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  • BIRTH 16/11/1977
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 15
  • MOVIES 34
  • DIRECTOR 2
  • SCRIPT 2
  • PRODUCTION 3

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Margalit "Maggie" Ruth Gyllenhaal (born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal.

Gyllenhaal began her career as a teenager with small roles in several of her father's films, and appeared with her brother in the cult favorite Donnie Darko (2001). She then appeared in Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (both 2002), and Mona Lisa Smile (2003). Gyllenhaal received critical acclaim for her leading performances in the erotic romantic comedy drama Secretary (2002) and the drama Sherrybaby (2006), each of which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. After several commercially successful films in 2006, including World Trade Center, she received wider recognition for playing Rachel Dawes in the superhero film The Dark Knight (2008).

For her performance as a single mother in Crazy Heart (2009), she received a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently starred in the comedies and dramas: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), Hysteria (2011), and Won't Back Down (2012). Her other roles include a Secret Service agent in the action-thriller White House Down (2013), a musician in Frank (2014), and the title role in the drama The Kindergarten Teacher (2018). In 2021, Gyllenhaal made her writing and directing debut with the psychological drama The Lost Daughter, for which she won the Venice International Film Festival's Best Screenplay Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Gyllenhaal has also appeared in five stage productions since 2000, including making her Broadway debut in a revival of The Real Thing. She has starred in several television series, including the BBC political-thriller miniseries The Honourable Woman. For her performance, she won a Golden Globe award for Best Actress, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She also produced and starred in the HBO period drama series The Deuce (2017–19). Gyllenhaal has been married to actor Peter Sarsgaard since 2009 and they have two children together.

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Shows (15)

The Deuce
The Deuce
Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
The View
The View
Self / Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Honourable Woman
The Honourable Woman
Nessa Stein
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
Self
Chelsea
Chelsea
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Variety: Actors on Actors
Variety: Actors on Actors
Self

Movies (34)

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
Rachel
White House Down
White House Down
Deputy SAIC Carol Finnerty
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
Elizabeth Darko
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Isabel Green
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile
Giselle Levy
Monster House
Monster House
Zee (voice)
World Trade Center
World Trade Center
Allison Jimeno
40 Days and 40 Nights
40 Days and 40 Nights
Sam
Secretary
Secretary
Lee Holloway
Adaptation.
Adaptation.
Caroline Cunningham
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Debbie
Away We Go
Away We Go
LN
Paris, je t'aime
Paris, je t'aime
Liz (Quartier des Enfants Rouges)
Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger Than Fiction
Ana Pascal
Cecil B. Demented
Cecil B. Demented
Raven
Trust the Man
Trust the Man
Elaine
Hysteria
Hysteria
Charlotte Dalrymple
Crazy Heart
Crazy Heart
Jean Craddock
Won't Back Down
Won't Back Down
Jamie Fitzpatrick
Happy Endings
Happy Endings
Jude
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
Frank
Frank
Clara
A Dangerous Woman
A Dangerous Woman
Patsy
Waterland
Waterland
Maggie Ruth
Shattered Mind
Shattered Mind
Clothes Clerk
The Great New Wonderful
The Great New Wonderful
Emme Keeler
Strip Search
Strip Search
Linda Sykes
Criminal
Criminal
Valerie
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love…
Noreen Bixler (Part 1)
The Kindergarten Teacher
The Kindergarten Teacher
Lisa Spinelli
Homegrown
Homegrown
Christina
Home
Home
Ruth
Beauty Mark
Beauty Mark
Valerie
Sherrybaby
Sherrybaby
Sherry Swanson

Director (2)

The Bride!
The Bride!
The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter

Script (2)

The Bride!
The Bride!
The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter

Production (3)

The Bride!
The Bride!
The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter
The Kindergarten Teacher
The Kindergarten Teacher