Greta Gerwig

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Sacramento, California, USA
    Birthday
    8/4/1983
Hannah Takes the Stairs
Hannah Takes the Stairs
5.097
Nights and Weekends
Nights and Weekends
5.842
The Dish & the Spoon
The Dish & the Spoon
6.1
Damsels in Distress
Damsels in Distress
5.5
Lola Versus
Lola Versus
4.927
Yeast
Yeast
5.7
Frances Ha
Frances Ha
7.4
Art House
0
Maggie's Plan
Maggie's Plan
5.7
Mistress America
Mistress America
6.563
Thanks for the Add!
Thanks for the Add!
0
Quick Feet, Soft Hands
Quick Feet, Soft Hands
0
Greenberg
Greenberg
5.883
LOL
LOL
5.817
The Humbling
The Humbling
5.1
Northern Comfort
Northern Comfort
5
Jagoo
Jagoo
0
White Noise
White Noise
5.589
Wanna Come With?
0
Baghead
Baghead
5.8
Arthur
Arthur
5.567
20th Century Women
20th Century Women
7.353
Jackie
Jackie
6.448
The House of the Devil
The House of the Devil
6.3
Family Tree
Family Tree
0
A NY Thing
A NY Thing
2
No Strings Attached
No Strings Attached
6.289
Wiener-Dog
Wiener-Dog
5.63
Making a Scene
Making a Scene
5.923
The Making of 'Making a Scene'
The Making of 'Making a Scene'
6.5
To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love
5.775
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
7.854
Eden
Eden
5.811
Side by Side
Side by Side
7.261
You Wont Miss Me
You Wont Miss Me
5.3
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
6.5
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