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I think Secretary's funny, it is about sex, and there's a lot of sex in it, sex is the key, but you're talking about a lot of other complicated things.

Maggie Gyllenhaal

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Maggie Gyllenhaal
Age: 46
Born: 1977
Born: November 16
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Margaret Ruth Gyllenhaal
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Secretary
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Keys
Sex
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