A native of the Big Apple but raised in Los Angeles, Maggie Gyllenhaal -- older sister of Tinseltown heartthrob Jake -- was born Nov. 16, 1977. She splashed onto the silver screen opposite Jeremy Irons in 1992's Waterland, directed by her father, Stephen.After appearing in several more films helmed by her dad and honing her skills on London and New York City stages, Gyllenhaal's movie career picked up steam with her memorable turn as a devil worshipper in Cecil B. DeMented (2000).
The actress next co-starred with brother Jake in Donnie Darko (2001), but her breakthrough came in 2002 with her portrayal of a mentally unhinged woman in Secretary, for which Gyllenhaal received a Golden Globe nomination. Her subsequent film credits include Adaptation (2002) and Sherrybaby (2006), for which she earned another Golden Globe nod. Gyllenhaal scored her first Oscar nomination for 2009's Crazy Heart.
AddStranger than FictionAs best-selling novelist Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson) struggles with how to kill off her main character, IRS auditor Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) begins hearing her voice in his head and slowly realizes that he must stop his own death. Crick's world turns upside down as he tries to persuade Kay to... Read More
AddSecretaryRecently released from a mental hospital after treatment for self-mutilating tendencies, a young woman (Maggie Gyllenhaal) gets a job working as a secretary for a successful attorney (James Spader) with a tendency toward angry disapproval. The mix of self-loathing (her) and egomania (him) leads them... Read More
AddSherryBabyNewly released from prison, recovering addict Sherry Swanson (Maggie Gyllenhaal) struggles to normalize her life so she can be a good person and a trustworthy mother to her young daughter, Lexie (Ryan Simpkins). The stresses mount as she clashes with her sober housemates, disappoints a parole... Read More
AddThe Great New WonderfulNew York City a year after the 9/11 tragedy is the setting for Danny Leiner's drama portraying five stories of vastly different lives in the same uncertain surroundings. A psychologist (Tony Shalhoub) and an ordinary yet angry man; two pastry purveyors (Maggie Gyllenhaal and Edie Falco); a married... Read More
AddThe PhotographerMax Martin (Reg Rogers) is a down-on-his luck photographer poised to blow a lucrative deadline. At a bar, he meets a stranger who leaves him an envelope containing 10 striking photographs. At first reluctant to pass them off as his own, Max has a change of heart but then discovers, after he's... Read More
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