From modeling to acting, the worldly Maggie Q managed to find success with a steady climb into the gaze of global movie-going audiences. A petite, but alluring presence, Q put her days of merely posing for the camera behind her after she was championed by Hong Kong cinema icon Jackie Chan and, taking a cue from the legend, tapped into her inner action star. With looks and agility, Q vaulted to a place alongside Hollywood’s top action stars, particularly with summer hits in which she more than kept up with the lead male star in films like “Mission Impossible III” (2006) and “Live Free or Die
