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There was something to me that was really compelling about that woman, already knowing she couldn't get pregnant. When I made that movie I was maybe 24, and to be 24 and already know you can't get pregnant, that was really interesting to me.

Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: November 16
Actress
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Margaret Ruth Gyllenhaal
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