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'''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.<ref name="Nifty">{{cite news|title=The Nifty 50 {{!}} Greta Gerwig, Actress|url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/the-nifty-50-greta-gerwig-actress/|date=January 28, 2010|work=The New York Times|accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Observer">{{cite news|title=Noah Baumbach Hires Mumblecore's Meryl Streep, Readies Greenberg|work=[[New York Observer]]|url=http://www.observer.com/2009/o2/noah-baumbach-hires-mumblecores-meryl-streep-readies-i-greenberg-i|date=February 9, 2009|accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref> 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 (film)|Greenberg]]'' in 2010 and ''[[Frances Ha]]'', which she co-wrote, in 2012. Gerwig made her mainstream debut in 2011, in ''[[No Strings Attached (film)|No Strings Attached]]''. She also co-starred alongside [[Russell Brand]] in the remake of [[Arthur (2011 film)|''Arthur'']].
'''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.<ref name="Nifty">{{cite news|title=The Nifty 50 {{!}} Greta Gerwig, Actress|url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/the-nifty-50-greta-gerwig-actress/|date=January 28, 2010|work=The New York Times|accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Observer">{{cite news|title=Noah Baumbach Hires Mumblecore's Meryl Streep, Readies Greenberg|work=[[New York Observer]]|url=http://www.observer.com/2009/o2/noah-baumbach-hires-mumblecores-meryl-streep-readies-i-greenberg-i|date=February 9, 2009|accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref> 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 (film)|Greenberg]]'' in 2010 and ''[[Frances Ha]]'', which she co-wrote, in 2012. Gerwig made her mainstream debut in 2011, in ''[[No Strings Attached (film)|No Strings Attached]]''. She also co-starred alongside [[Russell Brand]] in the remake of [[Arthur (2011 film)|''Arthur'']].


==Life and career==
==Early life and education==
A native of [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], California, Gerwig is the daughter of Christine (née Sauer), a nurse, and Gordon Gerwig, a financial consultant and computer programmer.<ref name=eiem>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article7142687.ece |title=Greta Gerwig – great expectations |date=June 6, 2010 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |first=Ryan |last=Gilbey}}{{Dead link|date=May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/greta-gerwig-the-queen-of-lowbudget-cinema-is-breaking-into-the-mainstream-with-her-role-in-arthur-2267216.html |title=Greta Gerwig: The queen of low-budget cinema is breaking into the mainstream with her role in Arthur |date=April 16, 2011 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |first=Guy |last=Adams |accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> She has German, Irish, and English ancestry.<ref name=eiem/> Gerwig was raised as a [[Unitarian Universalist]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uuworld.org/ideas/articles/289465.shtml|title=Greta Gerwig, UU film star|work=UU World|accessdate=August 20, 2013|date=August 15, 2013|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton}}</ref> but also attended an all-girls Catholic school. She has described herself as "an intense child".<ref>{{cite web|title=‘To Rome With Love’ star Greta Gerwig is wild about Woody Allen — just read her high school yearbook|url=http://ca.movies.yahoo.com/blogs/the-reel-breakdown/rome-love-star-greta-gerwig-wild-woody-allen-214237354.html|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|accessdate=January 19, 2013|date=June 22, 2012|first=Thelma|last=Adams}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|first=Emma|last=Brockes|date=July 13, 2013|title=Greta Gerwig: daydream believer|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=July 16, 2013|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jul/13/greta-gerwig-frances-ha}}</ref> With an early interest in dance, she intended to do a degree in musical theatre in New York. She graduated from [[Barnard College]],<ref name="Nifty">{{cite news|title=The Nifty 50 | Greta Gerwig, Actress|work=[[New York Times]]|http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/the-nifty-50-greta-gerwig-actress/|date=January 28, 2010|accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref> where she studied English and philosophy instead.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hannahtakesthestairs.com/cast.html|title=Hannah Takes The Stairs|work=hannahtakesthestairs.com|accessdate=February 21, 2015}}</ref> Originally intending to become a playwright, Gerwig was cast in a minor role in Joe Swanberg's ''[[LOL (2006 film)|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, ''[[The New York Times|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."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/movies/28scott.html |title=No Method To Her Method |newspaper=The New York Times |author=A. O. Scott |date=March 24, 2010 |accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> 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 happening for me, and I went back to acting classes'.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://athenafilmfestival.com/awards/award-winners/|title=Award Winners - Athena Film Festival|publisher=Official Website of Athena Film Festival|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>
A native of [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], California, Gerwig is the daughter of Christine (née Sauer), a nurse, and Gordon Gerwig, a financial consultant and computer programmer.<ref name=eiem>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article7142687.ece |title=Greta Gerwig – great expectations |date=June 6, 2010 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |first=Ryan |last=Gilbey}}{{Dead link|date=May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/greta-gerwig-the-queen-of-lowbudget-cinema-is-breaking-into-the-mainstream-with-her-role-in-arthur-2267216.html |title=Greta Gerwig: The queen of low-budget cinema is breaking into the mainstream with her role in Arthur |date=April 16, 2011 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |first=Guy |last=Adams |accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> She has German, Irish, and English ancestry.<ref name=eiem/> Gerwig was raised as a [[Unitarian Universalist]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uuworld.org/ideas/articles/289465.shtml|title=Greta Gerwig, UU film star|work=UU World|accessdate=August 20, 2013|date=August 15, 2013|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton}}</ref> but also attended an all-girls Catholic school. She has described herself as "an intense child".<ref>{{cite web|title=‘To Rome With Love’ star Greta Gerwig is wild about Woody Allen — just read her high school yearbook|url=http://ca.movies.yahoo.com/blogs/the-reel-breakdown/rome-love-star-greta-gerwig-wild-woody-allen-214237354.html|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|accessdate=January 19, 2013|date=June 22, 2012|first=Thelma|last=Adams}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|first=Emma|last=Brockes|date=July 13, 2013|title=Greta Gerwig: daydream believer|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=July 16, 2013|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jul/13/greta-gerwig-frances-ha}}</ref> With an early interest in dance, she intended to do a degree in musical theatre in New York. She graduated from [[Barnard College]],<ref name="Nifty">{{cite news|title=The Nifty 50 | Greta Gerwig, Actress|work=[[New York Times]]|http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/the-nifty-50-greta-gerwig-actress/|date=January 28, 2010|accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref> where she studied English and philosophy instead.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hannahtakesthestairs.com/cast.html|title=Hannah Takes The Stairs|work=hannahtakesthestairs.com|accessdate=February 21, 2015}}</ref>
==Career==
Originally intending to become a playwright, Gerwig was cast in a minor role in Joe Swanberg's ''[[LOL (2006 film)|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, ''[[The New York Times|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."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/movies/28scott.html |title=No Method To Her Method |newspaper=The New York Times |author=A. O. Scott |date=March 24, 2010 |accessdate=May 24, 2013}}</ref> 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 happening for me, and I went back to acting classes'.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://athenafilmfestival.com/awards/award-winners/|title=Award Winners - Athena Film Festival|publisher=Official Website of Athena Film Festival|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>
[[File:Greta Gerwig, No Strings Attached Premiere.jpg|thumb|Gerwig at the premiere of ''[[No Strings Attached (film)|No Strings Attached]]'', January 11, 2011]]
[[File:Greta Gerwig, No Strings Attached Premiere.jpg|thumb|Gerwig at the premiere of ''[[No Strings Attached (film)|No Strings Attached]]'', January 11, 2011]]
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.<ref name=":0" />
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.<ref name=":0" />

