Maggie Gyllenhaal

Biography

Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal Sarsgaard (/ˈdʒɪlənhɔːl/JIL-ən-hawl, Swedish: [ˈjʏ̂lːɛnˌhɑːl]; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, nominations for two Academy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She began her career as a teenager with small roles in several of her father's films. She appeared with her brother in the thriller Donnie Darko (2001). She then appeared in Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (both 2002), and Mona Lisa Smile (2003). Gyllenhaal received praise for her leading performances in the dramas Secretary (2002) and Sherrybaby (2006), both of which earned her  Golden Globe Award nominations. She had commercial success in the thriller World Trade Center (2006). She received wider recognition for her role as 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 the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently starred in the films Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010), Hysteria (2011), Won't Back Down (2012), White House Down (2013), Frank (2014), and The Kindergarten Teacher (2018). She has starred in several television series, including the BBC political thriller miniseries The Honourable Woman (2014), which won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and a  Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She also produced and starred in the HBO period drama series The Deuce (2017–2019). Gyllenhaal made her writing and directing debut with the psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and won the Venice Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. She has also appeared in five stage productions since 2000, including making her Broadway debut in a revival of The Real Thing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maggie Gyllenhaal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmografi

The Dark Knight2008 · RachelMonster House2006 · Zee (voice)Donnie Darko2001 · Elizabeth DarkoSecretary2002 · Lee HollowayAdaptation.2002 · Caroline CunninghamWhite House Down2013 · FinnertyNanny McPhee and the Big Bang2010 · Isabel GreenConfessions of a Dangerous Mind2002 · DebbieMona Lisa Smile2003 · Giselle LevyStranger Than Fiction2006 · Ana PascalWorld Trade Center2006 · Allison JimenoHappy Endings2005 · JudeParis Je T'aime2006 · Liz (Quartier des Enfants Rouges)Shattered Mind1996 · Clothes ClerkCrazy Heart2009 · Jean CraddockRiding in Cars with Boys2001 · Amelia40 Days and 40 Nights2002 · SamHysteria2011 · Charlotte DalrympleHome2016 · RuthSherrybaby2006 · Sherry SwansonAway We Go2009 · LNFrank2014 · ClaraThe Kindergarten Teacher2018 · Lisa SpinelliCecil B. Demented2000 · Raven