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Maggie Gyllenhaal

Actor

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Acting
2000 — present · 23 films
Born
16 November 1977 · age 48
From
Lower East Side, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Career Signature

How Maggie Gyllenhaal’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

bittersweet
conversation starter
heavy emotional
crowd-pleaser
naturalistic performance

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Tonal kin

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Filmography

The Kindergarten Teacher

2018

Frank

2014

River of Fundament

2014

White House Down

2013

Won't Back Down

2012

Hysteria

2011

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

2010

Crazy Heart

2009

The Dark Knight

2008

Stranger Than Fiction

2006

Paris Je T'aime

2006

Monster House

2006

Sherrybaby

2006

Trust the Man

2005

Happy Endings

2005

Criminal

2004

Mona Lisa Smile

2003

Casa de los Babys

2003

40 Days and 40 Nights

2002

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002

Secretary

2002

Donnie Darko

2001

Cecil B. Demented

2000