How did Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff meet? Relationship explored as actress credits husband over gaining confidence as an actor

Sarah Margaret Qualley is married to Jack Antonoff (Image Via Instagram/@isimostar)
Sarah Margaret Qualley is married to Jack Antonoff (Image Via Instagram/@isimostar)

According to a recent article by People, Margaret Qualley shared what stressed her when she began acting as a teenager. While speaking to Vanity Fair on February 12, the actress said that she was scared and thought that women might hate her and men might hurt her.

Margaret further credited her husband, Jack Antonoff of helping her build confidence. Qualley got married to Jack Antonoff in 2023.

"I felt like if I was fully myself, women would hate me and men would hurt me. And so that took away some of the tools that come with being a woman because I was scared. Jack has helped me for sure, because he has made me feel more confident to explore all the parts of myself,", Margaret told Vanity Fair

The daughter of Andie McDowell and Paul Qualley, Margaret Qualley made her film debut at the age of 20 in the year 2013 in the film Palo Alto. Till now, she has worked in 39 movies, television shows and music videos. Her notable projects include Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and The Substance.

Qualley has worked on many projects lately. In addition to voice acting in video games and music videos, she starred in three feature films in 2024 and three more in 2025.

She will next be seen with Glen Powell in this month's How to Make a Killing, and she has two films scheduled for release in 2026. After that, she plays Jacob Elordi in Ridley Scott's upcoming film, The Dog Stars, which opens in theaters on August 28.

Margaret Qualley told Vanity Fair, "I'm very driven and extremely competitive with myself. As a professional, I've learnt that my eyes are too large for my stomach. That entails seizing every opportunity I can before collapsing and feeling as though I had a schedule that I can't adhere to."

About Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff's relationship

Margaret Qualley married Jack Antonoff in 2023. While, not much is known about how or when the two met at the time when 'Covid was ending' at a party which was organised on a rooftop in 2021, Qualley told Cosmo.

“We saw each other on a roof, and we just started talking and never stopped. We went on a series of walks throughout the city that summer", Qualley told Cosmo

Margaret's elder sister Rainey helped the two meet each other. In August 2021, the two were spotted together in New York. Jack and Margaret made their first public appearance as a couple at the 2022 Critics' Choice Awards, where Margaret's latest project Maid was nominated in the best limited series category.

In May 2022, Jack and Margaret got engaged to each other. While the news was confirmed by People, Margaret also shared the happy news on her social media.

In August 2023, the two tied the knot in a ceremony on Long Island Beach. The wedding was attended by celebrities like Lana Del Ray, Channing Tatum, Zoe Kravitz, Cara Delevingne and Taylor Swift.

Margaret speaks up about her romance with Jack during an interview with Harper’s Bazaar and gushes, “I am so happy that I found my person...and it’s real. It’s amazing. It’s the best feeling in the world. I’m so excited and so at ease all at once.”

Margaret and Jack continue to make public appearances at various events and award shows like the Grammys.

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Edited by Sohini Biswas