Greta Gerwig

Acting

Greta Gerwig

Born 1983-08-04 · Sacramento, California, USA

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.

Acting credits

Isle of Dogs poster
7.8

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.

Isle of Dogs

2018

Jay Kelly poster
6.1

Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager, Ron.

Jay Kelly

2025

No Strings Attached poster
6.3

Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?

No Strings Attached

2011

Carole & Grey poster
1.0

Best friends Carole and Grey go on an odyssey from Brooklyn to the Upper West Side to get Grey's Dog.

Carole & Grey

2024

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) poster
6.5

An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

2017

Jackie poster
6.5

An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

Jackie

2016

Wiener-Dog poster
5.6

A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.

Wiener-Dog

2016

Frances Ha poster
7.3

An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

Frances Ha

2013

Arthur poster
5.6

A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman that his family doesn't like.

Arthur

2011

White Noise poster
5.6

Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.

White Noise

2022

Greenberg poster
5.9

Roger Greenberg, a failed musician now making a living as a carpenter in New York, returns to Los Angeles to house-sit for his brother. He's stranded there—since he doesn't drive—until his brother's assistant, Florence, comes to his rescue. She's as much a lost soul as he is, and the pair form a significant connection—giving Roger a much-needed reason to be happy.

Greenberg

2010

To Rome with Love poster
5.8

Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing voice, and he seizes the opportunity to rejuvenate his own flagging career; a young couple have separate romantic interludes; a spotlight shines on an ordinary man.

To Rome with Love

2012

20th Century Women poster
7.3

In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.

20th Century Women

2016

Mistress America poster
6.5

A college freshman cures her disappointment and loneliness by allowing herself to be pulled into the wacky schemes of her future stepsister.

Mistress America

2015

Making a Scene | 11 Performances poster
NR

The year's best performers star in 11 original (very) short films directed by Oscar-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.

Making a Scene | 11 Performances

2013

The House of the Devil poster
6.2

A young college student who’s struggling financially takes a strange babysitting job which coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger.

The House of the Devil

2009

Side by Side poster
7.3

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

Side by Side

2012

Maggie's Plan poster
5.7

Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But three years later, married to John with one daughter, Maggie is out of love and in a quandary: what do you do when you suspect your man and his ex-wife are actually perfect for each other?

Maggie's Plan

2016

The Humbling poster
5.1

Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace with her.

The Humbling

2014

Lola Versus poster
5.0

Just three weeks before her wedding, Lola's longtime fiance, Luke, dumps her. With her 30th birthday looming and being forced to re-enter the New York City dating scene, she feels adrift in a cold world. She leans on her friends for support but, after a series of romantic humiliations, professional blunders and boozy antics, Lola realizes that she alone is in charge of her fate.

Lola Versus

2012

Eden poster
5.8

Paul, a teenager in the underground scene of early-nineties Paris, forms a DJ collective with his friends and together they plunge into the nightlife of sex, drugs, and endless music.

Eden

2014

Pavements poster
6.7

'90s indie-rock band Pavement reunites for their sold-out 2022 tour. But as preparations get underway, surreal tributes emerge: an off-Broadway musical adaptation of their songs, a museum devoted entirely to the band’s legacy, and a shamelessly awards-baiting Hollywood biopic.

Pavements

2025

Damsels in Distress poster
5.5

A trio of beautiful girls set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university: the dynamic leader Violet Wister, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers.

Damsels in Distress

2012

Yeast poster
5.6

A maddeningly oblivious, tyrannical and emotionally stunted young woman tries her best to negotiate two toxic friendships.

Yeast

2008

Behind the camera

Barbie poster
6.9

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

Barbie

2023

Barbie poster
6.9

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

Barbie

2023

Little Women poster
7.8

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Little Women

2019

Little Women poster
7.8

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Little Women

2019

Lady Bird poster
7.2

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.

Lady Bird

2017

Lady Bird poster
7.2

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.

Lady Bird

2017

Frances Ha poster
7.3

An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.

Frances Ha

2013

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew poster
NR

The new upcoming film by Greta Gerwig.

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

2027

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew poster
NR

The new upcoming film by Greta Gerwig.

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

2027

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew poster
NR

The new upcoming film by Greta Gerwig.

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

2027

Mistress America poster
6.5

A college freshman cures her disappointment and loneliness by allowing herself to be pulled into the wacky schemes of her future stepsister.

Mistress America

2015

Mistress America poster
6.5

A college freshman cures her disappointment and loneliness by allowing herself to be pulled into the wacky schemes of her future stepsister.

Mistress America

2015

Hannah Takes the Stairs poster
5.2

Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?

Hannah Takes the Stairs

2007

Nights and Weekends poster
5.6

A man and woman must face the tension that builds between them during a long-distance relationship.

Nights and Weekends

2008

Nights and Weekends poster
5.6

A man and woman must face the tension that builds between them during a long-distance relationship.

Nights and Weekends

2008

Nights and Weekends poster
5.6

A man and woman must face the tension that builds between them during a long-distance relationship.

Nights and Weekends

2008

Untitled Chronicles of Narnia Film #2 poster
NR

The second film of Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia.

Untitled Chronicles of Narnia Film #2

Untitled Chronicles of Narnia Film #2 poster
NR

The second film of Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia.

Untitled Chronicles of Narnia Film #2

China, Il The Musical poster
NR

In the explosive hour long finale Baby Cakes wants a magical pet while Pony and Steve prove to each other that they love their respective crushes.

China, Il The Musical

2015

Northern Comfort poster
4.8

Two strangers' paths crisscross as they make their way toward Canada.

Northern Comfort

2010