Greta Gerwig

Also known as Greta Celeste Gerwig

American actress and filmmaker (born 1983)

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Greta Gerwig is an American actress and filmmaker born in 1983 who has worked in both acting and directing roles throughout her career. Her work in film has made her a notable figure in contemporary cinema.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Celeste
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Sacramento
Spouse: Noah Baumbach
Occupation: film producer
Educated at: Barnard College
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Unitarian Universalism
Award: Bradbury Award
Notable work: Barbie
Field of work: film production
Image: Greta Gerwig at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 2

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Commons category: Greta Gerwig
ethnic group: German Americans
date of birth: 1983-08-04
unmarried partner: Noah Baumbach
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
start of work period: 2006-00-00
related category: Category:Films directed by Greta Gerwig
member of: SAG-AFTRA
name in native language: Greta Gerwig
medical condition: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Greta Celeste Gerwig (/ˈɡɜːrwɪɡ/ GUR-wig; born August 4, 1983) is an American actress, screenwriter, and film director. She was initially known for working on various mumblecore films, such as Baghead (2008) and Yeast (2008), in which she became an important figure in the movement. Since then she has 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.

Gerwig began her career working with Joe Swanberg on films such as Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) and Nights and Weekends (2008). 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's 20th Century Women (2016), and Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs (2018).

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