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American actress, director & screenwriter.

Daughter of Naomi Foner & Stephen Gyllenhaal.

Older sister of Jake Gyllenhaal.

Goddaughter of Jamie Lee Curtis & Robert Elswit.

Is of Polish, English, Swiss-German, German, Scottish, Welsh, French & Swedish descent.

Graduated from Harvard-Westlake School (1995).

Graduated from Columbia University (1999).

Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) (2004).