Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Image:Maggie Gyllenhaal.jpg Margaret Ruth Gyllenhaal (born November 16, 1977) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress.
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Biography
Early life
Gyllenhaal (pronounced [[[Template:IPA]]]) was born in New York City. She is the daughter of part-Swedish American director Stephen Gyllenhaal and Ashkenazi Jewish American writer / producer Naomi Foner, and the sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. The family are descendants of the Swedish noble Gyllenhaal family.
During high school, she attended a semester away program in Vershire, Vermont called The Mountain School. After graduating she attended Columbia University, and spent a summer studying at RADA.
Career
Gyllenhaal's first film roles were directed by her father: Waterland (1992), A Dangerous Woman (1993), and Homegrown (1998). After graduating from college, she had a number of supporting roles, notably co-starring with her brother in Donnie Darko in 2001.
Gyllenhaal's break-out role was in Secretary, which earned her widespread acclaim including a Golden Globe nomination. She has followed up with roles in Adaptation., John Sayles's Casa de los Babys and Mona Lisa Smile alongside Julia Roberts.
She has modelled for Miu Miu, a branch of the Prada fashion house, and for Reebok.
Personal life
Gyllenhaal has been in a relationship with actor Peter Saarsgard since 2002; they announced their engagement in April 2006 and are expecting a child in late 2006.[1] Sarsgaard is close friends with her brother Jake and co-starred with him in the film Jarhead. Maggie also maintains a friendship with her Mona Lisa Smile co-star Kirsten Dunst, who once dated Jake.
On April 24, 2003, she spoke at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in her first college speaking engagement. Her comments focused on criticisms of the film industry and what her experience has been like thus far.
Gyllenhaal drew fire after an April 22, 2005 interview with cable news channel NY1 in which she suggested that the United States was somewhat responsible for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. She stated, "I think America has done reprehensible things and is responsible in some way …."
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Monster House | Zee | - |
| 2005 | Stranger than Fiction | Post-Production | |
| Trust the Man | |||
| The Great New Wonderful | Emme | ||
| Sherrybaby | Sherry Swanson | ||
| Happy Endings | Jude | ||
| 2004 | Criminal | Valerie | |
| Strip Search | TV | ||
| 2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | Giselle Lev | |
| Casa de los babys | Jennifer | ||
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Debbie | |
| Adaptation. | Caroline Cunningham | ||
| 40 Days and 40 Nights | Sam | ||
| Secretary | Lee Holloway | ||
| 2001 | Riding in Cars with Boys | Amelia Forrester | |
| Donnie Darko | Elizabeth Darko | ||
| 2000 | The Pornographer: A Love Story | Sidney | |
| Cecil B. DeMented | Raven | ||
| The Photographer | Mira | ||
| 1999 | Resurrection | Mary | TV |
| 1998 | Homegrown | Christina | |
| The Patron Saint of Liars | Lorraine Thomas | TV | |
| 1996 | Shattered Mind | Clothes clerk | TV |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Patsy | |
| 1992 | Waterland | Maggie Ruth |
External links
- {{{2|{{{name|Maggie Gyllenhaal}}}}}} at The Internet Movie Database
- Maggie-Gyllenhaal.Net
- The Dangerous Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Film Beat: Fighting the Power
- Gyllenhaal, family historyde:Maggie Gyllenhaal
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