong movie scene - eventually becoming a full-fledged superstar in Asia. She changed her name to the easily pronounceable "'Maggie Q' (qv)" (for the Chinese audience). She had a cameo in the 'Jackie Chan' (qv) and 'Chris Tucker' (qv) smash hit _Rush Hour 2 (2001)_ (qv) and is part of the supporting cast in _Mission: Impossible III (2006)_ (qv), starring 'Tom Cruise' (qv).::aerithyuna2004 (with C-Minor edits)