1983-08-04 ( 41 years old ) in Sacramento, California, USA
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.
Movies
Pavements
2025-05-02
Carole & Grey
2024-11-21
White Noise
2022-11-25
Isle of Dogs
2018-03-23
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017-10-13
20th Century Women
2016-12-28
Jackie
2016-12-02
Wiener-Dog
2016-06-24
Wanna Come With?
2016-05-17
Maggie's Plan
2016-04-27
Mistress America
2015-08-14
Jagoo
2015-01-16
The Humbling
2014-12-31
Eden
2014-11-19
Making a Scene
2013-11-25
The Making of 'Making a Scene'
2013-11-25
Frances Ha
2013-05-17
Side by Side
2012-08-19
Lola Versus
2012-04-24
To Rome with Love
2012-04-20
Damsels in Distress
2012-04-06
Arthur
2011-04-08
The Dish & the Spoon
2011-03-12
No Strings Attached
2011-01-21
Northern Comfort
2010-05-28
Art House
2010-04-16
Greenberg
2010-03-26
The House of the Devil
2009-10-30
Family Tree
2009-10-13
A NY Thing
2009-09-19
You Wont Miss Me
2009-01-16
Nights and Weekends
2008-10-10
Quick Feet, Soft Hands
2008-04-18
Yeast
2008-03-10
Baghead
2008-01-21
Hannah Takes the Stairs
2007-08-22
Thanks for the Add!
2006-05-01
LOL
2006-03-13
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