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.

Filmography

• 2027Narnia: The Magician's Nephew — Director, Producer, Screenplay
• 2025Jay Kelly — Lois Sukenick
• 2025Pavements — Self (uncredited), Thanks
• 2025Snow White — Additional Writing
• 2024Carole & Grey — Greta Gerwig
• 2024Janet Planet — Thanks
• 2023Barbie — Executive Producer, Director, Writer
• 2022White Noise — Babette Gladney
• 2019Little Women — Writer, Director
• 2018Isle of Dogs — Tracy Walker (voice)
• 2017Lady Bird — Writer, Director
• 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) — Victoria (voice)
• 201620th Century Women — Abbie
• 2016Jackie — Nancy Tuckerman
• 2016Maggie's Plan — Maggie Hardin
• 2016Wiener-Dog — Dawn Wiener
• 2015China, Il The Musical — Pony Merks, Writer
• 2015Jagoo — Olivia
• 2015Mistress America — Brooke Cardinas, Producer, Writer
• 2014Eden — Julia
• 2014The Humbling — Pegeen Mike Stapleford
• 2013Frances Ha — Frances Halladay, Writer
• 2013Making a Scene | 11 Performances
• 2012Damsels in Distress — Violet Wister
• 2012Lola Versus — Lola
• The Mindy Project — Sarah Branum
• 2012To Rome with Love — Sally
• 2011Arthur — Naomi Quinn
• China, IL — Pony Merks (voice)
• 2011No Strings Attached — Patrice
• Portlandia
• 2011The Dish & the Spoon — Rose
• 2010Art House — Nora Ohr
• 2010Greenberg — Florence Marr
• 2010Northern Comfort — Cassandra, Writer
• 2009A NY Thing — Tamera
• 2009Family Tree
• 2009The House of the Devil — Megan
• 2009You Wont Miss Me — Bridget
• 2008Baghead — Michelle
• 2008Nights and Weekends — Mattie, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2008Quick Feet, Soft Hands — Lisa
• 2008Yeast — Gen
• 2007Hannah Takes the Stairs — Hannah, Writer
• 2006LOL — Greta
• 2006Thanks for the Add! — Girl
• 2005Thomas the Obscure — Anne
• How I Met Your Dad — Sally Javits, Producer, Writer
• Untitled Chronicles of Narnia Film #2 — Director, Writer

Appearances as themselves (20)

• 2024Greta Gerwig: Itinerary of a Rising Star⁩ — Self
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• Cannes Festival — Self - Guest
• Directors on Directors — Self
• The Ghost and Molly McGee — Self (voice)
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• 2012Side by Side — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Made in Hollywood — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self (uncredited)
• The View — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• 60 Minutes — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee