The transcript below is from the video “She dealt damage to enemies with her feet and her trainer was Jackie Chan” by OLD COMBAT CINEMA.

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Hello friends. Margaret Denise Quigley was born on May 22, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii. In her youth, Maggie did not plan to be an actress, but by the will of fate she got on the set and became a student of Jackie Chan himself. The star has a lot of bright roles in action films and action films, in which she amazes the audience with her excellent physical shape. Her father is of Polish-Irish descent but was born and raised in America. In the past, he fought in Vietnam, where he met the mother of the future star.

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The future actress has been athletic since childhood. In her school years, she was fond of swimming and athletics, for which she even received an award for “best body”. The girl received a sports scholarship from the Association of Collegiate Sports for college, but was never able to start her studies due to the difficult financial situation of the family. After graduation, the girl left Hawaii, hoping that she could earn enough money to be able to cover the necessary expenses herself. She accepted a friend’s offer and started modeling in Tokyo.

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Later, Margaret was invited to Taiwan, and then to Hong Kong, where the cinematic page of her biography began. The man who opened the way for Maggie to a big movie was the famous actor and director Jackie Chan. He noticed the potential in the girl and undertook to personally train her. According to the memoirs of the artist, the classes were exhausting, but they helped her learn how to perform combat tricks on her own.

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The debut work of the actress was the television drama “House of the Dragon”, which made her a star in Asia. Since it was too difficult for local residents to pronounce the name and surname of the performer, she took the pseudonym Q and continued to shine on the screens. In 2000, Maggie appeared in the action movie New Generation Special Forces, playing an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The acting game impressed her mentor Jackie Chan so much that he invited the student to the film “Rush Hour 2”.

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The role was small, but helped the artist gain experience working with an American director. Later, she also visited the set of the famous comedy “Around the World in 80 Days”. The film that helped the performer earn recognition outside of Asia was Mission Impossible 3. In it, Q played the only woman in the special squad and this role became the hallmark of the star for a long time, and the work process left only pleasant impressions. She still speaks warmly of colleagues in interviews.

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Soon the fourth part of “Die Hard” was released, where the artist appeared in the form of a negative heroine. In the same year, the filmography of the celebrity was replenished with the comedy Balls of Fury. A new wave of popularity came to the performer after the release of the series “Nikita”, where she embodied a spy and a killer who decided to destroy the organization that trained her. Soon fans saw her in “Divergent”, which is an adaptation of the novel by Veronica Roth.

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While working on the image of her character, the artist consulted with the writer personally, which helped to better understand Tori and make her interesting. Saying goodbye to this project, Q joined the cast of the political drama The Last Candidate. There she again got the role of a strong and combative female special agent Hannah Wells. Then the mystical picture “Fantasy Island” appeared on the screens, and then the action-packed tape “Happy Death Day”.

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These projects were filmed in warm regions, which was a real gift for the actress, who repeatedly had to work in difficult weather conditions. Further, the artist played in the “Killer’s Code”, in which she embodied the hired killer Anna, who decided to avenge the death of her mentor. Shortly before the start of the work process, the girl underwent surgery on her spine, but still undertook to perform tricks on her own. We pay tribute to the artist for her courage and diligence. Like and subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss the next video.