2002
Secretary
Lee Holloway
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GYLLENHAAL
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From performance to direction
The American actor and filmmaker has worked across intimate dramas, major studio films and literary adaptation.
New York City, USA
An actor’s eye behind the camera
Maggie Gyllenhaal was born in New York City on 16 November 1977. She has worked as an actor, writer and director across film and television.
Her performance in Secretary brought early recognition and a Golden Globe nomination. Other acting work includes Sherrybaby and the television drama The Honourable Woman.
In The Dark Knight, Gyllenhaal played Rachel Dawes, a prosecutor whose relationships with Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent are caught in Gotham’s escalating crisis.
She made her feature directorial debut with The Lost Daughter, adapting Elena Ferrante’s novel for the screen. The film follows a woman whose encounters on holiday prompt memories of motherhood and earlier choices.
The films below are those currently available on FLM.RED, not a complete list of her work.
Selected work
2008
The Dark Knight
Rachel Dawes
2014
The Honourable Woman
Nessa Stein
2021
The Lost Daughter
Writer and director
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Golden Globes — biography
- Cannes — career
- Television Academy — acting work
- Golden Globes — The Lost Daughter
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.