
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Born
1977-11-16
Place of birth
Lower East Side, New York City, New York, USA
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. She 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). She received critical acclaim for her leading performances in the erotic romantic drama Sec...
Known for

The Dark Knight
Rachel

Donnie Darko
Elizabeth Darko

White House Down
Finnerty

Monster House
Zee (voice)

Adaptation.
Caroline Cunningham

Stranger Than Fiction
Ana Pascal

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Isabel Green

Mona Lisa Smile
Giselle Levy

Secretary
Lee Holloway

World Trade Center
Allison Jimeno

Frank
Clara

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Debbie

40 Days and 40 Nights
Sam

Crazy Heart
Jean Craddock

Hysteria
Charlotte Dalrymple