Biography
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Acting
Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal Sarsgaard (/ˈdʒɪlənhɔːl/JIL-ən-hawl, Swedish: [ˈjʏ̂lːɛnˌhɑːl]; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, nominations for two Academy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She began her career as a teenager with…
Career works
79
Movies
53
Series
26
Career average
6.2/10
Birth date
11/16/1977
Place of birth
Lower East Side, New York City, New York, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Lost Treasures of Arabia: The Nabataean Kingdom
2025
Best Summer Ever
2020 · 6.7
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020 · 8.0
The Ben Cobb Show
2019 · 2.7
The Kindergarten Teacher
2018 · 6.6
Sylvia Plath: Inside The Bell Jar
2018 · 6.3
The New Empress
2016 · 5.5
Beauty Mark
2016 · 4.6
Starring Austin Pendleton
2016 · 6.7
Frank
2014 · 6.8
River of Fundament
2014 · 5.9
The Sturgeon Queens
2014 · 6.0
White House Down
2013 · 6.5
Won't Back Down
2012 · 6.1
BAM150
2012
Series
How To with John Wilson
2020 · 8.1
The Deuce
2017 · 7.6
Chelsea
2016 · 5.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 6.1
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · 6.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · 4.2
The Honourable Woman
2014 · 7.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · 5.2
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · 5.8
Finding Your Roots
2012 · 6.4
Curiosity
2011 · 7.1
Live from Studio Five
2009 · 3.7
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · 5.0
Gotham Tonight
2008 · 7.3
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · 7.2