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.
Donnie Darko
(Elizabeth Darko)
The Dark Knight
(Rachel)
Stranger Than Fiction
(Ana Pascal)
Paris Je T'aime
(Liz (Quartier des Enfants Rouges))
World Trade Center
(Allison Jimeno)
40 Days and 40 Nights
(Sam)
Adaptation.
(Caroline Cunningham)
Secretary
(Lee Holloway)
Mona Lisa Smile
(Giselle Levy)
The Great New Wonderful
(Emme Keeler)
Crazy Heart
(Jean Craddock)
Monster House
(Zee (voice))
Sherrybaby
(Sherry Swanson)
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
(Isabel Green)
Cecil B. Demented
(Raven)
Criminal
(Valerie)
Trust the Man
(Elaine)
Strip Search
(Linda Sykes)
Happy Endings
(Jude)
Casa de los Babys
(Jennifer)
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
(Self)
Away We Go
(LN)
Voyage to the Bunny Planet
Won't Back Down
(Jamie Fitzpatrick)
The Patron Saint of Liars
(Lorraine Thomas)
Hysteria
(Charlotte Dalrymple)
A Dangerous Woman
(Patsy)
White House Down
(Deputy SAIC Carol Finnerty)
The Photographer
(Mira)
Frank
(Clara)
River of Fundament
(Hathfertiti)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
(Debbie)
BAM150
(Self)
The Misbehavers
(Self)
Shattered Mind
(Clothes Clerk)
Quartier des Enfants-Rouges
(Liz)
Riding in Cars with Boys
(Amelia)
Home
(Ruth)
The New Empress
(Olive)
High Falls
(April)
Homegrown
(Christina)
Beauty Mark
(Valerie)
Resurrection
(Mary)
The Kindergarten Teacher
(Lisa Spinelli)
The Pornographer: A Love Story
(Sidney)
Starring Austin Pendleton
(Self)
Sylvia Plath: Inside The Bell Jar
(The Bell Jar Reader (voice))
Waterland
(Maggie Ruth)
Best Summer Ever
(TV Reporter)
The Sturgeon Queens
(Self)
Donnie Darko: Production Diary
(Self)
The Ben Cobb Show
(Amun Ra)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
(Self)
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
(Self (archive footage))
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The View
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Finding Your Roots
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Independent Lens
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
The Honourable Woman
(Nessa Stein)
Late Show with David Letterman
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The View
(Self - Guest)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
The Deuce
(Eileen 'Candy' Merrell)
Chelsea
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
How To with John Wilson
(Self)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Band of Brothers
Honest Trailers
(Rachel Dawes (archive footage))
Gotham Tonight
(Rachel Dawes)
Curiosity
(Host)
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
(Noreen Bixler)
The Bride!
(Producer)
The Bride!
(Writer)
The Kindergarten Teacher
(Producer)
The Dying Gaul
(Thanks)
The Lost Daughter
(Director)
The Lost Daughter
(Producer)
The Bride!
(Director)
Best Summer Ever
(Executive Producer)
The Lost Daughter
(Screenplay)
The Deuce
(Producer)
Homemade
(Writer)
Homemade
(Director)