Maggie Gyllenhaal

**Margaret Ruth** "**Maggie**" **Gyllenhaal** (born November 16, 1977) is an American actress. She is the daughter of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal. She is the sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Maggie got many awards for her 2002 movie _Secretary_.

## Early life

Maggie was born in New York City to Stephen and Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal. Her parents, who married in 1977, filed for divorce in October 2008. Her father is director Stephen Gyllenhaal, who was raised as a Swedenborgian, is of Swedish, French, German, Swiss, Welsh and English descent, and is a descendant of the Swedish noble Gyllenhaal family. Maggie’s last ancestor to be born in Sweden was her great-great-grandfather, Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal. Her mother is Jewish; she was born in New York City, to a family from Russia, Latvia and Poland.

Gyllenhaal grew up in Los Angeles. She studied at the Harvard-Westlake School prep school. In 1995, she went to New York to attend Columbia University. Here, she studied literature and Eastern religions. She graduated in 1999. Hence, she got a Bachelor of Arts degree.

## Personal Life

Gyllenhaal started dating actor Peter Sarsgaard in 2002. They got engaged in April 2006. 3 years later, they got married.They have 2 children

## Movies

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1992|_Waterland_|Maggie Ruth|||
|1993|_A Dangerous Woman_|Patsy|||
|1996|_Shattered Mind_|Clothes clerk|TV||
|1998|Homegrown_|Christina|||
|1998||Lorraine Thomas|TV||
|1999|_Resurrection_|Mary|TV||
|2000|_The Photographer_|Mira|||
|2000|_Cecil B. Demented_|Raven|||
|2001|_Riding in Cars with Boys_|Amelia Forrester|||
|2001|_Donnie Darko_|Elizabeth Darko|||
|2002|_Confessions of a Dangerous Mind_|Debbie|Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer||
|2002|_Adaptation_|Caroline Cunningham|Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer||
|2002|_40 Days and 40 Nights_|Sam|||
|2002|_Secretary_|Lee Holloway|||
|2003|_Mona Lisa Smile_|Giselle Levy|||
|2003|_Casa de los Babys_|Jennifer|||
|2004|_Criminal_|Valerie|||
|2004|_Strip Search_|Linda Sykes|TV||
|2005|_The Great New Wonderful_|Emme|||
|2005|_Happy Endings_|Jude|Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female||
|2006|_Stranger than Fiction_|Ana Pascal|Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actress||
|2006|_Trust the Man_|Elaine|||
|2006|_Sherrybaby_|Sherry Swanson|||
|2006|_Paris, je t'aime_|Liz|Segment "Quartier des Enfants Rouges" only||
|2006|_World Trade Center_|Allison Jimeno|||
|2006|_Monster House_|Elizabeth "Zee"|Nominated – Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production||
|2008||Rachel Dawes|||
|2009|Away We Go_|Ellen "LN"|||
|2009|_Crazy Heart_|Jean Craddock|||
|2010|_Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang_|Mrs. Green|||
|2011|_Hysteria_|Charlotte Dalrymple|Post-production||

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Maggie Gyllenhaal Golden Globes 2009.jpg
- **image size**: 195px
- **alt**: A woman with brown hair poses with her hand on her hip. She is wearing a one-shouldered green and black dress, with long gold earrings, and her hair is styled and tied back.
- **caption**: Gyllenhaal at the 66th Golden Globe Awards, January 11, 2009
- **birth name**: Margaret Ruth Gyllenhaal
- **birth place**: New York City, New York (state), New York, U.S.
- **alma mater**: Columbia University
- **occupation**: Actress
- **years active**: 1992–present
- **spouse**: Peter Sarsgaard
(m. 2009–present)
- **relatives**: Jake Gyllenhaal (brother)
- **children**: 2