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
Credits
- 2024 · Carole & Grey as Greta Gerwig
- 2023 · Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2022 · White Noise as Babette Gladney
- 2022 · Cannes Festival as Self - Guest
- 2021 · The Ghost and Molly McGee as Self (voice)
- 2021 · Variety Studio: Directors on Directors as Self
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Tracy Walker (voice)
- 2017 · The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Victoria (voice)
- 2016 · 20th Century Women as Abbie Porter
- 2016 · Jackie as Nancy Tuckerman
- 2016 · Wiener-Dog as Dawn Wiener
- 2016 · Wanna Come With? as Susan
- 2016 · Maggie's Plan as Maggie Hardin
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Mistress America as Brooke Cardinas
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Jagoo as Olivia
- 2014 · The Humbling as Pegeen Mike Stapleford
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Eden as Julia
- 2014 · 73 Questions as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · Making a Scene as Woman
- 2013 · The Making of 'Making a Scene' as Self
- 2013 · Frances Ha as Frances Halladay
- 2012 · The Mindy Project as Sarah Branum
- 2012 · Side by Side as Self
- 2012 · Lola Versus as Lola
- 2012 · To Rome with Love as Sally
- 2012 · Damsels in Distress as Violet Wister
- 2011 · China, IL as Pony Merks (voice)
- 2011 · Arthur as Naomi Quinn
- 2011 · The Dish & the Spoon as Rose
- 2011 · Portlandia as
- 2011 · No Strings Attached as Patrice
- 2010 · Northern Comfort as Cassandra
- 2010 · Art House as Nora Ohr
- 2010 · Greenberg as Florence Marr
- 2009 · The House of the Devil as Megan
- 2009 · Family Tree as
- 2009 · A NY Thing as Tamera
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · You Wont Miss Me as Bridget
- 2008 · Nights and Weekends as Mattie
- 2008 · Quick Feet, Soft Hands as Lisa
- 2008 · Yeast as Gen
- 2008 · Baghead as Michelle
- 2007 · Hannah Takes the Stairs as Hannah
- 2006 · Thanks for the Add! as Girl
- 2006 · LOL as Greta
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1968 · 60 Minutes as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
- Future · How I Met Your Dad as Sally Javits
- Future · Jay Kelly as