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I went back to China and did a movie in Mandarin, and I don't speak Mandarin, so I learned it phonetically. Now, when I'm on set and somebody gives me English lines, I'm like, Are you kidding? What's happening? This is amazing!

Maggie Q

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Maggie Q
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: May 22
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Margaret Denise Quigley
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