Greta Gerwig
Greta Gerwig | |
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 Gerwig at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | Greta Celeste Gerwig August 4, 1983 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, playwright, director |
| Years active | 2006–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.
Life and career
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] 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 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
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Noah Baumbach Hires Mumblecore's Meryl Streep, Readies Greenberg". New York Observer. February 9, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ a b Gilbey, Ryan (June 6, 2010). "Greta Gerwig – great expectations". The Sunday Times.[dead link]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (August 15, 2013). "Greta Gerwig, UU film star". UU World. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Brockes, Emma (July 13, 2013). "Greta Gerwig: daydream believer". The Guardian. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ "Hannah Takes The Stairs". hannahtakesthestairs.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ^ A. O. Scott (March 24, 2010). "No Method To Her Method". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Award Winners - Athena Film Festival". Official Website of Athena Film Festival. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ Olsen, Mark (September 7, 2012). "'Frances Ha' bonds Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ Parker, Ian (April 29, 2013). "Happiness". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
- ^ "Berlinale 2014: International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva. "Greta Gerwig To Topline CBS' 'How I Met Your Mother' Spinoff - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ^ "The Village Bike - Off-Broadway Tickets - Broadway - Broadway.com". Broadway.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
- ^ "The Master, Holy Motors Dominate ICS Award Nominees". icsfilm.org. January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Greta Gerwig at IMDb
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- 1983 births
- Actresses from Sacramento, California
- American film actresses
- American women film directors
- American people of German descent
- American women screenwriters
- Barnard College alumni
- Living people
- Writers from Sacramento, California
- Film directors from California
- 21st-century American actresses
- American Unitarian Universalists
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of English descent