Actor
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Born 16 November 1977 · Lower East Side, New York City, New York, USA
Maggie Gyllenhaal is an American actress and director, sister of Jake Gyllenhaal. She rose through independent film, notably Secretary, before gaining wider fame in The Dark Knight and Crazy Heart. She later turned to directing with The Lost Daughter, which earned her an Oscar nomination for its screenplay.
Key films
Donnie Darko (2001)
Cult sci-fi drama in which she appeared alongside her brother, Jake Gyllenhaal.
Secretary (2002)
Her breakthrough leading role, a daring performance that made her a standout indie actress.
The Dark Knight (2008)
Played Rachel Dawes in her biggest blockbuster, bringing her to a mass audience.
Crazy Heart (2009)
Supporting role as a single mother that brought her an Academy Award nomination.
The Lost Daughter (2021)
Her feature directing debut, an acclaimed adaptation that established her as a filmmaker.
Key awards
- 2010: Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actress (Crazy Heart)
- 2015: Golden Globe Award, Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film (The Honourable Woman)
- 2021: Venice Film Festival, Best Screenplay (The Lost Daughter)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 56
- 1992Waterland · as Maggie RuthActor
- 1993A Dangerous Woman · as PatsyActor
- 1996Shattered Mind · as Clothes ClerkActor
- 1998Homegrown · as ChristinaActor
- 1998The Patron Saint of Liars · as Lorraine ThomasActor
- 1999Resurrection · as MaryActor
- 2000Cecil B. Demented · as RavenActor
- 2000The Photographer · as MiraActor
- 2001Donnie Darko · as Elizabeth DarkoActor
- 2001Riding in Cars with Boys · as AmeliaActor
- 2002Adaptation. · as Caroline CunninghamActor
- 2002Secretary · as Lee HollowayActor
- 2002Confessions of a Dangerous Mind · as DebbieActor
- 200240 Days and 40 Nights · as SamActor
- 2003Mona Lisa Smile · as Giselle LevyActor
- 2003Casa de los Babys · as JenniferActor
- 2004Criminal · as ValerieActor
- 2004Strip Search · as Linda SykesActor
- 2004The Pornographer: A Love Story · as SidneyActor
- 2004The Misbehavers · as SelfActor
- 2005Trust the Man · as ElaineActor
- 2005Happy Endings · as JudeActor
- 2005The Great New Wonderful · as Emme KeelerActor
- 2006Monster House · as Zee (voice)Actor
- 2006Stranger Than Fiction · as Ana PascalActor
- 2006World Trade Center · as Allison JimenoActor
- 2006Paris Je T'aime · as Liz (Quartier des Enfants Rouges)Actor
- 2006Sherrybaby · as Sherry SwansonActor
- 2006Quartier des Enfants-Rouges · as LizActor
- 2007High Falls · as AprilActor
- 2008The Dark Knight · as RachelActor
- 2008Voyage to the Bunny PlanetActor
- 2009Crazy Heart · as Jean CraddockActor
- 2009Away We Go · as LNActor
- 2009Heath Ledger: A Tribute · as SelfActor
- 2010Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang · as Isabel GreenActor
- 2011Hysteria · as Charlotte DalrympleActor
- 2012Won't Back Down · as Jamie FitzpatrickActor
- 2012BAM150 · as SelfActor
- 2013White House Down · as FinnertyActor
- 2014Frank · as ClaraActor
- 2014River of Fundament · as HathfertitiActor
- 2014The Sturgeon Queens · as SelfActor
- 2016Beauty Mark · as ValerieActor
- 2016The New Empress · as OliveActor
- 2016Home · as RuthActor
- 2016Starring Austin Pendleton · as SelfActor
- 2018The Kindergarten Teacher · as Lisa SpinelliActor
- 2018Sylvia Plath: Inside The Bell Jar · as The Bell Jar Reader (voice)Actor
- 2019The Ben Cobb Show · as Amun RaActor
- 2020Joker: Put on a Happy Face · as SelfActor
- 2020Best Summer Ever · as TV ReporterActor
- 2021The Lost DaughterDirector
- 2025Lost Treasures of Arabia: The Nabataean Kingdom · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2026The Bride!Director
- 2026Flesh ImpactDirector
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.