Margaret Denise Quigley (born May 22, 1979), professionally known as Maggie Q, is an American actress, model and animal rights activist. She is known for starring in the action films Mission: Impossible III and Live Free or Die Hard and played the title role of The CW\'s action-thriller series Nikita, airing from 2010 to 2013. In 2014, she portrayed Tori Wu in the film adaptation of Veronica Roth\'s novel Divergent, a role she reprised in its sequels, Insurgent and Allegiant. Currently, she stars in the role of FBI Agent Hannah Wells in the political drama Designated Survivor.\n', '

Q was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father is of Irish and Polish descent and her mother is a Vietnamese immigrant. Her parents met while her father was stationed in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Q has four siblings, and was raised Catholic.\n', '

Q attended Mililani Waena Elementary School and Wheeler Intermediate School. She then attended Mililani High School, where she was on the cross country, track and field, and swim teams. She won the title of "Best Body" senior year, and graduated in 1997. She won an athletics scholarship to a private university and intended to study veterinary science. Q\'s family was unable to assist her financially; she left Hawaii during the summer in hopes of earning enough money so that she could start her studies in the fall.\n', '

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