A former top model and established film actress in Hong Kong and across Asia, Maggie Q made her U.S. debut in “Mission: Impossible III.”
Born in Hawaii to an American father and a Vietnamese mother, Q moved to Hong Kong at the age of 18 to pursue a career in modeling. She quickly rose to the status of supermodel in many parts of Asia and appeared on more than 100 magazine covers including various Asian editions of Time, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Madame Figaro, Marie Claire, and Elle.
Q began her acting career in the highly acclaimed Asian television drama “House of the Dragon,” which opened the door to feature films. She starred along side Paul Rudd in the movie “Gen-Y Cops” (2000), a film produced by Jackie Chan, who was so impressed by her acting in his movie, that he cast her in the award-winning film “Manhattan Midnight” (2001). In addition to starring in numerous Chinese films, including the popular “Naked Weapon” (2002), Q also starred in several European films such as Italy’s Rai Entertainment film “The Counting House” (2006) and the Germany/Singapore two-part television movie, “House of Harmony” (2005).
After recovering from her first US press rounds for "MI:3," Q will star opposite Dan Fogler, George Lopez and Christopher Walken in Spyglass Entertainment/Rogue Pictures' “Balls of Fury" (lensed 2006), a comedy about an ex-ping pong champion who enters the secret world of ping pong to find the man who killed his father.