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person_profile-Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig Age: 41

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Greta Gerwig

Date of Birth:

Aug 04, 1983

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

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.

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Filmography of

Greta Gerwig

Found 32 Movies in total

... 2025

Carole & Grey

Greta Gerwig ( Actor )

... 2024

White Noise

Babette Gladney ( Actor )

... 2022

Isle of Dogs

Tracy Walker (voice) ( Actor )

... 2018

... 2017

20th Century Women

Abbie Porter ( Actor )

... 2016

Jackie

Nancy Tuckerman ( Actor )

... 2016

Wiener-Dog

Dawn Wiener ( Actor )

... 2016

Maggie's Plan

Maggie Hardin ( Actor )

... 2016

Mistress America

Brooke Cardinas ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 2015

The Humbling

Pegeen Mike Stapleford ( Actor )

... 2014

Eden

Julia ( Actor )

... 2014

Frances Ha

Frances Halladay ( Actor )

Writer

... 2013

Side by Side

Self ( Actor )

... 2012

Lola Versus

Lola ( Actor )

... 2012

To Rome with Love

Sally ( Actor )

... 2012

Damsels in Distress

Violet Wister ( Actor )

... 2012

Arthur

Naomi Quinn ( Actor )

... 2011

The Dish & the Spoon

Rose ( Actor )

... 2011

No Strings Attached

Patrice ( Actor )

... 2011

Northern Comfort

Cassandra ( Actor )

Writer

... 2010

Art House

Nora Ohr ( Actor )

... 2010

Greenberg

Florence Marr ( Actor )

... 2010

The House of the Devil

Megan ( Actor )

... 2009

A NY Thing

Tamera ( Actor )

... 2009

You Wont Miss Me

Bridget ( Actor )

... 2009

Nights and Weekends

Mattie ( Actor )

Writer

... 2008

Yeast

Gen ( Actor )

... 2008

Baghead

Michelle ( Actor )

... 2008

Hannah Takes the Stairs

Hannah ( Actor )

Writer

... 2007

LOL

Greta ( Actor )

... 2006