Maggie Gyllenhaal (born November 16, 1977), is an American film actress.
She was born in New York, New York, to writer/producer Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal (pronounced "Jill-en-hall"). She has a younger brother Jake, who is also an actor. Both of them attended Columbia University; she graduated in 1999. She is currently dating the actor Peter Sarsgaard.
Her first film roles were directed by her father: Waterland (1992), A Dangerous Woman (1993), and Homegrown (1998). She was in Cecil B. DeMented (a film by John Waters), and co-starred with her brother in Donnie Darko in 2001.
Her break-out role was in Secretary, which earned her a number of nominations and awards including a Golden Globe nomination. She has followed up with roles in Adaptation, John Sayles's Casa de los Babys and Mona Lisa Smile.
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Other notes
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| 2005 | Stranger than Fiction | | Pre-production
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| 2006 | Monster House | Zee | Post-Production
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| 2005 | Trust the Man | | Post-production
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| 2005 | The Great New Wonderful | Emme | Post-production
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| 2005 | Shall Not Want | Sherry Swanson | Post-production
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| 2005 | Happy Endings | | Post-production
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| 2004 | Criminal | Valerie |
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| 2004 | Strip Search | | TV
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| 2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | Giselle Lev |
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| 2003 | Casa de los babys | Jennifer |
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| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Debbie |
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| 2002 | Adaptation | Caroline Cunningham |
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| 2002 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | Sam |
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| 2002 | Secretary | Lee Holloway |
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| 2001 | Riding in Cars with Boys | Amelia Forrester |
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| 2001 | Donnie Darko | Elizabeth Darko |
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| 2000 | The Pornographer: A Love Story | Sidney |
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| 2000 | Cecil. B. DeMented | Raven |
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| 2000 | The Photographer | Mira |
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| 1999 | Resurrection | Mary | TV
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| 1998 | Homegrown | Christina |
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| 1998 | The Patron Saint of Liars | Lorraine Thomas | TV
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| 1996 | Shattered Mind | Clothes clerk | TV
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| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Patsy |
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| 1992 | Waterland | Maggie Ruth |
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