Greta Gerwig

DOB: 1983-08-04

DOD: -

Greta Gerwig is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director based in NY. She has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination, and Mistress America (2015). Gerwig made her solo directorial debut with the critically acclaimed comedy-drama film Lady Bird (2017), which she also wrote, and has also had starring roles in the films Damsels in Distress (2011), Jackie (2016), and 20th Century Women (2016). Greta Celeste Gerwig was born in Sacramento, California, to Christine Gerwig (née Sauer), a nurse, and Gordon Gerwig, a financial consultant and computer programmer. She has German, Irish, and English ancestry. Gerwig was raised as a Unitarian Universalist, but also attended an all-girls Catholic school. She has described herself as "an intense child". With an early interest in dance, she intended to get a degree in musical theatre in New York. She graduated from Barnard College in NY, where she studied English and philosophy, instead. Originally intending to become a playwright, after meeting young film director Joe Swanberg, she became the star of a series of intellectual low budget movies made by first-time filmmakers, a trend dubbed "mumblecore". Gerwig was cast in a minor role in Swanberg's LOL (2006) in 2006, while still studying at Barnard. She then appeared in many of Swanberg's films, and personally co-directed, co-wrote and co-produced one entitled Nights and Weekends (2008). She has worked with good quality directors such as Ti West (The House of the Devil (2009)), Whit Stillman (Damsels in Distress (2011)), or Woody Allen (To Rome with Love (2012)) but success and (international) recognition did not come until Frances Ha (2012), directed by Noah Baumbach, a film she also co-wrote. Both tall and immature, awkward and graceful, blundering and candid, annoying and engaging, Greta has won all hearts in the title role of Frances Ha(liday). In 2017, she wrote and directed the highly acclaimed, semi-autobiographical teen movie Lady Bird (2017), set in 2002-2003, and starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, and Timothée Chalamet. In 2011, Gerwig received an award for Acting from the Athena Film Festival for her artistry as one of Hollywood's definitive screen actresses of her generation.

Starred In

2008
Movie

Baghead

2010
Movie

Greenberg

2006
Movie

LOL

2011
Movie

Arthur

2012
Movie

To Rome with Love

2012
Movie

Lola Versus

2008
Movie

Yeast

2013
Movie

Frances Ha

2012
Movie

Side by Side

2009
Movie

Family Tree

2009
Movie

A NY Thing

2014
Movie

The Humbling

2014
Movie

Eden

2010
Movie

Art House

2016
Movie

Maggie's Plan

2015
Movie

Mistress America

2016
Movie

Wiener-Dog

2013
Movie

Making a Scene

2016
Movie

20th Century Women

2025
Movie

Jay Kelly

2009
Movie

You Wont Miss Me

2010
Movie

Northern Comfort

2016
Movie

Jackie

2018
Movie

Isle of Dogs

2015
Movie

Jagoo

2022
Movie

White Noise

2024
Movie

Carole & Grey

2025
Movie

Pavements

2011
Tv

Portlandia

1968
Tv

60 Minutes

2011
Tv

China, IL

1997
Tv

The View

1953
Tv

The Oscars