Multicultural Celebrities: Maggie Q
Maggie Q, or actually Margaret Denise Quigley, is a world-renowned actress who initially gained fame in Hong Kong. Many might mistake her as having Chinese heritage, but Maggie Q was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to an American father of Polish, French Canadian and Irish descent, and a Vietnamese mother. Very interesting heritage, indeed!
Maggie Q began acting in Hong Kong and elsewhere in East Asia. Many of her film appearances are in English or dubbed in Mandarin because of her non-Chinese background. She has, however, stated that she took Mandarin and Cantonese lessons during her career in East Asia and is able to speak both languages to varying degrees. That must have taken quite some effort, and it has certainly pulled through to her international fame she has gained today.
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