Wissenswertes

Mother of Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal

Godmother of her son Jake Gyllenhaal is Jamie Lee Curtis.

Godfather of her son Jake Gyllenhaal is Paul Newman.

She received a B.A. in English from Barnard College in 1966.

Grew up in Brooklyn.

Eric Foner is sometimes incorrectly referred to as her brother (The Columbia Spectator, February 2006). He is actually her ex-husband.

She received her M.A. in developmental psychology from Columbia University

Granddaughter Ramona Sarsgaard, born October 3, 2006.

Son Jacob 'Jake' Benjamin Gyllenhaal, born December 19, 1980.

Daughter Maggie Ruth Gyllenhaal, born November 16, 1977.

She is the daughter of Ruth (Silbowitz), a doctor, and Samuel Achs. Her paternal grandparents were Galician Jewish immigrants, and her maternal grandparents were Latvian Jews, with roots in Dvinsk.

Is Naomi from the line "And what about Naomi?" in the "Love of Chair" segment from The Electric Company (1971).

Graduate of Barnard College (Class of 1966).

Grandmother of Maggie Gyllenhaal's daughter Ramona.