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Margaret Qualley

Margaret Qualley

Actor, also producer · Born October 23, 1994 (32) · Kalispell, Montana, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Sarah Margaret Qualley (/ˈkwɔːli/ KWAW-lee; born October 23, 1994) is an American actress. A daughter of actress Andie MacDowell, she trained as a ballet dancer in her youth. She made her acting debut in the 2013 drama film Palo Alto. She gained recognition for her supporting role in the HBO drama series The Leftovers (2014–2017). Qualley appears in the films The Nice Guys (2016), Death Note (2017) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and the video games Death Stranding (2019) and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025). She received praise and nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Ann Reinking in the FX biographical miniseries Fosse/Verdon (2019) and for the title role in the Netflix drama miniseries Maid (2021); she also received a  Golden Globe Award nomination for the latter. Qualley has since appeared in Yorgos Lanthimos's films Poor Things (2023) and Kinds of Kindness (2024), and earned a second Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the body horror film The Substance (2024). In 2026, she co-starred with Jacob Elordi, Guy Pearce, and Josh Brolin in director Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic drama The Dog Stars. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Qualley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 23, 1994 (32)
From
Kalispell, Montana, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 20% in 30 days

What are Margaret Qualley's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Survival
15%
Power
14%
Bonds
12%
Morality
9%
Ideas
7%
Society
7%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 7 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 13 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 9 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 17
Herald
3 of 17
Trickster
2 of 17
Ally
2 of 17
Mentor
1 of 17
Shapeshifter
1 of 17
Shadow
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
13
Contemplative
12
Dread
5
Absurd
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Thought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Margaret Qualley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Margaret Qualley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Anna / Helen

  • Love of Your Life(2026)

    as Maya

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Dog Stars(2026)

    as Cima

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Romeo + Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Juliet

  • How to Make a Killing(2026)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Blue Moon(2025)

    as Elizabeth Weiland

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Honey Don't!(2025)

    Songs · as Honey O'Donahue

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Happy Gilmore 2(2025)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Oddwadd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Lace Manhattan

  • The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox(2025)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Substance(2024)

    as Sue

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Kinds of Kindness(2024)

    as Vivian / Martha / Ruth / Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Drive-Away Dolls(2024)

    as Jamie

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Poor Things(2023)

    as Felicity

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sanctuary(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Rebecca Marin

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Stars at Noon(2022)

    as Trish

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Maid(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Alex Russell

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Rainsford: Love Me Like You Hate Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • My Salinger Year(2020)

    as Joanna

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Wake Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Jane Doe

  • Seberg(2019)

    as Linette Solomon

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Strange But True(2019)

    as Melissa Moody

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Adam(2019)

    as Casey

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood(2019)

    as 'Pussycat'

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Fosse/Verdon(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ann Reinking

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Native Son(2019)

    as Mary Dalton

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • IO(2019)

    as Sam Walden

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Donnybrook(2018)

    as Delia Angus

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Vanishing of Sidney Hall(2017)

    as Alexandra

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Novitiate(2017)

    as Sister Cathleen

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Death Note(2017)

    as Mia Sutton

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dream Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Nora

  • The Nice Guys(2016)

    as Amelia Kuttner

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • L'Américaine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as The American Girl

  • What Does Despondent Mean? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Margaret

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · as Jill Garvey

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Palo Alto(2013)

    as Raquel

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Fred & Ginger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Go, Beavers! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • King Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Fred Astaire Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Adele Astaire

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 35 of them dated from 2014 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)

$394M worldwide

Highest rated

Maid (2021)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Love of Your Life (2026)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
20142026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 40: 37 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thProducing2 of 40: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 40: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s17 · acting2020s18 · 18 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 35% of 26 roles
141924

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

9 major nominations and no wins, 2019–2025.

  1. 2025
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  2. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  3. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  4. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Margaret Qualley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 25; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 29 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Adam (2019)

89th percentile spread · 62% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Maid (2021)

Midcredits 96th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Margaret Qualley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 25 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles28–90 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity25 titles26–75 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles45–87 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles32–71 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles20–75 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Margaret Qualley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Margaret Qualley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Camp shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles