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Maggie Gyllenhaal was born on November 16, 1977 in New York City, New York as Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal. She is the daughter of producer and screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She is of Swedish, English, and German (father) and Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) descent. She made her film ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 43 wins & 89 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

Secretary
Secretary Lee Holloway
(2002)
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rachel
(2008)
Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger Than Fiction Ana Pascal
(2006)
Frank
Frank Clara
(2014)
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Filmography

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 2020 Best Summer Ever
TV Reporter
 2017-2019 The Deuce (TV Series)
Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
- Finish It (2019) ... Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
- That's a Wrap (2019) ... Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
- This Trust Thing (2019) ... Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
- You Only Get One (2019) ... Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
- They Can Never Go Home (2019) ... Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
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 2016/XVII Home (Short)
Ruth
 2016 The New Empress (Short)
Olive
 2016 Beauty Mark (Short)
Valerie
 2016 Inside Amy Schumer (TV Series)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Brave (2016) ... Maggie Gyllenhaal
 2014 The Honorable Woman (TV Mini Series)
Nessa Stein
- The Paring Knife (2014) ... Nessa Stein
- The Hollow Wall (2014) ... Nessa Stein
- The Mother Line (2014) ... Nessa Stein
- Two Hearts (2014) ... Nessa Stein
- The Ribbon Cutter (2014) ... Nessa Stein
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 2014 River of Fundament
Hathfertiti
 2014/II Frank
Clara
 2013 White House Down
Finnerty
 2012 The Corrections (TV Movie)
Denise
 2012 Won't Back Down
Jamie Fitzpatrick
 2011 Hysteria
Charlotte Dalrymple
 2010 Nanny McPhee Returns
Isabel Green
 2009 Crazy Heart
Jean Craddock
 2009 Away We Go
LN
 2008 The Dark Knight
Rachel
 2007 High Falls (Short)
April
 2006 Stranger Than Fiction
Ana Pascal
 2006 World Trade Center
Allison Jimeno
 2006 Monster House
Zee (voice)
 2006 Paris, je t'aime
Liz (segment "Quartier des Enfants Rouges")
 2006 Sherrybaby
Sherry Swanson
 2005 Trust the Man
Elaine
 2005 The Great New Wonderful
Emme Keeler
 2005 Happy Endings
Jude
 2004 Criminal
Valerie
 2004 Strip Search (TV Movie)
Linda Sykes
 2003 Mona Lisa Smile
Giselle Levy
 2003 Casa de los babys
Jennifer
 2002 Adaptation.
Caroline Cunningham
 2002 Secretary
Lee Holloway
 2001 Riding in Cars with Boys
Amelia
 2001 Donnie Darko
Elizabeth Darko
 2000 Cecil B. Demented
Raven
 2000 The Photographer
Mira
 1999 Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (TV Movie)
Noreen Bixler (Part 1)
 1999 Resurrection (TV Movie)
Mary
 1998 Homegrown
Christina the Babysitter
 1998 The Patron Saint of Liars (TV Movie)
Lorraine Thomas
 1996 Shattered Mind (TV Movie)
Clothes Clerk
 1993 A Dangerous Woman
Patsy
 1992 Waterland
Maggie Ruth
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Her credits at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum include: "Priscilla Ceiling" in "Homebody/Kabul" by Tony Kushner (2003) and "Alice" in "Closer" by Patrick Marber (2000, also Berkeley Repertory Theatre). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Portrayal | 6 Interviews | 17 Articles | 5 Pictorials | 10 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

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Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse:

Peter Sarsgaard  (2 children)

Children:

Sarsgaard, Ramona | See more »

Relatives:

Jake Gyllenhaal (sibling)
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Personal Quote:

I really hated charm school. I guess I'm just a little bit bad. See more »

Trivia:

Graduated from Harvard-Westlake School (1995). See more »
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