Maeve Anne Quinlan (born November 16, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress and former professional tennis player. She is best known for starring as Megan Conley for 10 years in The Bold and the Beautiful and for the critically acclaimed hit series South of Nowhere, which received two nominations in a row for Best Drama at the GLAAD Media Awards.
University of Southern California, Northwestern University
Spouse
Tom Sizemore
Movies
Ken Park, Not Easily Broken, Totally Blonde, Cougars, Inc., Dirty Girl, The Drone Virus, Tennis Anyone?, A Boyfriend for Christmas, The Nickel Children, Divorce Invitation, Primal Doubt, Instinct to Kill, A Magic Christmas, Net Games, Heart of America, Criminal, The Florentine
Resides in Los Angeles with her beloved golden retriever, Mr. Guinness. Maeve's family resides in Dublin and Wicklow, Ireland and Chicago.
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Maeve is both a U.S. citizen and an Irish citizen.
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Voted one of Soap's Most Beautiful People (source: Soap Opera Update)
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Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Southern California where she majored in theatre and political science earning a full-ride tennis scholarship and held All-American honors. She was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house. Turned pro after graduation and was ranked among the top105 women in the world in tennis, playing at the French Open and Virginia Slims Tour. It was a USC drama professor who urged Quinlan to quit the tour and become a professional actress.