Greta Gerwig

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Female

Birthday

1983-08-04 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

Sacramento, California, USA

Greta Gerwig

Biography

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • 60 Minutes

    60 Minutes

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ghost and Molly McGee

    The Ghost and Molly McGee

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

  • Jay Kelly

    Jay Kelly

  • Side by Side

    Side by Side

  • No Strings Attached

    No Strings Attached

  • China, IL

    China, IL

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • White Noise

    White Noise

  • Damsels in Distress

    Damsels in Distress

  • The Humbling

    The Humbling

  • Eden

    Eden

  • Frances Ha

    Frances Ha

  • To Rome with Love

    To Rome with Love

  • Hannah Takes the Stairs

    Hannah Takes the Stairs

  • A NY Thing

    A NY Thing

  • Pavements

    Pavements

  • Greenberg

    Greenberg

  • Maggie's Plan

    Maggie's Plan

  • Arthur

    Arthur

  • The House of the Devil

    The House of the Devil

  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

    The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

  • Nights and Weekends

    Nights and Weekends

  • Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

    Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

  • Carole & Grey

    Carole & Grey

  • Lola Versus

    Lola Versus

  • Art House

    Art House

  • Jackie

    Jackie

  • China, Il The Musical

    China, Il The Musical

  • 20th Century Women

    20th Century Women

  • Cannes Festival

    Cannes Festival

  • Yeast

    Yeast

  • You Wont Miss Me

    You Wont Miss Me

  • Mistress America

    Mistress America

  • Quick Feet, Soft Hands

    Quick Feet, Soft Hands

  • Wiener-Dog

    Wiener-Dog

  • How I Met Your Dad

    How I Met Your Dad

  • Jagoo

    Jagoo

  • The Dish & the Spoon

    The Dish & the Spoon

  • LOL

    LOL

  • Baghead

    Baghead

  • Thanks for the Add!

    Thanks for the Add!

  • Family Tree

    Family Tree

  • Northern Comfort

    Northern Comfort

  • Making a Scene | 11 Performances

    Making a Scene | 11 Performances