Claim: Maggie Gyllenhaal starred in Won't Back Down in 2012.

Margalit Ruth `` Maggie '' Gyllenhaal -LRB- -LSB- ˈdʒɪlənhɑːl -RSB- born November 16 , 1977 in New York City -RRB- is an American actress . Part of the Gyllenhaal family , she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal .   She began her film career as a teenager with roles in her father 's films and appeared alongside her brother in the psychological horror film Donnie Darko -LRB- 2001 -RRB- . She garnered critical praise for starring as Lee Holloway in Secretary -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . For her performance in Sherrybaby -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama . She also received recognition for starring as Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight -LRB- 2008 -RRB- . For her performance in the musical-drama Crazy Heart -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She subsequently starred in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang -LRB- 2010 -RRB- , Wo n't Back Down -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and Frank -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , for which she was nominated for a BIFA Award .   In 2014 , she made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Real Thing , and also starred in the television BBC miniseries The Honourable Woman . For her performance in the latter she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award .