Maggie Gyllenhaal

Female | US

Academy Award-nominated actress Maggie Gyllenhaal was born on November 16, 1977, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Her parents, Naomi Foner (née Achs) and Stephen Gyllenhaal, are both filmmakers, and her brother is actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Her mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family, while her father has Swedish, English, Swiss-German, and German a...

filmography

White House Down

as Finnerty

... 2013

... 2010

Crazy Heart

as Jean Craddock

... 2009

The Dark Knight

as Rachel Dawes

... 2008

Secretary

as Lee Holloway

... 2002

Fullname:

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Date of Birth:

November 16, 1977

Country:

United States

Biography of

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Academy Award-nominated actress Maggie Gyllenhaal was born on November 16, 1977, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Her parents, Naomi Foner (née Achs) and Stephen Gyllenhaal, are both filmmakers, and her brother is actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Her mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family, while her father has Swedish, English, Swiss-German, and German ancestry.

Maggie made her film debut in Stephen's film Waterland (1992). She had sporadic roles throughout her teenage years, though she stepped away to receive a degree in literature from Columbia University in 1999. In addition, she studied briefly at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, which helped with her post-graduation transition back in to acting.

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Filmography of

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Found 5 movies in total

White House Down

as Finnerty

... 2013

... 2010

Crazy Heart

as Jean Craddock

... 2009

The Dark Knight

as Rachel Dawes

... 2008

Secretary

as Lee Holloway

... 2002