Acting • AGE 48
Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal Sarsgaard (/ˈdʒɪlənhɔːl/JIL-ən-hawl, Swedish: [ˈjʏ̂lːɛnˌhɑːl]; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, includ...


The Bride!
Producer
2026

Lost Treasures of Arabia: The Nabataean Kingdom
Narrator (voice)
2025

The Lost Daughter
Producer
2021

How To with John Wilson
Self
2020

Best Summer Ever
TV Reporter
2020

Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
2020

Homemade
Writer
2020

The Ben Cobb Show
Amun Ra
2019

The Kindergarten Teacher
Lisa Spinelli
2018

Sylvia Plath: Inside The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar Reader (voice)
2018

The Deuce
Eileen 'Candy' Merrell
2017

The New Empress
Olive
2016

Beauty Mark
Valerie
2016

Chelsea
Self
2016

Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014

The Honourable Woman
Nessa Stein
2014

Frank
Clara
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014

River of Fundament
Hathfertiti
2014

The Sturgeon Queens
Self
2014

White House Down
Finnerty
2013

Won't Back Down
Jamie Fitzpatrick
2012

BAM150
Self
2012

Finding Your Roots
Self
2012

Curiosity
Host
2011

Hysteria
Charlotte Dalrymple
2011

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Isabel Green
2010

Crazy Heart
Jean Craddock
2009

Live from Studio Five
Self
2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009

Away We Go
LN
2009

Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
2009

The Dark Knight
Rachel
2008

Gotham Tonight
Rachel Dawes
2008

Voyage to the Bunny Planet
2008

The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007

High Falls
April
2007

Stranger Than Fiction
Ana Pascal
2006

Sherrybaby
Sherry Swanson
2006

World Trade Center
Allison Jimeno
2006

Monster House
Zee (voice)
2006

Paris Je T'aime
Liz (Quartier des Enfants Rouges)
2006

Trust the Man
Elaine
2005

The Great New Wonderful
Emme Keeler
2005

Happy Endings
Jude
2005

The Dying Gaul
Thanks
2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005

Criminal
Valerie
2004

The Pornographer: A Love Story
Sidney
2004

Strip Search
Linda Sykes
2004

Mona Lisa Smile
Giselle Levy
2003

Casa de los Babys
Jennifer
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Debbie
2002

Adaptation.
Caroline Cunningham
2002

Secretary
Lee Holloway
2002

40 Days and 40 Nights
Sam
2002

Riding in Cars with Boys
Amelia
2001

Donnie Darko
Elizabeth Darko
2001

Cecil B. Demented
Raven
2000

The Photographer
Mira
2000

Independent Lens
1999

Resurrection
Mary
1999

Homegrown
Christina
1998

The Patron Saint of Liars
Lorraine Thomas
1998

The View
Self
1997

The Daily Show
Self
1996

Shattered Mind
Clothes Clerk
1996

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993

A Dangerous Woman
Patsy
1993

Late Show with David Letterman
Self
1993

Waterland
Maggie Ruth
1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
Noreen Bixler
1991

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

The Oscars
Self
1953