Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal is an American screenwriter and director. She is also known for being the mother of famous actors Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal’s Early Life and Education
She was born on 15 March 1946, in New York City, New York, USA. She is the daughter of doctors Samuel Achs and Ruth Achs. Naomi is the only child of her parents. She belongs to a family of “high achieving New York Jews”. Her grandparents were migrated from Eastern Europe and belong to Jewish ancestry.
Likewise, she attended Barnard University with a bachelor of arts degree in English. Furthermore, she graduated from Columbia University with an MA in developmental psychology.
Naomi Forner Gyllenhaal’s Professional Career
Naomi Forner Gyllenhaal has written screenplays for numerous movies like Running on Empty in 1988, an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-nominated movie, Losing Isaiah in 1995, and Bee Season in 2005. Moreover, in 2013, she debuted as a director in the movie Very Good Girls starring Elizabeth Olsen and Dakota Fanning, which was even premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal’s Personal Life
Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal is a divorced lady. She last tied her knots with American director Stephen Gyllenhaal. The couple tied their knots in 1977 and has two very successful children Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Their relationship lasted for 32 years before the couple couldn’t keep up with their life together anymore. They separated in 2009. After the divorce, Stephen remarried filmmaker Kathleen Man.
Prior to marrying Stephen, she tied her knots with American historian and author Eric Foner. The two wedded in 1965. After spending 12 years of their life together, they began having complications and hence decided to separate from one another. In 1977, they finally got divorced and went on with their own separate lives.