Maggie Gyllenhaal
Biography
Maggie Gyllenhaal, an American actor and filmmaker, started out as a teenager in small parts in films her father directed. She gained notice in Donnie Darko (2001) and broke through with Secretary (2002), earning a first Golden Globe nomination, followed by another for Sherrybaby (2006). Playing Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight (2008) brought her wider recognition, and Crazy Heart (2009) earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other films include Mona Lisa Smile (2003), Stranger Than Fiction (2006), Nanny McPhee Returns (2010), Hysteria (2011), Won't Back Down (2012), White House Down (2013), Frank (2014) and The Kindergarten Teacher (2018). She won a Golden Globe for the miniseries The Honourable Woman (2014) and produced and starred in The Deuce from 2017 to 2019. Her first feature as director, The Lost Daughter (2021), took the Best Screenplay prize at the Venice Film Festival and brought an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
48years old
Turns 49 on November 16in 33 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal (birth name)Also credited as Margaret Ruth Gyllenhaal
Movie Career
- Films
- 29
- Career span
- 26 years1992 to 2018
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Behind the camera
Gyllenhaal's first movie as a director came in 2021: The Lost Daughter, a psychological drama she adapted from an Elena Ferrante novella and produced. It premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where she won the Best Screenplay Award.
Beyond film
Gyllenhaal narrated Leo Tolstoy's novel Anna Karenina for Amazon's Audible store, calling the work one of the major accomplishments of her professional life.
Maggie Gyllenhaal movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Stephen Gyllenhaal directed four of these films. Jim Gaffigan appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jim Gaffigan's page
Eric Roberts's page
Steve Buscemi's page
Marcia Gay Harden's page
Drew Barrymore's page
Beth Grant's page
All films by Stephen Gyllenhaal
Also two films together7 more actors
- Emma ThompsonNanny McPhee Returns (2010) and Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
- Julia RobertsMona Lisa Smile (2003) and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
- Catherine O'HaraAway We Go (2009) and Monster House (2006)
- Lance ReddickWhite House Down (2013) and Won't Back Down (2012)
- Peter JacobsonWhite House Down (2013) and Strip Search (2004)
- Justin BarthaTrust the Man (2005) and Strip Search (2004)
- Soledad St. HilaireHappy Endings (2005) and Criminal (2004)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Maggie Gyllenhaal's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.9 billion
20 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 29 films: 20 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run.
- 20Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.0B53.3% of the total
- 2$205M10.9% of the total
- 3$141M7.5% of the total
- 4$140M7.4% of the total
- 5$95M5.0% of the total
- 6$93M4.9% of the total
- 7$54M2.8% of the total
- 8$47M2.5% of the total
$104 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| Golden Globes | |||
| Awards | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| John Jay Award | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.