Margaret Qualley

Biography of Margaret Qualley

Sarah Margaret Qualley was born on October 23, 1994. She is an American actress, best known for her role on the television series The Leftovers.

Margaret Qualley is the third and youngest child of actress Andie MacDowell from her first marriage to Paul Qualley. She has an older brother and sister who were born in 1986 and 1989 respectively. She grew up first on a ranch in Montana and later in Asheville, North Carolina. Qualley originally wanted to be a dancer.

At the age of 16 she spent her holidays at the American Ballet Theater in New York. She studied at the French Academy. During this time she changed her plan to become a dancer. She first gained acting experience at the age of 17, spending her holidays at London's Royal Academy Of Dramatic Arts.

Before accepting the role of Jill Garvey on the HBO series The Leftovers, Margaret Qualley had a small role in the 2013 film Palo Alto. In 2016 she took on a role in the film The Nice Guys. Drawing on her dance training, she starred in the 2016 commercial Kenzo World, conceived and directed by Spike Jonze.

She played the roles of Lockne and Mama in Hideo Kojima's computer game Death Stranding. She played the role of Pussycat in Quentin Tarantino's tragic comedy Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Margaret Qualley played the lead role of Joanna Rakoff in the 2020 film My Salinger Year, directed by Philipe Falardeau and based on the novel by Joanna Rakoff. The film ran as the opening film at the 70th Berlin Film Festival. Other film and television roles followed.