Maggie Gyllenhaal

Personal context

Summary

Maggie Gyllenhaal is an actor, producer, writer, and director known for films including Secretary and The Kindergarten Teacher, the series The Deuce, and her directing debut The Lost Daughter. Her work often explores women’s desire, sexuality, creative ambition, and the pressures surrounding motherhood. She has publicly supported abortion rights and Planned Parenthood, attended the 2017 Women’s March, and spoken about sexism, gender inequality in filmmaking, and the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. She has also criticized Trump and described her opposition to the Iraq War.