Maggie Gyllenhaal's biography

Maggie Gyllenhaal is 45 years old film actor born on on Wednesday 16th of November 1977. According to year of birth 1977 she belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 16th of November means she is Scorpio. Scorpio is a watery sign. These people are very intense in their thoughts. They always learn from the transformatory phase of their life.

She is citizen of United States of America. She is an adherent of judaism. Her primary profession is to be film actor. You can know her also as stage actor, television actor, voice actor, film director. She is recently known as screenwriter.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's dad

Maggie Gyllenhaal's father's name is Stephen Gyllenhaal. He is known as film director. Her father was born on Tuesday 4th of October 1949 in Cleveland.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's mom

Maggie Gyllenhaal's mother's name is Naomi Foner. She is known as screenwriter. Her mother was born on Friday 15th of March 1946 in New York City. Maggie Gyllenhaal was born when she was 31 years old.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's family

Maggie Gyllenhaal's spouse

He is known as stage actor. Her spouse was born on Sunday 7th of March 1971 in Scott Air Force Base.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's ex spouse

Maggie Gyllenhaal's schools

We found 5 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: Columbia University, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Harvard-Westlake School, The Mountain School, The Center for Early Education.

Detailed informations about her schools

Graduated from Harvard-Westlake School (1995).
Graduated from Columbia University (1999).

Maggie Gyllenhaal's career

Her main focus is to be film actor.

Awards and competitions

Maggie Gyllenhaal's Nominations

She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work Crazy Heart in 2010
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Maggie Gyllenhaal's quotes

I do seem to have a bit of a predilection for movies that say something transgressive.
It's my responsibility to see what we can move and change about these old-school feminist mantras.
I find myself more and more interested only in roles which move the world forward.
You're invited to tons of parties, and you'll wear these shoes and that dress, and it can be enticing, but I think it also sucks you dry. If you do it a little, sure, it's fun, but too much and you start to lose your footing.
Someone asked me why I didn't do teen movies or action movies, but I'm not interested in them.
With everything I work on, I want to be put in a position that I have to be brave to do the project.
These past couple of years have been about learning to not sabotage myself in a subtler way - for instance, even just by putting moisturiser on when I get out of the shower. Learning to honour myself and believing that I'm worth taking care of.
I really hated charm school. I guess I'm just a little bit bad.
There is a need, especially right now in America, to be a bit provocative.
I want roles that challenge people to question where they are in life.
(On doing Homebody/Kabul) "To get people emotionally involved in something intellectual and political is important."
I didn't act the way little kids do, I threw my whole self into it.
(About being the youngest actress on her film Casa de los babys (2003)) "I felt out of place and not listened to".
(On her new film Strip Search (2004)) "I think it's important to see. It's a real violation, and it forces people to get emotionally involved in something that's intellectual and political".
(referring to when she started acting) "Even in elementary school, I took it really seriously. I was always doing plays."
I just want to support these films and be a part of them in any way because they are so provocative and interesting.
I don't think it is the narrative necessarily that is the most important thing I think it is the human interaction that is the most important thing.
I do see things sometimes that are good, but they don't feel like a challenge to me personally. Like, in my own life and so often I think the things that excite me are things that feel a little bit beyond my grasp.
When I started making movies, I didn't care if anybody saw them. And now I realize I don't want to make movies for the ten people that feel the same way about the world that I do! I want to make movies that people see.
(Comments at the Tribeca premiere about The Great New Wonderful (2005)) I think America has done reprehensible things and is responsible in some way and so I think the delicacy with which it's dealt [in the film] allows that to sort of creep in.
Once you're a mom, there are secret things you know - like in your pocket, you'll find a bag of Cheerios.
I almost never have me time. That's the truth. When I have a morning to myself, I'll get a manicure or a bikini wax or I'll try to exercise. If I can go for a run, it changes my whole life!

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