Greta Gerwig Biography

Greta Celeste Gerwig (born August 4, 1983) is an American actress and filmmaker. Gerwig first came to prominence through her association with the mumblecore film movement. She has collaborated with directors Joe Swanberg and Noah Baumbach on several projects, including the film Nights and Weekends, which she and Swanberg co-wrote, co-directed and in which they co-starred. Notable work with Baumbach has included Greenberg in 2010 and Frances Ha, which she co-wrote, in 2012. Gerwig made her mainstream debut in 2011, in No Strings Attached. She also co-starred alongside Russell Brand in the remake of Arthur.

Life and career

A native of Sacramento, California, Gerwig is the daughter of Christine (ne 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 do a degree in musical theatre in New York. She graduated from Barnard College, where she studied English and philosophy instead. Originally intending to become a playwright, Gerwig was cast in a minor role in Joe Swanberg's LOL in 2006, while still studying at Barnard. She began a partnership with the director and an association with other mumblecore filmmakers. Commenting on her work in Greenberg and other films, New York Times critic A. O. Scott described the actress as an "ambassador of a cinematic style that often seems opposed to the very idea of style." She made her first talk show appearance, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in 2010. Mainstream success remained elusive "I was really depressed. I was 25 and thinking, 'this is supposed to be the best time and I'm miserable' but it felt like acting was happeningfor me, and I went back to acting classes'. 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.

Gerwig voices one of the main characters in the Adult Swim cartoon China, IL. In 2011, she was cast as one of the leads in the HBO pilot The Corrections, but the show was not picked up to series.

Gerwig has been dating writer-director Noah Baumbach since late 2011. They worked together on his film Greenberg in 2010, and co-wrote Frances Ha, which was theatrically released in May 2013, after being screened on the festival circuit since September 2012.

In 2014 she was selected as a member of the jury for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.

In February 2014, it was announced that she will lead the spin-off of How I Met Your Mother titled How I Met Your Dad. She will also serve as producer.

Filmography

List of acting credits in film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	LOL	Greta
2007	Hannah Takes the Stairs	Hannah	Also co-writer
2008	Baghead	Michelle
	Yeast	Gen
	Nights and Weekends	Mattie	Also co-writer & co-director
	Quick Feet, Soft Hands	Lisa	short
	I Thought You Finally Completely Lost It	Greta
2009	You Wont Miss Me
	The House of the Devil	Megan
	Family Tree		Short
2010	Greenberg	Florence Marr	Nominated - Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Film Artist Nominated - Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Breakthrough Performance Nominated - Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Breakthrough Actress Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
	Art House	Nora Ohr
	Northern Comfort	Cassandra	Also co-writer Best Feature Film Award at Southern New England Indie Film Fest
	The Dish & the Spoon	Rose
2011	No Strings Attached	Patrice
	Damsels in Distress	Violet Wister	Dublin Film Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated - Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated - International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress
	Arthur	Naomi Quinn
	China, IL	Pony
2012	To Rome with Love	Sally
	Lola Versus	Lola
2013	Frances Ha	Frances	Also co-writer Pending - Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Pending - Chlotrudis Award for Best Original Screenplay Pending - International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress Pending - International Cinephile Society Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Nominated - Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated - London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year Nominated - Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated - Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress