Maggie Gyllenhaal
Acting
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).
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Show with David Letterman
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The View
The View
The Graham Norton Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Chelsea
The Dark Knight
The Oscars
The Deuce
Donnie Darko
Secretary
Monster House
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Adaptation.
White House Down
How To with John Wilson
The Honourable Woman
Happy Endings
Stranger Than Fiction
World Trade Center
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