Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.8
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 1579
IMDb ID: nm0350454
Known for: Acting
Born: November 16, 1977
Age: 48
Place of birth: Lower East Side, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.36
Wikidata: Q202381
Also known as
Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal
Frequent jobs
Producer (4)Executive Producer (1)Thanks (1)Writer (1)
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 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, she 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. She 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). She has been married to actor Peter Sarsgaard since 2009 and they have two children together.
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Movies
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Next announced movie projects with Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Maggie Gyllenhaal.
8.5
The Dark Knight
as Rachel
2008 Movie
7.8
Donnie Darko
as Elizabeth Darko
2001 Movie
7.3
Adaptation.
as Caroline Cunningham
2002 Movie
7.3
Stranger Than Fiction
as Ana Pascal
2006 Movie
6.9
Crazy Heart
as Jean Craddock
2009 Movie
6.9
Mona Lisa Smile
as Giselle Levy
2003 Movie
6.9
Frank
as Clara
2014 Movie
6.8
Secretary
as Lee Holloway
2002 Movie
6.8
Paris Je T'aime
as Liz (Quartier des Enfants Rouges)
2006 Movie
6.7
Monster House
as Zee (voice)
2006 Movie
6.7
Riding in Cars with Boys
as Amelia
2001 Movie
6.7
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
as Debbie
2002 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Maggie Gyllenhaal.
8.1
How To with John Wilson
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.6
The Deuce
Producer • 25 eps
2017 Series
7.4
The Honourable Woman
as Nessa Stein • 8 eps
2014 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
1993 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 8 eps
1996 Series
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 2 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Maggie Gyllenhaal.
8.5
The Dark Knight
as Rachel
2008 Movie
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The Bride!
Producer
2026 Movie
7.8
Donnie Darko
as Elizabeth Darko
2001 Movie
6.7
Monster House
as Zee (voice)
2006 Movie
6.5
White House Down
as Finnerty
2013 Movie
6.8
Secretary
as Lee Holloway
2002 Movie
6.3
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
as Isabel Green
2010 Movie
5.6
Happy Endings
as Jude
2005 Movie
7.3
Adaptation.
as Caroline Cunningham
2002 Movie
6.5
The Lost Daughter
Producer
2021 Movie
7.3
Stranger Than Fiction
as Ana Pascal
2006 Movie
6.9
Crazy Heart
as Jean Craddock
2009 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Maggie Gyllenhaal.
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2009 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 8 eps
1996 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
1993 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 2 eps
2003 Series
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 eps
1988 Series
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Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Lost Treasures of Arabia: The Nabataean Kingdom
as Narrator (voice)
2025 Movie
6.7
Best Summer Ever
as TV Reporter
2020 Movie
8.1
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
2020 Movie
2.7
The Ben Cobb Show
as Amun Ra
2019 Movie
6.6
The Kindergarten Teacher
as Lisa Spinelli
2018 Movie
6.3
Sylvia Plath: Inside The Bell Jar
as The Bell Jar Reader (voice)
2018 Movie
7.7
Home
as Ruth
2016 Movie
5.5
The New Empress
as Olive
2016 Movie
4.6
Beauty Mark
as Valerie
2016 Movie
6.7
Starring Austin Pendleton
as Self
2016 Movie
6.9
Frank
as Clara
2014 Movie
5.9
River of Fundament
as Hathfertiti
2014 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Maggie Gyllenhaal.
8.1
How To with John Wilson
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.6
The Deuce
as Eileen 'Candy' Merrell • 25 eps
2017 Series
5.1
Chelsea
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
4.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.4
The Honourable Woman
as Nessa Stein • 8 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.2
Finding Your Roots
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.1
Curiosity
as Host • 1 eps
2011 Series
3.7
Live from Studio Five
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series