Greta Celeste Gerwig (/ËˆÉ¡ÉœË rwɪɡ/; born August 4, 1983) is an
American actress and filmmaker. She first garnered attention after
working on and appearing in several mumblecore films. Between 2006 and
2009, she appeared in a number of films by Joe Swanberg, some of which
she co-wrote or co-directed, including Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)
and Nights and Weekends (2008).Since the early 2010s, Gerwig has
collaborated with her partner Noah Baumbach on several films,
including Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she received
a Golden Globe Award nomination, and Mistress America (2015). She also
appeared in Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress (2011), Woody Allen's
To Rome with Love (2012), Rebecca Miller's Maggie's Plan (2015), Pablo
LarraÃn's Jackie (2016), Mike Mills' 20th Century Women (2016), and
Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs (2018).Gerwig has had two solo directorial
ventures, the coming-of-age films Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women
(2019), both of which earned nominations for the Academy Award for
Best Picture. For the former, she received Academy Award nominations
for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, and for the latter,
she was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
American actress and filmmaker. She first garnered attention after
working on and appearing in several mumblecore films. Between 2006 and
2009, she appeared in a number of films by Joe Swanberg, some of which
she co-wrote or co-directed, including Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)
and Nights and Weekends (2008).Since the early 2010s, Gerwig has
collaborated with her partner Noah Baumbach on several films,
including Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she received
a Golden Globe Award nomination, and Mistress America (2015). She also
appeared in Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress (2011), Woody Allen's
To Rome with Love (2012), Rebecca Miller's Maggie's Plan (2015), Pablo
LarraÃn's Jackie (2016), Mike Mills' 20th Century Women (2016), and
Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs (2018).Gerwig has had two solo directorial
ventures, the coming-of-age films Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women
(2019), both of which earned nominations for the Academy Award for
Best Picture. For the former, she received Academy Award nominations
for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, and for the latter,
she was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
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