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Gaby Hoffmann

Gaby Hoffmann

29 movies on Netflix

Biography

Gaby Hoffmann is an American actress whose first screen role came in Field of Dreams (1989). She had early success in Uncle Buck (1989) and This Is My Life (1992), then in The Man Without a Face (1993) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). As a teenager she appeared in Now and Then (1995) and Everyone Says I Love You (1996), followed by Volcano (1997) and 200 Cigarettes (1999). After a hiatus, she worked in New York theater from 2003 to 2007, then returned to film, where independent projects brought a career resurgence. Her credits include Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2013), earning her an Independent Spirit Award nomination, plus Wild (2014), Obvious Child (2014), and C'mon C'mon (2021), earning her a Gotham Independent Film Award nomination. On television she played April on Louie (2012), Caroline Sackler on Girls from 2014 to 2017, and Ali Pfefferman on Transparent from 2014 to 2019, receiving three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

44years old

Turns 45 on January 8in 87 days

  • Born New York City
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Gabrielle Mary Antonia Hoffmann (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
29
Career span
36 years1989 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Beyond film

    Hoffmann appeared in Sia's Nostalgic for the Present concert tour as a pre-recorded onstage stand-in for the song Unstoppable, and her performance was later featured in the song's official music video.

Gaby Hoffmann movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Field of Dreams1989 Drama, Family, Fantasyas Karin Kinsella

    IMDb rating 7.5142K votes

  2. Uncle Buck1989 Comedyas Maizy Russell

    IMDb rating 7.1123K votes

  3. Wild2014as Aimee

    IMDb rating 7.1147K votes

  4. Volcano1997as Kelly Roark

    IMDb rating 5.688K votes

  5. C'mon C'mon2021as Viv

    IMDb rating 7.343K votes

  6. Sleepless in Seattle1993as Jessica

    IMDb rating 6.8210K votes

  7. Obvious Child2014as Nellie

    IMDb rating 6.727K votes

  8. Now and Then1995as Samantha

    IMDb rating 6.835K votes

Most often with

Nora Ephron directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Rita Wilson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Rita WilsonRosie O'Donnell, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Rosie O'DonnellTom Hanks, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tom HanksJaneane Garofalo, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Janeane GarofaloReese Witherspoon, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Reese WitherspoonCaroline Aaron, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Caroline AaronNora EphronDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Nora Ephron

Films together

Box office

What Gaby Hoffmann's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$728 million

20 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 29 films: 20 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 20Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

Sleepless in Seattle1993as Jessica$228 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 93% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Sleepless in Seattle1993as Jessica
    $228M31.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Volcano1997as Kelly Roark
    $123M16.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Field of Dreams1989as Karin Kinsella
    $84M11.6% of the total
  4. 4
    Uncle Buck1989as Maizy Russell
    $79M10.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Wild2014as Aimee
    $53M7.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere2025as Adele Springsteen
    $45M6.2% of the total
  7. 7
    The Man Without a Face1993as Megan Norstadt
    $37M5.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Now and Then1995as Samantha
    $27M3.8% of the total
You Can Count on Me (2000), $11.2 millionEveryone Says I Love You (1996), $9.8 million200 Cigarettes (1999), $6.9 millionBlack and White (1999), $5.2 millionC'mon C'mon (2021), $4.3 million13 (2010), $3.7 millionVeronica Mars (2014), $3.5 millionObvious Child (2014), $3.1 millionThe Mastermind (2025), $2.1 millionStrike! (1998), $913,834Life During Wartime (2009), $744,816Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2013), $223,821

$51.7 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 7% of the total

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