Maggie Gyllenhaal is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress.

Gyllenhaal's first film roles were directed by her father: Waterland (1992), A Dangerous Woman (1993), and Homegrown (1998). After graduating from college, she had a number of supporting roles, notably co-starring with her brother in Donnie Darko (2001). Gyllenhaal's break-out role was in Secretary (2002), which earned her widespread acclaim including a Golden Globe nomination. She followed the film with a stream of supporting roles in such films as the Spike Jonze-Charlie Kaufman comedy Adaptation. and Mona Lisa Smile starring Julia Roberts. She also appeared in smaller independent films such as John Sayles's Casa de los Babys, and Criminal with John C. Reilly and Diego Luna.

She also graced the stage at the Taper in a production of Tony Kushner's Homebody/ Kabul which later transferred to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. She has appeared on the stage in London, in Anthony and Cleopatra at the Vanborough Theatre.

Public Name: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Birth Name: Maggie Ruth Gyllenhaal
Date of Birth: November 16, 1977
Place of Birth: New York City

Filmography

• Stranger than Fiction, 2006
• World Trade Center, 2006
• Monster House, 2006
• Paris, je t'aime, 2006
• SherryBaby, 2006
• Trust the Man, 2005
• The Great New Wonderful, 2005
• Happy Endings, 2005
• Criminal, 2004
• The Pornographer: A Love Story, 2004
• Strip Search, 2004 (TV)
• Mona Lisa Smile, 2003
• Casa de los babys, 2003
• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, 2002
• Adaptation., 2002
• 40 Days and 40 Nights, 2002
• Secretary, 2002
• Riding in Cars with Boys, 2001
• Donnie Darko, 2001
• Cecil B. DeMented, 2000
• The Photographer, 2000
• Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story, 1999 (TV)
• Resurrection, 1999 (TV)
• Homegrown, 1998
• The Patron Saint of Liars, 1998 (TV)
• Shattered Mind, 1996 (TV)
• A Dangerous Woman, 1993
• Waterland, 1992

Awards

• Chicago Film Critics Awards Most Promising Performer "Secretary" 2002
• Gotham Awards Breakthrough Award "Secretary" 2002
• National Board of Review Award Breakthrough Performance Actress "Secretary" 2002