Margaret Denise Quigley (born May 22, 1979), professionally known as Maggie Q , is an American actress and former fashion model. She currently stars as the titular character on the action-thriller TV series Nikita. Maggie Q was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She speaks English and Cantonese. Her father, a government employee, is of Irish and Polish descent. Her mother, a golf course employee, is a Vietnamese immigrant. Her parents met while her father was stationed in Vietnam during the...Read Full Story
“Not a single lead actor is Asian or Asian American.*
Yes, I am elated that Daniel Dae Kim has found life after Lost, but he’s technically in a supporting role to Alex O’Loughlin.”
from 8 Asians in 2010
I did a little digging to see what regular, recurring roles on television Asian Americans were getting, both today and in years past. I’m happy to say that while there are a lot of techies and doctors not surprisingly played by Asian Americans, there is a widening of “regular joe...Read Full Story
Margaret Denise Quigley (born May 22, 1979), professionally known as Maggie Q , is an American actress and former fashion model. She currently stars as the titular character on the action-thriller TV series Nikita. Maggie Q was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She speaks English and Cantonese. Her father, a government employee, is of Irish and Polish descent. Her mother, a golf course employee, is a Vietnamese immigrant. Her parents met while her father was stationed in Vietnam during the...Read Full Story
Margaret Denise Quigley (born May 22, 1979), professionally known as Maggie Q , is an American actress and former fashion model. She currently stars as the titular character on the action-thriller TV series Nikita. Maggie Q was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She speaks English and Cantonese. Her father, a government employee, is of Irish and Polish descent. Her mother, a golf course employee, is a Vietnamese immigrant. Her parents met while her father was stationed in Vietnam during the...Read Full Story
Margaret Denise Quigley (born May 22, 1979), professionally known as Maggie Q , is an American actress and former fashion model. She currently stars as the titular character on the action-thriller TV series Nikita. Maggie Q was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She speaks English and Cantonese. Her father, a government employee, is of Irish and Polish descent. Her mother, a golf course employee, is a Vietnamese immigrant. Her parents met while her father was stationed in Vietnam during the...Read Full Story
In tonight's episode of Nikita, Michael (Shane West) helps Nikita (Maggie Q) handle a personal situation, while Percy (Xander Berkeley) gets in touch with a former colleague.
The 32-year-old actress was originally named Margaret Denise Quigley, but she shorten it to Maggie Q when she got into acting. Maggie is half Vietnamese and half American.
Nikita (Maggie Q) and Michael (Shane West) try to help Carla (guest star Erica Gimpel) remember her past, which holds the key to taking down Division. Carla recounts the night Nikita was arrested and Nikita is stunned at what she learns. Meanwhile, Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) shows up at a Zetrov press conference where Semak (guest star Peter J. Lucas) is speaking and announces that she's Alexandra Udinov. Alex demands a trade -- her mother for the...
Get cracking with Nikita: Code Breaker. About Nikita In this sexy and suspenseful series featuring international action star Maggie Q (Mission: Impossible III) in the title role, the charming and deadly Nikita has waged a war against Division, the agency ...
On this week's "Nikita," our lady remembers the first time she was taken to Carla, the woman who got her clean and sober. This episode, entitled "Rogue" gives us a powerful look at the past.Percy (Xander Berkeley) continues his plan to take back Division by threatening to kill Nikita's (Maggie Q) mentor Carla (Erica Gimpel), the woman who took Nikita off the streets when she was a junkie. Determined to get to Carla before Percy, Nikita uses...
Maggie Q (born May 22, 1979) is an actress and fashion model born in Hawaii who first made a name for herself acting in Chinese films such as "Gen-Y Cops" and "Naked Weapon." Maggie Q shortened her last name to the letter Q for easier pronunciation in Asian countries. Her full name is Maggie Denise Quigley.