Naomi Foner (née Achs; born March 4, 1946) is an American
screenwriter, director, and former wife of Stephen Gyllenhaal. She is
the mother of actors Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal.Foner was born in New
York City, the daughter of doctors Ruth (née Silbowitz; 1920â€"1968)
and Samuel Achs (1919â€"2014). Her parents were both of Jewish
ancestry. Her aunt was Freda (Silbowitz) Hertz (1915â€"2013), a
lawyer. She was raised in a family of "high-achieving New York Jews."
Her grandparents immigrated from Eastern Europe (Latvia and
Poland).She attended Barnard College in New York City, graduating with
a BA degree in English. She later earned an MA degree in developmental
psychology from Columbia University.She has written the screenplays
for several feature films, including Running on Empty (for which she
received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and
won a Golden Globe Award for the same category), Losing Isaiah, and
most recently Bee Season. She was the Naomi referenced in the line
"...what about Naomi?" at the end of each Love of Chair segment of The
Electric Company, where she was an associate producer for two seasons.
screenwriter, director, and former wife of Stephen Gyllenhaal. She is
the mother of actors Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal.Foner was born in New
York City, the daughter of doctors Ruth (née Silbowitz; 1920â€"1968)
and Samuel Achs (1919â€"2014). Her parents were both of Jewish
ancestry. Her aunt was Freda (Silbowitz) Hertz (1915â€"2013), a
lawyer. She was raised in a family of "high-achieving New York Jews."
Her grandparents immigrated from Eastern Europe (Latvia and
Poland).She attended Barnard College in New York City, graduating with
a BA degree in English. She later earned an MA degree in developmental
psychology from Columbia University.She has written the screenplays
for several feature films, including Running on Empty (for which she
received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and
won a Golden Globe Award for the same category), Losing Isaiah, and
most recently Bee Season. She was the Naomi referenced in the line
"...what about Naomi?" at the end of each Love of Chair segment of The
Electric Company, where she was an associate producer for two seasons.
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