Maggie Gyllenhaal

The daughter of director Stephen Gyllenhaal (Waterland [1992]) and screenwriter Naomi Foner (Running on Empty [1988]), and the sister of hot young Hollywood heartthrob Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko [2...
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BirthDate
BirthPlace
11/15/1977
Los Angeles, CA
  • The Things They Say
    By: WENN.com Source April 01, 2010 5:00am EST
    "Shooting in Oxfordshire in the summer was great, but I slipped in a beautiful wedding dress and ruined it. I got covered in mud in front of the beautiful EWAN McGREGOR. There was no saving face." MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL was left red-faced following a fall on the set of NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG.
  • Fascinating fact
    By: WENN.com Source March 31, 2010 12:00pm EST
    Actors MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL, KEVIN BACON, KYRA SEDGEWICK, ZACH BRAFF and EMMY ROSSUM were among the stars who turned out to listen to an open discussion about climate change at The Darker Side of Green event in New York on Tuesday night (30Mar10). The debate was chaired by comedienne SARAH SILVERMAN.
  • Ifans stunned by Gyllenhaal's 'amazing' Brit accent
    By: WENN.com Source March 31, 2010 5:00am EST
    Rhys Ifans was stunned to learn his Nanny Mcphee And The Big Bang co-star Maggie Gyllenhaal was American - because she had such a convincing English accent.
  • The Things They Say
    By: WENN.com Source March 24, 2010 7:15am EST
    "I don't think I could have done this film if I wasn't a mother." MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL accepted her role in the new NANNY MCPHEE movie because of her young daughter, RAMONA.
  • Gyllenhaal's daughter loves rules
    By: WENN.com Source March 24, 2010 5:00am EST
    Maggie Gyllenhaal is baffled by her young daughter's impeccable behaviour - because the actress was "kind of wild" when she was a child.
  • The things they say
    By: WENN.com Source March 12, 2010 4:00am EST
    "I had been getting nominated for nothing - not one critics award in Iowa... I was kinda shocked... But I was so not attached to winning this award (and) I was so thrilled to be there." MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL was stunned by her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination, but had a great time at the Academy Awards.
  • The things they say at the Oscars
    By: WENN.com Source March 07, 2010 2:45pm EST
    "I'm hoping that everybody sings Happy Birthday at some point - is that asking too much? If she wins, my birthday gets postponed!" PETER SARSGAARD celebrated his 39th birthday accompanying his wife, Oscar nominee MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL, to the Academy Awards.
  • Gyllenhaal watched 2009 Oscars in bed
    By: WENN.com Source March 04, 2010 4:00am EST
    Maggie Gyllenhaal missed the 2009 Academy Awards ceremony because she was too tired to attend - so she sat in bed and watched the show on TV.
  • The Things They Say
    By: WENN.com Source February 18, 2010 4:00am EST
    "I went to RADA and they were like, 'You should look into something else...!'" Oscar nominated actress CAREY MULLIGAN is proud to have proved her talents after she was denied the chance to study at London's prestigious acting school, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Sir Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Clive Owen and Bond girl Gemma Arterton are all former students of the institution.
  • The Things They Say
    By: WENN.com Source February 03, 2010 6:15am EST
    "Because I didn't get any other nominations, I was so surprised. I love the movie and I feel so proud of it. I'm excited about celebrating it and getting dressed up." MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL can't wait for Oscar night, after receiving her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in CRAZY HEART.