Margaret Qualley
Margaret Qualley is an American actor known for roles in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Maid, and The Substance.
The Substance: A 2024 body-horror film directed by Coralie Fargeat, starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley. Qualley plays Sue, a younger version of the protagonist created through an experimental substance.
Andie MacDowell: An American actor and former model known for films including Groundhog Day and Four Weddings and a Funeral. MacDowell is Qualley's mother and appeared alongside her in Maid.
Coralie Fargeat: A French film director and screenwriter known for Revenge and The Substance. Fargeat directed Qualley in The Substance and Kinds of Kindness.
American independent film: Film produced outside the major Hollywood studio system, often with independent financing and distribution. Qualley's early and later projects include independent productions such as Palo Alto and Sanctuary.
Maid: A 2021 television miniseries about a young mother who works as a cleaner while escaping an abusive relationship. Qualley stars as Alex, in a role that brought her broad recognition on television.
North Carolina School of the Arts: A public arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, offering specialized training in performing and visual arts. Qualley studied dance there before pursuing acting.
Yorgos Lanthimos: A Greek film director known for surreal, formally controlled films including The Favourite and Poor Things. Lanthimos cast Qualley in Poor Things and Kinds of Kindness.
Body horror: A horror genre that uses bodily transformation, violation, or decay as a source of fear. The Substance places Qualley in a prominent contemporary example of the genre.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A 2019 Quentin Tarantino film set in Los Angeles during the late 1960s. Qualley plays Pussycat, a member of the Manson Family who encounters a stuntman.
Palo Alto: A 2013 drama film directed by Gia Coppola and based on stories by James Franco. Qualley made her feature-film debut in this coming-of-age ensemble.