Gyllenhaal, Maggie

Gyllenhaal was born in Manhattan , in the family of Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal (nee Ax) and directed by Stephen Gillenhaal. Her first name is “Margalit”, which she did not know until 2013, until she decided to add the name of her husband to her last name ^{[2] [3] [4]} . She has two brothers, actor Jake Gyllenhaal , and Luke, who was born in the second marriage of her father ^[2] . On the paternal side, it comes from the Swedish aristocratic clan Dzhillenkholov , whereas from the side of the Jewish mother has Russian and Latvian roots ^{[5] [6]} .

While studying at Columbia University, where she studied English literature, she became interested in theater. For a short time, Gyllenhaal was engaged at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. After receiving a bachelor's degree at the university, her tendency toward the artistic path was further developed. The actress received her stage experience in New York and in London; in the early 1990s she debuted with small film roles in the films “Water Country” (1992) and “Dangerous Woman” (1993). A few years later, the roles followed in Mad Cecil B. (2000) and Donnie Darko (2001), although playing the minor roles, the actress was not lost among the venerable actors, as noted by critics in her work in the film “ Adaptation (2002). Success was the main role of Maggie Gyllenhaal in the erotic melodrama "The Secretary" - for her the actress was nominated for "Golden Globe" and was awarded several other awards and was named "Breakthrough of the Year." In 2015, the actress was awarded the Golden Globe Award for the role of Nessa Stein in the TV series The Noble Woman .

In 2002, Gyllenhaal began dating actor Peter Sarsgaard . They got engaged in 2006 and got married on May 2, 2009 ^{[7] [8]} . They have two daughters - Ramona (born in 2006) ^[9] and Gloria Ray (born in 2012) ^[10] .

Gyllenhaal is politically active, a supporter of the Democratic Party and, like her parents and brother, the American Civil Liberties Union . In her speech at the 18th awards ceremony for the “ Independent Spirit ” film award, she condemned the war in Iraq launched by President Bush, calling it reasons “oil and imperialism ”. She participated in anti-war demonstrations and the campaign “United Artists for Victory without War”. In the presidential election supported by John Kerry and Barack Obama . In addition, she is engaged in charity.

• Golden Globe Award (2015 - “ Noble Woman ”)
• Two nominations for Golden Globe (2002 - “ Secretary ”, 2006 - “ Baby Sherry ”)
• Nominated for the Oscar (2010 - " Crazy Heart ")
• Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2002 - “ Secretary ”)
• other awards

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