Name: Maggie GyllenhaalBirth name: Margaret Ruth Gyllenhaal
Date of birth: November 16, 1977
Birthplace: Lower East Side, New York City, United States
Occupation: Actress
Margaret Ruth Gyllenhaal was born on November 16, 1977. She is an American stage and screen actress. She is the daughter of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She made her screen debut when she began to appear in her father's films. Gyllenhaal later achieved recognition in a supporting role in the indie cult hit Donnie Darko (2001). She made her break-through role in the 2002 sadomasochistic comedy Secretary, for which she received critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination.
