Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal was born in Lower East Side, New York, United States, on November 16, 1977, is an American actress. Young Maggie Gyllenhaal first started her career in her father's films. She made her big screen debut in mystery drama film Waterland (1992) in role as Maggie Ruth, at the age of 15. She got her television debut in drama thriller movie Shattered Mind (1996) in role as Clothes clerk. Maggie breakthrough performance came as Lee Holloway in romantic drama comedy film Secretary (2002). She landed her professional stage debut in a play "Closer" (2000) in role as Alice. She made her Broadway debut in a play "The Real Thing" (2014) in role as Annie, at American Airlines Theatre.
Maggie Gyllenhaal height is 5' 9" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 175 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 132 іn pоunds or 60 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. Her body measurements are bust-waist-hip 36-25-35 in inches or 91.5-63.5-89 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 34B with cup size B. She is 47 years old. Her net worth is around 15 million dollars.
Birth Date:
November 16, 1977
Age:
47 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Scorpio
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Blue
Net Worth:
$15 Million
Height:
5 ft 9 in | 175 cm
Weight:
60 kg | 132 lbs
Body Measurements:
36-25-35 in | 91.5-63.5-89 cm
Bra Size:
34B
Shoe Size:
9.5 US | 40 EU
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Jean Craddock in drama movie Crazy Heart (2009).
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and won the Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for her role as Lee Holloway in romantic drama comedy film Secretary (2002).
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actress of the Year for her role as Sherry Swanson in drama movie Sherrybaby (2006).
She was nominated for the Saturn Awards for Best Actress for Stranger than Fiction (2006) as Ana Pascal, and The Dark Knight (2008) as Rachel Dawes.
She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her role as Jude in psychological dramedy movie Happy Endings (2005).
Donnie Darko (2001) - Elizabeth Darko
Paris, I Love You (2006) segment: "Quartier des Enfants Rouges" - Liz
Frank (2014) - Clara
Mona Lisa Smile (2003) - Giselle Levy
Cecil B. Demented (2000) - Raven
White House Down (2013) - Carol Finnerty
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) - Amelia Forrester
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) - Lisa Spinelli
Best Summer Ever (2020) - TV Reporter
She directed, wrote and produced psychological drama film The Lost Daughter (2021), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film.
She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Nessa Stein, Baroness Stein of Tilbury in British political spy thriller miniseries The Honourable Woman (2014).
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her role as Eileen "Candy" Merrell in HBO drama series The Deuce (2017-2019).
Graduated from the Harvard–Westlake school in Los Angeles, California.
Studied at the Columbia University.
Studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.
Has two brothers, Jake Gyllenhaal and half-brother, Luke.
Has Ashkenazi Jewish, Swedish, English, Swiss-German and German ancestry.
Her father is film director, Stephen Gyllenhaal and her mother, Naomi Foner is scriptwriter.
Good friend with actress Emma Thompson.
Lives in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
She started dating actor Peter Sarsgaard in 2002, the couple got married in 2009, they have two daughters, Ramona and Gloria Ray.