She was part of an ensemble cast that included Julia Roberts, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Julia Stiles.

Kelly was nominated for " Best First Feature " and " Best First Screenplay " with Donnie Darko, as well as Jake Gyllenhaal being nominated for " Best Male Lead ," at the Independent Spirit Awards.

* 2003 — Jake Gyllenhaal won " Best Actor " and Richard Kelly " Best Original Screenplay " for Donnie Darko at the Chlotrudis Awards, where Kelly was also nominated for " Best Director " and " Best Movie ".

Throughout 2007, there was persistent speculation in the mass media about a romantic relationship between Witherspoon and her Rendition co-star Jake Gyllenhaal.

A 2005 film adaptation was directed by John Madden starring Gwyneth Paltrow as Catherine, along with Anthony Hopkins, Hope Davis, and Jake Gyllenhaal.

* Jake Gyllenhaal as Danny Robbins ( Mitch's son ; this was Jake Gyllenhaal's film debut at age 10 )

Recent motion pictures in which the agency has been involved in include Fox Searchlight's Crazy Heart, starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Robert Duvall, and directed by Scott Cooper ; Richard Eyre ’ s The Other Man, starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney ; Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer, starring Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Williams, and Kim Cattrall ; James Toback's documentary Tyson, which was the official selection in Un Certain Regard at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and won a specially named " Knockout " prize ; Chris Rock's documentary Good Hair, which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won a special jury prize ; and The Women, directed by Diane English and starring Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, and Bette Midler.

Gyllenhaal has appeared in an eclectic range of films, including the indie film Sherrybaby ( 2006 ), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe, the romantic comedy Trust the Man ( 2006 ), and big-budget films such as World Trade Center ( 2006 ) and The Dark Knight ( 2008 ).

Her father, who was raised in the Swedenborgian religion, is of Swedish and English ancestry, and is a member of the Swedish noble Gyllenhaal family.

Her last purely Swedish ancestor was her great-grandfather, a descendant of Leonard Gyllenhaal, a leading Swedenborgian who supported the printing and spreading of Swedenborg's writings.

Gyllenhaal was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2004.

" Her performance in the film was well received: David Germain of the Associated Press wrote, " Gyllenhaal humanizes her so deeply and richly ... that Sherry elicits sympathy even in her darkest and weakest moments ", and Dennis Harvey of Variety called her performance " naturalistic ".

Gyllenhaal acknowledged her character was a damsel in distress to an extent, but said director Christopher Nolan sought ways to empower her character, so " Rachel's really clear about what's important to her and unwilling to compromise her morals, which made a nice change " from the many conflicted characters she had previously portrayed.

Joe Dziemianowicz of the New York Daily News was less than enthusiastic about her performance, writing: " Gyllenhaal, who was so dynamic as a druggie in the film Sherrybaby, plays Yelena with a slow-mo saunter and monotonous pasted-on smile that makes it seem as if she's been in Sherry's stash.

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone reported that Gyllenhaal was " funny, touching and vital as Jean " and that her part was " conventionally conceived, but Gyllenhaal plays it with a tough core of intelligence and feeling.

The option to make Campbell's book into a feature film was purchased in 2007 by producer / director Stephen Gyllenhaal ( See: Grassroots ( film )).

Gyllenhaal was born in Los Angeles, the son of film director Stephen Gyllenhaal and film producer and screenwriter Naomi Foner ( née Achs ).

* Maggie Gyllenhaal ( born 1977 ), stage and screen actress

Jacob Benjamin " Jake " Gyllenhaal ( ; born December 19, 1980 ) is an American actor.

* Jake Gyllenhaal ( born 1980 ), American actor

Naomi Gyllenhaal ( née Achs, previously Foner ; born March 15, 1946 ) is an American screenwriter.

Gyllenhaal was born Naomi Achs in New York City, the daughter of doctors Ruth ( born Silbowitz ) and Samuel Achs.

They have two granddaughters, Ramona ( b. 2006 ) and Gloria ( b. 2012 ), born to Maggie Gyllenhaal and husband Peter Sarsgaard.

Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal (; born October 4, 1949 ) is an American film director and poet.

Gyllenhaal was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Virginia Lowrie ( née Childs ) and Hugh Anders Gyllenhaal.

New York Times critic Stephen Holden noted: " The role of Lee, which Maggie Gyllenhaal imbues with a restrained comic delicacy and sweetness, should make her a star.

Ben Brantley of The New York Times wrote: " Ms. Gyllenhaal provides the essential bridge between the parts of the play's title.

Gyllenhaal played Allison Jimeno, the wife of Port Authority officer Will Jimeno, in Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, based on the September 11 attacks in New York City.

Gyllenhaal at the premiere of The Dark Knight ( film ) | The Dark Knight in New York City, July 14, 2008

Gyllenhaal played Yelena in the Classic Stage Company's 2009 Off Broadway production of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya in New York City.

However, A. O. Scott of the New York Times praised Gyllenhaal and co-star Allison Janney for their performances, writing that " both quite funny ".

Peter Sarsgaard and Gyllenhaal at the New York premiere of An Education in October 2009

Meanwhile, Jack's son Sam ( Jake Gyllenhaal ) is in New York City for an academic competition with his friends Brian and Laura ( Arjay Smith and Emmy Rossum ), where they also befriend a student named J. D.

Jake Gyllenhaal's mother is from a Jewish family from New York City, and Gyllenhaal has said that he considers himself " more Jewish than anything else.

Sheridan helmed the 2009 film Brothers, starring Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal, which was shot in New Mexico.

His grandson, the Swedish-American journalist Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal, retained the faith of his grandfather and was a member of the Swedenborgian New Church.

Donnie Darko is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, Jena Malone, and Mary McDonnell.

It includes an introduction by Jake Gyllenhaal, the screenplay of the Donnie Darko Director's Cut, an in-depth interview with Kelly, facsimile pages from the Philosophy of Time Travel, photos and drawings from the film, and artwork it inspired.

Source Code is a 2011 American science fiction-techno-thriller film directed by Duncan Jones, written by Ben Ripley, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Russell Peters and Jeffrey Wright which employs the concepts of quantum reality and parallel universes.

Her performance in the film received favorable reviews ; Mike Straka of Fox News wrote: " Gyllenhaal has never been sexier in any film before and her interplay with Ferrell will propel her to more A-list films, leaving her indie-darling days behind, no doubt.

IGN film critic Todd Gilchrist wrote, " Gyllenhaal adds real depth and energy to Rachel Dawes.

Gyllenhaal agreed to appear in the comedy film Away We Go, where she plays a bohemian college professor who is an old friend of John Krasinski's character.

In 2010, Gyllenhaal appeared in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, the sequel to the 2005 film Nanny McPhee.