Maggie Gyllenhaal

Personal Info

Birthday

November 16, 1977

(47 years old)

Place of Birth

Lower East Side, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Мэгги Джилленхол

매기 질렌할

玛吉·吉伦哈尔

Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal

مگی جیلنهال

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Biography

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.

Gyllenhaal 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). Gyllenhaal received critical acclaim for her leading performances in the erotic romantic comedy drama Secretary (2002) and the drama Sherrybaby (2006), each of which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination.