Born in Chicago from Irish parent, blonde, tall and very beautiful, Maeve Quinlan entered in the professional tennis circuit at age 16, appearing in several major tournaments and eventually reaching seed position #95 in world rankings, before turning to acting; she has starred in many films in supporting roles such as
The Florentine (1999) with
Tom Sizemore, co-star in
Totally Blonde (2001) with
Krista Allen and also in controversial film
Ken Park (2002) in Rhonda's role followed by a role in another film thriller
Net Games (2003) with
C. Thomas Howell; in 2004, is lead actress in film
The Drone Virus (2004) and plays supporting role in film comedy
Criminal (2004) with
John C. Reilly, while in 2005 she plays another supporting role in
The Nickel Children (2005), but Maeve Quinlan is best known for her role as secretary Megan Conley/Brenda in
The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) series Tv; she then went on to work on many other TV series and films as
South of Nowhere (2005) plays Paula Carlin, star and product series Tv
3Way (2008), co-star in
Not Easily Broken (2009) with
Taraji P. Henson, and is the lead actress star in film Tv
Teenage Bank Heist (2012); recently co-star in films as
Double Daddy (2015), the thriller
The Stalker Club (2017) and in
The Sinister Surrogate (2018); Maeve Quinlan continues to act and to be appreciated by directors for her versatility and acting skills.