. . . "Her mother, Francesca (n??e Gardner), was a ballet dancer and eurythmy teacher, and her father, Paul Margulies, was a writer, philosopher, and well-known Madison Avenue advertising executive.[5][6] Her parents were Jewish, descended from immigrants from Austria, Hungary, and Romania.[7] Margulies' mother converted to Christianity during Margulies's childhood; Margulies herself still identifies as" .