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Greta Gerwig

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Greta Gerwig
Gerwig in 2024
Born
Greta Celeste Gerwig

(1983-08-04) August 4, 1983 (age 41)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Alma materBarnard College (BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • screenwriter
  • director
Years active2006–present
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​
Children2
AwardsFull list
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Greta Celeste Gerwig (/ˈɡɜːrwɪɡ/ GUR-wig;[1] born August 4, 1983) is an American actress, screenwriter, and film director. Initially known for working on various mumblecore films,[2][3] she has since expanded from acting in and co-writing independent films to directing major studio films. Gerwig was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world in 2018.[4]

Gerwig began her career working with Joe Swanberg on films such as Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) and Nights and Weekends (2008).[5] She has collaborated with her husband Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg (2010) and Frances Ha (2012), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination, Mistress America (2015), and White Noise (2022). She also acted in such films as Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress (2011), Woody Allen's To Rome with Love (2012), Rebecca Miller's Maggie's Plan (2015), Pablo Larraín's Jackie (2016), Mike Mills' 20th Century Women (2016), and Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs (2018).[6][7]

As a solo filmmaker, Gerwig has written and directed coming-of-age films Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2019), and the fantasy-comedy Barbie (2023), all of which earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture. This made her the first director whose first three solo films were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[8] For Lady Bird, she received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay,[9] and for Little Women, she was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Barbie, which she co-wrote with Baumbach, became the only film from a solo female director to gross over $1 billion worldwide,[10] and earned her a second Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.[11]

  1. ^ "Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig – Personal Palace Cinemas Introduction". Palace Cinemas. August 13, 2015. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Bunbury, Stephanie (July 19, 2013). "Real to reel: The rise of 'mumblecore'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Larocca, Amy (March 7, 2010). "Sweetheart of Early-Adult Angst". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Greta Gerwig: The World's 100 Most Influential People". Time. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Eisner, Ken (June 20, 2013). "Mumblecore queen Greta Gerwig laughs last in Frances Ha". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Thompson, Anne (December 21, 2016). "'20th Century Women': How Mike Mills Empowered Annette Bening and Greta Gerwig". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  7. ^ Hammond, Pete (December 1, 2016). "'La La Land' Grabs Massive 12 Nominations To Lead All Movies In Critics' Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  8. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (January 23, 2024). "'Barbie's' Greta Gerwig Snubbed for Oscars Best Director Nomination". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (February 26, 2018). "Greta Gerwig's 'Lady Bird' best director nomination is a huge deal". CNN. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  10. ^ Fischer, Sara (August 6, 2023). ""Barbie" makes history as film surpasses $1B in box office sales". Axios. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  11. ^ ""Barbie" global ticket sales reach $1 billion in historic first for women directors". CBS News. Associated Press. August 6, 2023. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

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