Greta Gerwig
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.
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.
Known for
![Disney's Snow White](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l8FW5VPyD6aMkryoRHo70EZfhOA.jpg)
Disney's Snow White
![Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iM11nrgp0kcl3k68JZjV796T1T6.jpg)
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
![Barbie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iuFNMS8U5cb6xfzi51Dbkovj7vM.jpg)
Barbie
![White Noise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1a48bfLQm57ByADdw05uRMoFCZc.jpg)
White Noise
![Cannes Festival](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/imx2NdHWfGgtA9f9B04MH58Agvt.jpg)
Cannes Festival
![The Ghost and Molly McGee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u86g1KKPwsysQx6gA9LJt93xrtA.jpg)
The Ghost and Molly McGee
![Little Women](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yn5ihODtZ7ofn8pDYfxCmxh8AXI.jpg)
Little Women
![Isle of Dogs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c0nUX6Q1ZB0P2t1Jo6EeFSVnOGQ.jpg)
Isle of Dogs
![The Meyerowitz Stories](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c9teDTgwxgnb7wnZjZo4oNcF80R.jpg)
The Meyerowitz Stories
![Lady Bird](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gl66K7zRdtNYGrxyS2YDUP5ASZd.jpg)
Lady Bird
![20th Century Women](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mso2rEr9i0MilRIOao5HaWFipS9.jpg)
20th Century Women
![Jackie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nF9N33PfhizMEzbfxHoxXBo2vx9.jpg)
Jackie
![Wiener-Dog](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s7D9c9kSdYbYO3hSvZHVBiUf9gk.jpg)
Wiener-Dog
![Maggie's Plan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/irz7aLl87kGnwzdHoYs4iObLdFa.jpg)
Maggie's Plan
![The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
![Mistress America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rvwV64gSgftNFIOkWBZhan17R27.jpg)
Mistress America
![Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h7X59O3T4VWVAUzZ00LEpbwA3GP.jpg)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
![Jagoo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yTHaoDz2WaDPB4opuCJ6zij1YVe.jpg)
Jagoo
![The Humbling](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8x8NUmtcuNqlIH1JDAoxUjoDX7P.jpg)
The Humbling
![Variety Studio: Actors on Actors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pgWZXYG0gTKkwRH9pTxoscFmq4H.jpg)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
![Eden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uImYG8bSXIS66WdRJDl4qhVQQrv.jpg)
Eden
![73 Questions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6kxjUczylN29tmikUuet08uODQ2.jpg)
73 Questions
![Late Night with Seth Meyers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d735cGL2G07Tb0ysLHStu8c0uo8.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
![Off Camera with Sam Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wFzCudeLabyjvwh0n5C9rEtCqVy.jpg)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
![Making a Scene](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j2nNchRu2GZqOGmNY8Ayx7cmw0n.jpg)
Making a Scene
![Frances Ha](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2DQYXB62RSDtyqpHfhqkvHNTKib.jpg)
Frances Ha
![The Mindy Project](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5YFui8dtEGUglm6pHWbBzD01c0t.jpg)
The Mindy Project
![Side by Side](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qeeQ7rfTAXNYh4EqqdolFLkNwKM.jpg)
Side by Side
![Lola Versus](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vAmofQjo2lECavOLlK72O3kFNc0.jpg)
Lola Versus
![To Rome with Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qxFFJXEAZWtsfTiRgjOfZg85OMV.jpg)
To Rome with Love
![Damsels in Distress](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jlfQBSZCzNRXlslQtaWW93NtCwq.jpg)
Damsels in Distress
![China, IL](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gxzKGspzftXVmhIquL2tYdt9ZU5.jpg)
China, IL
![Arthur](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/foUTAJurvnbUoIUbnuUk5dyHx7M.jpg)
Arthur
![The Dish & the Spoon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/viRTbuJMIskBJfN8u7qrekQSl4W.jpg)
The Dish & the Spoon
![Portlandia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pfaxCP6YqlFHCL3QytnTanwRTL5.jpg)
Portlandia
![Northern Comfort](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kdfDbS2FiBpaomOFSYQzXsFx1U6.jpg)
Northern Comfort
![Greenberg](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jAsN4vPpycVxC89QlA6NYBXRuK7.jpg)
Greenberg
![The House of the Devil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4abKUbc9IbsndbaY1hacN1iPM0Y.jpg)
The House of the Devil
![Family Tree](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tFoXdr77yFk7TFgAFHkR0Ko7sJG.jpg)
Family Tree
![A NY Thing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mSBObkiA1spT1AeCekDc4IMrMsA.jpg)
A NY Thing
![Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onSD9UXfJwrMXWhq7UY7hGF2S1h.jpg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
![You Wont Miss Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tRT9203rHo3DyLuKWXZFKroESBX.jpg)
You Wont Miss Me
![Nights and Weekends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5vt089PMHOLgRbtEsddwH59EFKB.jpg)
Nights and Weekends
![Quick Feet, Soft Hands](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bWioUWlg1JBYCjvALht4TEq8C9C.jpg)
Quick Feet, Soft Hands
![Yeast](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pTu1bIwaMnHa1t1lfD9JlWeeVXx.jpg)
Yeast
![Baghead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pO3Au8iDpZsJt7Xco6fRsNvm3vz.jpg)
Baghead
![Hannah Takes the Stairs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/te1h3l6lkaBJOwPdR3wiNHtYnFr.jpg)
Hannah Takes the Stairs
![Thanks for the Add!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dotnBtX9VFqBpSUl6o0vpH2eVl4.jpg)
Thanks for the Add!
![LOL](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hzcuy3rJEsdlMkw8dvkHzDzvCWp.jpg)
LOL
![Made in Hollywood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6qmnydngb6MWvrTAe09x61SiXcC.jpg)
Made in Hollywood
![The View](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zn5ZtKXYo8XOoXUgtQxw7q2CjVt.jpg)
The View
![Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live
![60 Minutes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qDSKxeHoN9pvVChXXc2YZN4KwBJ.jpg)
60 Minutes
![The Oscars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
![Golden Globe Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kwPQHGHTTgJ8x5KTQDB8F2T4dzC.jpg)
Golden Globe Awards