Revision as of 17:19, 31 March 2015

Greta Gerwig
Gerwig at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
Greta Celeste Gerwig

(1983-08-04) August 4, 1983 (age 41)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, playwright, director
Years active2006–present

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.[1][2] 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.

Early life and education

A native of Sacramento, California, Gerwig is the daughter of Christine (née Sauer), a nurse, and Gordon Gerwig, a financial consultant and computer programmer.[3][4] She has German, Irish, and English ancestry.[3] Gerwig was raised as a Unitarian Universalist,[5] but also attended an all-girls Catholic school. She has described herself as "an intense child".[6][7] With an early interest in dance, she intended to do a degree in musical theatre in New York. She graduated from Barnard College,[1] where she studied English and philosophy instead.[7][8]

Career

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."[9] 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 happening for me, and I went back to acting classes'.[7] 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.[10]

Gerwig at the premiere of No Strings Attached, January 11, 2011

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.[7]

Gerwig has been dating writer-director Noah Baumbach since late 2011.[11][12] 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.[13]

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 would also serve as producer.[14] However, the show was not picked up by the network after the initial pilot was made.

In May 2014, Gerwig made her stage debut, appearing as Becky in Peneolpe Skinner's The Village Bike at the Lucille Lortel Theater in New York. The show ran through June.[15]

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[16]
Arthur Naomi Quinn
China, IL Pony
2012 To Rome with Love Sally
Lola Versus Lola
2013 Frances Ha Frances Also co-writer
Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in a Comedy
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated – International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress[17]
Nominated – International Cinephile Society Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated – International Cinephile Society Award for Best Original Screenplay
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
2014 Eden Julia
The Humbling Pegeen Mike Stapleford
How I Met Your Dad Sally Unsold CBS pilot
2015 Mistress America Brooke
2015 Maggie's Plan Filming

References

  1. ^ a b "The Nifty 50 | Greta Gerwig, Actress". The New York Times. January 28, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010. Cite error: The named reference "Nifty" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Noah Baumbach Hires Mumblecore's Meryl Streep, Readies Greenberg". New York Observer. February 9, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Gilbey, Ryan (June 6, 2010). "Greta Gerwig – great expectations". The Sunday Times.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Adams, Guy (April 16, 2011). "Greta Gerwig: The queen of low-budget cinema is breaking into the mainstream with her role in Arthur". The Independent. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  5. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (August 15, 2013). "Greta Gerwig, UU film star". UU World. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  6. ^ Adams, Thelma (June 22, 2012). "'To Rome With Love' star Greta Gerwig is wild about Woody Allen — just read her high school yearbook". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d Brockes, Emma (July 13, 2013). "Greta Gerwig: daydream believer". The Guardian. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  8. ^ "Hannah Takes The Stairs". hannahtakesthestairs.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  9. ^ A. O. Scott (March 24, 2010). "No Method To Her Method". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  10. ^ "Award Winners - Athena Film Festival". Official Website of Athena Film Festival. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  11. ^ Olsen, Mark (September 7, 2012). "'Frances Ha' bonds Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  12. ^ Parker, Ian (April 29, 2013). "Happiness". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  13. ^ "Berlinale 2014: International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  14. ^ Nellie Andreeva. "Greta Gerwig To Topline CBS' 'How I Met Your Mother' Spinoff - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  15. ^ "The Village Bike - Off-Broadway Tickets - Broadway - Broadway.com". Broadway.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  16. ^ "The Master, Holy Motors Dominate ICS Award Nominees". icsfilm.org. January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  17. ^ "Blue is the Warmest Color, Inside Llewyn Davis, Her, 12 Years a Slave Top ICS Award Nomineess". icsfilm.org. January 12, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
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