Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal (/ˈdÊ'ɪlÉ™nhÉ"Ë l/; born November , ) is an
American actress and film producer. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she
is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and
the older sister of fellow actor Jake Gyllenhaal.Gyllenhaal began her
career as a teenager with small roles in several of her father's
films, and appeared with her brother in the cult favorite Donnie Darko
(). She then appeared in Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
(both ), and Mona Lisa Smile (). Gyllenhaal received critical acclaim
for her leading roles in the comedy Secretary () and the drama
Sherrybaby (). Each of her performances in these two films earned her
a Golden Globe Award nomination. Her other films include World Trade
Center, Monster House, and Stranger Than Fiction. In , she received
wider recognition for playing Rachel Dawes in Christopher Nolan's
superhero film The Dark Knight.For her performance as a single mother
in Crazy Heart (), she received a nomination for Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently starred in the comedies and
dramas: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (), Hysteria (), and Won't Back
Down (). Her other acting efforts were in the action-thriller White
House Down (), in which she played a Secret Service agent, and in
Frank (), playing a musician. She subsequently produced and starred in
the drama The Kindergarten Teacher ().
American actress and film producer. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she
is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and
the older sister of fellow actor Jake Gyllenhaal.Gyllenhaal began her
career as a teenager with small roles in several of her father's
films, and appeared with her brother in the cult favorite Donnie Darko
(). She then appeared in Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
(both ), and Mona Lisa Smile (). Gyllenhaal received critical acclaim
for her leading roles in the comedy Secretary () and the drama
Sherrybaby (). Each of her performances in these two films earned her
a Golden Globe Award nomination. Her other films include World Trade
Center, Monster House, and Stranger Than Fiction. In , she received
wider recognition for playing Rachel Dawes in Christopher Nolan's
superhero film The Dark Knight.For her performance as a single mother
in Crazy Heart (), she received a nomination for Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently starred in the comedies and
dramas: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (), Hysteria (), and Won't Back
Down (). Her other acting efforts were in the action-thriller White
House Down (), in which she played a Secret Service agent, and in
Frank (), playing a musician. She subsequently produced and starred in
the drama The Kindergarten Teacher ().
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