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TürkçeMaggie Gyllenhaal (Margolit Ruth Gyllenhaal)
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Biography
Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Academy Award-nominated actress Maggie Gyllenhaal was born on November 16, 1977, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Her parents, Naomi Foner (née Achs) and Stephen Gyllenhaal, are both filmmakers, and her brother is actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Her mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family, while her father has Swedish, English, Swiss-German, and German ancestry.
Maggie made her film debut in Stephen's film Waterland (1992). She had sporadic roles throughout her teenage years, though she stepped away to receive a degree in literature from Columbia University in 1999. Read more... the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, which helped with her post-graduation transition back in to acting.
Soon after graduation, Gyllenhaal appeared in supporting roles in Cecil B. DeMented (2000) and alongside brother Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko (2001). Her breakout role came a bit later, when she took on the daring, sexy title role in Secretary (2002). That part wound up earning her a Golden Globe nomination, and Gyllenhaal followed that up with supporting turns in 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Adaptation. (2002), and Mona Lisa Smile (2003), among other movies.
Gyllenhaal received her second Golden Globe nomination for playing a recent prison parolee in Sherrybaby (2006). She followed that up with roles in World Trade Center (2006) and Stranger Than Fiction (2006), and then replaced Katie Holmes in the role of Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight (2008).
In 2009, Gyllenhaal received great acclaim for her role opposite Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009), which earned the actress her first Oscar nomination. Since then, Gyllenhaal has been seen in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010), Hysteria (2011) and Won't Back Down (2012).
Gyllenhaal has two children with husband Peter Sarsgaard, whom she married in 2009.
Maggie made her film debut in Stephen's film Waterland (1992). She had sporadic roles throughout her teenage years, though she stepped away to receive a degree in literature from Columbia University in 1999. Read more... the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, which helped with her post-graduation transition back in to acting.
Soon after graduation, Gyllenhaal appeared in supporting roles in Cecil B. DeMented (2000) and alongside brother Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko (2001). Her breakout role came a bit later, when she took on the daring, sexy title role in Secretary (2002). That part wound up earning her a Golden Globe nomination, and Gyllenhaal followed that up with supporting turns in 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Adaptation. (2002), and Mona Lisa Smile (2003), among other movies.
Gyllenhaal received her second Golden Globe nomination for playing a recent prison parolee in Sherrybaby (2006). She followed that up with roles in World Trade Center (2006) and Stranger Than Fiction (2006), and then replaced Katie Holmes in the role of Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight (2008).
In 2009, Gyllenhaal received great acclaim for her role opposite Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009), which earned the actress her first Oscar nomination. Since then, Gyllenhaal has been seen in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010), Hysteria (2011) and Won't Back Down (2012).
Gyllenhaal has two children with husband Peter Sarsgaard, whom she married in 2009.
Actor
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Rachel
The Dark Knight 2008
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Clara
Frank 2014
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Elizabeth Darko
Donnie Darko 2001
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Hathfertiti
River of Fundament 2014
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Herself
The 68th Annual Tony Awards 2014
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Finnerty
White House Down 2013
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Jamie Fitzpatrick
Won't Back Down 2012
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Denise
The Corrections 2012
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Charlotte Dalrymple
Hysteria 2011
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LN
Away We Go 2009
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Jean Craddock
Crazy Heart 2009
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Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2009
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Zee
Monster House 2006
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Ana Pascal
Stranger Than Fiction 2006
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Liz
Paris, je t'aime 2006
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Allison Jimeno
World Trade Center 2006
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Sherry Swanson
Sherrybaby 2006
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Jude
Happy Endings 2005
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Elaine
Trust the Man 2005
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Emme Keeler
The Great New Wonderful 2005
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Valerie
Criminal 2004
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Sidney
The Pornographer: A Love Story 2004
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Linda Sykes
Strip Search 2004
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Giselle Levy
Mona Lisa Smile 2003
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Jennifer
Casa de los babys 2003
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Herself
Cartaz Cultural 2003
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Lee Holloway
Secretary 2002
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Sam
40 Days and 40 Nights 2002
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Caroline Cunningham
Adaptation. 2002
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Debbie
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 2002
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Amelia
Riding in Cars with Boys 2001
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Noreen Bixler
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story 1999
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Mary
Resurrection 1999
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Patsy
A Dangerous Woman 1993
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Maggie Ruth
Waterland 1992
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Isabel Green
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 2010
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Herself
25th Film Independent Spirit Awards 2010
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Herself
The 17th Annual Gotham Awards 2007
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Clothes Clerk
Shattered Mind 1996
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Christina the Babysitter
Homegrown 1998
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Lorraine Thomas
The Patron Saint of Liars 1998
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Raven
Cecil B. DeMented 2000
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Mira
The Photographer 2000
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Herself - Winner
72nd Golden Globe Awards 2015
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Nessa Stein
The Honourable Woman 2014
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Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
The Deuce 2016
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Why Is Sex Fun? 0
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