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1 of 10Almost everyone has seen the film series "Taken," so it's likely that you are familiar with Maggie Grace. However, those films fail to do justice to how hot she is. Enter Mandatory, where it's our job to get that point across. Scroll through this gallery of sexy photos, and maybe even learn a thing or two about the actress along the way. Just look out for Liam Neeson. He doesn't take too kindly to people ogling her.
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2 of 10Margaret Grace Denig was born on September 21, 1983, in Columbus, Ohio, and was raised in Worthington. At age 16, her parents split and she moved to Los Angeles with her mother, where she began auditioning for television and movie roles.
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3 of 10Maggie landed her first starring role at age 18 on the Internet series "Rachel's Room" in 2001. From there, she continued to book small parts on series such as "CSI: Miami" and "Cold Case."
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4 of 10It wasn't until 2004 that Maggie hit it big. Not only did she manage to nab a recurring role as a Swedish foreign exchange student on the FOX series "Oliver Beene," but took on a much more significant part as Shannon Rutherford on ABC's "Lost," which put her on the map in a big way.
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5 of 10Maggie Grace still drives the same car she bought when she was 18 years old. Does that make her down to earth? We don't know; it just makes us feel better about ourselves.
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6 of 10Since it's probably her biggest role to date, we should probably mention something about "Taken." So, fun fact: Maggie had written up a list of actors she wanted to work with just two months before she was cast in the film. The top person on that list was Liam Neeson.
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7 of 10In 2005, Maggie Grace was in negotiations to play Kitty Pryde in the third installment of the "X-Men" film franchise, "X-Men: The Last Stand." However, the role ultimately went to Ellen Page.
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8 of 10Follow Maggie Grace on Twitter.
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9 of 10Maggie was named #27 on Maxim's Hot 100 list in 2005, as well as #44 on FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World list the same year. In other words, she's freakin' hot. How else can we stress that?
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10 of 10Next: The Lovely Caity LotzMaggie Grace recently finished up a season-long stint as love interest to Hank Moody on the ever popular Showtime series "Californication." If you don't know what that normally entails on the adult-themed series, might be worth checking into.