Margaret Qualley

Sarah Margaret Qualley was born on October 23, 1994, in Kalispell, Montana, the daughter of acclaimed actress Andie MacDowell and model Paul Qualley. Trained rigorously in classical ballet at the North Carolina School of the Arts and the American Ballet Theatre in New York, Qualley transitioned to acting, studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

She made her screen breakthrough in HBO's supernatural drama 'The Leftovers' (2014–2017) before achieving worldwide cinematic fame as the alluring Manson Family member Pussycat in Quentin Tarantino’s Academy Award-winning 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' (2019). In 2019, Qualley earned her first Primetime Emmy nomination playing legendary Broadway dancer Ann Reinking in the biographical miniseries 'Fosse/Verdon'.

In 2021, Qualley delivered an emotionally devastating, widely praised performance as an impoverished young mother escaping an abusive relationship in Netflix’s hit limited series 'Maid', earning Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award nominations. In 2024, she delivered a show-stopping performance alongside Demi Moore in Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay winner 'The Substance', solidifying her status as an auteur favorite.