Dakota Johnson and Jessie Buckley also star. 'Sweet Home Alabama' was one of her first film roles, though Mitra had gained exposure for her recurring role on 'Party of Five. An adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s novel of the same title, The Lost Daughter stars Olivia Colman as Leda, an impulsive and haunted loner who fixates on a young mother and daughter while on a seaside vacation. The actress also sat down with Fallon to discuss her recent directorial debut The Lost Daughter, out now on Netflix. Gyllenhaal’s rendition of “Sweet Home Alabama” was, unfortunately, not successful. Fallon kicked things off with Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely?” as played on a train whistle, while Gyllenhaal performed Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” on a washtub. The recurring segment featured Gyllenhaal and host Jimmy Fallon playing randomly generated songs on random instruments while the Roots attempted to guess the tune. Among the other attendees: Kate Hudson, Taylor Swift and Laura Dern.

Maggie Gyllenhaal showed off her musical talent in a segment on The Tonight Show. The clip, dubbed “Random Instrument Challenge,” saw the actress and director attempting to perform “Sweet Home Alabama” on a lap steel guitar. The Sweet Home Alabama movie actress, who turns 40 on Tuesday, brought her mom along for the fun. Plus, 'Sweet Home Alabama' is unquestionably an answer song to two Neil Young cuts, 'Southern Man' and 'Alabama.

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