Maggie Q was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 22, 1979. She was raised there and graduated from Mililani High School in 1997. A private Catholic University in Hawaii offered her an athletic scholarship for running. She started school at Chaminade. During a school break, Maggie went to Taiwan to earn some money by modeling, since college life was so expensive. She wasn't very successful and was advised to try modeling in Hong Kong, where she still is now. She got her big break when she shot a picture book with pop star Nicholas Tse: everybody wanted to know who this beauty was.Already a successful model by 2000, Maggie started acting in Hong Kong movies despite not being able to speak much Mandarin or Cantonese. Her first movie was a low-budget film which wasn't very popular, but she managed to sign with Jackie Chan's management group and starred in Hong Kong action movie, Gen Y Cops. Other movie that she starred in, Manhattan Midnight, Naked Weapon, The Trouble-Makers, Magic Kitchen, Rice Rhapsody and the upcoming Dragon Squad. She also made a cameo appearance on Jackie Chan's Rush Hour 2 and Around the World in 80 Days.
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