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Peter Sarsgaard Family With Maggie Gyllenhaal and Two Kids

Peter Sarsgaard wife Maggie Gyllenhaal is a professional American actress. Maggie has an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Crazy Heart.

Maggie was born as the daughter of Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal on November 16, 1977. Her father is a famous film director, whereas her mother is a screenwriter.

Maggie started working as an actress as a teenager. She made her acting debut as Maggie Ruth in the 1992 movie Waterland. The following year, she played the role of Patsy in A Dangerous Woman. 

Maggie Gyllenhaal flaunts a red dress by MONOT at a London dinner in 2022
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Throughout her career of over three decades, Maggie has received 47 acting credits, according to her IMDb profile. She is best known for her performances in movies and TV shows like The Deuce, The Honorable Woman, White House Down, The Dark Knight, Secretary, Donnie Darko, and Shattered Mind, among others.

Moreover, she has also worked together with her husband Peter on her passion project, The Lost Daughter.

 The 2021 movie was directed by Maggie, while Sarsgaard played the role of Professor Hardy. Besides him, the film also included a cast consisting of actors like Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Ed Harris, and Paul Mescal.

Besides her successful career in Hollywood, Gyllenhaal is also a regularly searched figure on social media. She boasts over 473k followers on Instagram, 86.7k followers on Twitter, and 1.7 million followers on Facebook.