Maggie Gyllenhaal

Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal Sarsgaard, known professionally as Maggie Gyllenhaal, 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. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, and a BAFTA Awards. Gyllenhaal began her career taking early roles in Donnie Darko (2001), Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (both 2002), and Mona Lisa Smile (2003). She received Golden Globe Award nominations for her roles in Secretary (2002) and Sherrybaby (2006) and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination for playing a single mother in Crazy Heart (2009).

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