Maggie Gyllenhaal is a stage, screen, and voice actor. She comes from a famous family as the daughter of director Stephen Gyllenhaal, screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, and older sister of actor
Jake Gyllenhaal.
Having first appeared in her father's films, Gyllenhaal's breakthrough performance came in 2002 as Lee Holloway in the sadomasochistic comedy Secretary with James Spader, for which she won a Golden Globe nomination. Since, Gyllenhaal has appeared in a number of films including Sherry Baby, Adaptation, World Trade Center and
The Dark Knight.
Gyllenhaal lives with in Brooklyn with her fiance, actor Peter Sarsgaard. The couple have a daughter, Ramona.
