Greta Gerwig

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

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 co...

Acting

2008

Baghead

as Michelle

2010

Greenberg

as Florence Marr

2011

2006

LOL

as Greta

2011

Arthur

as Naomi Quinn

2008

2012

2012

Damsels in Distress

as Violet Wister

2012

2008

Yeast

as Gen

2013

Frances Ha

as Frances Halladay

2012

2009

A NY Thing

as Tamera

2014

The Humbling

as Pegeen Mike Stapleford

2014

Eden

as Julia

2010

Art House

as Nora Ohr

2016

Maggie's Plan

as Maggie Hardin

2015

Mistress America

as Brooke Cardinas

2016

Wiener-Dog

as Dawn Wiener

2013

2016

2009

2010

Northern Comfort

as Cassandra

2016

Jackie

as Nancy Tuckerman

2018

Isle of Dogs

as Tracy Walker (voice)

2015

Jagoo

as Olivia

2022

White Noise

as Babette Gladney

2024

Carole & Grey

as Greta Gerwig

2015

2025

Pavements

as Self (uncredited)

Production

2008

2013

Frances Ha

as Writer

2019

Little Women

as Writer

2013

2015

Mistress America

as Screenplay

2010

2008

2015

Mistress America

as Producer

2008

2026

2023

Barbie

as Executive Producer

2019

Little Women

as Director

2017

Lady Bird

as Writer

2017

Lady Bird

as Director

2023

Barbie

as Director

2023

Barbie

as Writer

2025

Snow White

as Additional Writing

2025

Pavements

as Thanks

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