Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

  • Birthday: 1977-11-16
  • Place of birth: Lower East Side, New York City, New York, USA
  • Also know as: Мэгги Джилленхол

Biography

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.

Filmography

Sherrybaby

2006

As Sherry Swanson

Strip Search

2004

As Linda Sykes

Casa de los Babys

2003

As Jennifer

Hysteria

2011

As Charlotte Dalrymple

BAM150

2012

As Self

Home

2016

As Ruth

The New Empress

2016

As Olive

High Falls

2007

As April

Beauty Mark

2016

As Valerie

The Kindergarten Teacher

2018

As Lisa Spinelli

Stranger Than Fiction

2006

As Ana Pascal

Secretary

2002

As Lee Holloway

Frank

2014

As Clara

Won't Back Down

2012

As Jamie Fitzpatrick

World Trade Center

2006

As Allison Jimeno

Crazy Heart

2009

As Jean Craddock

Criminal

2004

As Valerie

Shattered Mind

1996

As Clothes Clerk

Paris Je T'aime

2006

As Liz (Quartier des Enfants Rouges)

The Great New Wonderful

2005

As Emme Keeler

Mona Lisa Smile

2003

As Giselle Levy

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

2010

As Isabel Green

Trust the Man

2005

As Elaine

The Patron Saint of Liars

1998

As Lorraine Thomas

White House Down

2013

As Finnerty

Monster House

2006

As Zee (voice)

Cecil B. Demented

2000

As Raven

Happy Endings

2005

As Jude

River of Fundament

2014

As Hathfertiti

The Ben Cobb Show

2020

As Amun Ra

Donnie Darko

2001

As Elizabeth Darko

The Dark Knight

2008

As Rachel Dawes

The Misbehavers

2004

As Self

The Sturgeon Queens

2014

As Self

Away We Go

2009

As LN

The Photographer

2000

As Mira

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

1999

As Noreen Bixler (Part 1)

Resurrection

1999

As Mary

Homegrown

1998

As Christina

A Dangerous Woman

1993

As Patsy

Waterland

1992

As Maggie Ruth

Best Summer Ever

2020

As TV Reporter

Adaptation.

2002

As Caroline Cunningham

Production

The Dying Gaul

2005

As Thanks

The Lost Daughter

2021

As Director

The Bride!

2025

As Director

The Kindergarten Teacher

2018

As Producer

The Lost Daughter

2021

As Producer

Best Summer Ever

2020

As Executive Producer

The Bride!

2025

As Producer

The Lost Daughter

2021

As Screenplay

The Bride!

2025

As Writer

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