Maggie Gyllenhaal » Trivia

Older sister of Jake Gyllenhaal. Daughter of Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner.

Earned a B.A. in English from Columbia University (1999).

Studied briefly at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

The first six movies she made (Waterland (1992); A Dangerous Woman (1993); Shattered Mind (1996) (TV); The Patron Saint of Liars (1998) (TV); Homegrown (1998); Resurrection (1999) (TV)) were all directed by her father.

Attended the Dazed and Confused and Svedka Vodka Fashion Week Party.

Attended the Olympus Fashion Week Fall 2004

Broke up with her artist boyfriend of five years during the filming of Secretary (2002).

Has been in three movies with her brother Jake Gyllenhaal: A Dangerous Woman (1993) (which was directed by their father), Homegrown (1998) (which was directed by their father), and Donnie Darko (2001).

Was born in New York City but grew up in Los Angeles where she and her brother attended the prestigious Harvard-Westlake prep school.

Her mother is a Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated scriptwriter. Her father is an Emmy-nominated director, her grandmother is a doctor and Eric Foner, her mother's first husband, is an acclaimed historian at Columbia, the college she attended.

Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) after the 2004 Academy Awards.

Her mother is good friends, and was once the mentor of, Laurie Collyer who wrote SherryBaby (2006) (aka "Shall Not Want"), in which Maggie stars.

Her friendship with best friend Kirsten Dunst ended when Dunst broke up with Maggie's brother Jake.

Graduated Harvard-Westlake (private) high school in North Hollywood, California.

Engaged to Peter Sarsgaard and expecting a baby (April 11, 2006).