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Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig

21 movies on Netflix

Biography

Greta Gerwig, born in Sacramento, California, is an American actress and filmmaker who started in independent cinema. She first worked with Joe Swanberg, co-writing Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) and helping write and direct Nights and Weekends (2008), and became a key figure in the mumblecore movement through films such as Baghead (2008). She later appeared in Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination, Damsels in Distress (2011), To Rome with Love (2012), Maggie's Plan (2015), Jackie (2016), 20th Century Women (2016), Isle of Dogs (2018), and White Noise (2022). Moving into directing, she wrote and directed Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2019), both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and co-wrote and directed Barbie (2023), which earned her an Academy Award nomination for adapted screenplay. She also received Academy Award nominations for directing and writing Lady Bird.

43years old

Turns 44 on August 4in 296 days

  • Born Sacramento
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Greta Celeste Gerwig

Movie Career

Films
21
Career span
18 years2007 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A first

    Gerwig directed Barbie, which opened in theaters on July 21, 2023 and starred Margot Robbie in the title role. The movie crossed the $1 billion gross mark worldwide, the first time a woman with sole director credit had done so.

  2. A first

    Gerwig was the first American female director to serve as Jury President at the Cannes Film Festival, presiding over the feature film jury in 2024.

  3. First role

    Gerwig's first stage role came in May 2014, when she played Becky in Penelope Skinner's The Village Bike at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York.

  4. First role

    Gerwig was still a student at Barnard in 2006 when she landed a minor part in Joe Swanberg's LOL. That same year she also appeared in Baghead by Jay and Mark Duplass.

  5. Behind the award

    At the 90th Academy Awards, Gerwig was nominated for Best Director for Lady Bird, making her the fifth woman ever nominated in that category in Oscar history.

Greta Gerwig movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Frances Ha2012 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Frances

    IMDb rating 7.4103K votes

  2. No Strings Attached2011 Comedy, Romanceas Patrice

    IMDb rating 6.2257K votes

  3. Jackie2016as Nancy Tuckerman

    IMDb rating 6.688K votes

  4. White Noise2022as Babette Gladney

    IMDb rating 5.748K votes

  5. Arthur2011as Naomi Quinn

    IMDb rating 5.754K votes

  6. Greenberg2010as Florence Marr

    IMDb rating 6.140K votes

  7. Mistress America2015as Brooke

    IMDb rating 6.730K votes

  8. 20th Century Women2016as Abbie Porter

    IMDb rating 7.353K votes

Most often with

Noah Baumbach directed five of these films, Joe Swanberg two. Billy Crudup appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Billy Crudup, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Billy CrudupNatalie Portman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Natalie PortmanAlia Shawkat, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Alia ShawkatAdam Driver, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Adam DriverJosh Hamilton, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Josh HamiltonMark Duplass, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Mark DuplassNoah BaumbachDirector, 5 filmsSee the 5 films by Noah BaumbachJoe SwanbergDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Joe Swanberg

Films together

Box office

What Greta Gerwig's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$387 million

16 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 21 films: 16 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.

  • 16Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

No Strings Attached2011as Patrice$149 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    No Strings Attached2011as Patrice
    $149M38.6% of the total
  2. 2
    To Rome with Love2012as Sally
    $73M18.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Isle of Dogs2018as Tracy Walker (voice)
    $73M18.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Arthur2011as Naomi Quinn
    $48M12.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Jackie2016as Nancy Tuckerman
    $14M3.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Frances Ha2012as Frances
    $9.0M2.3% of the total
  7. 7
    Greenberg2010as Florence Marr
    $6.3M1.6% of the total
  8. 8
    20th Century Women2016as Abbie Porter
    $5.7M1.5% of the total
Maggie's Plan (2015), $3.4 millionMistress America (2015), $2.5 millionDamsels in Distress (2011), $1.3 millionWiener-Dog (2016), $469,311Lola Versus (2012), $252,603Baghead (2008), $140,106White Noise (2022), $71,476Eden (2014), $65,460

$8.2 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

Awards

Seven awards and honors from 2017 to 2024.

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Greta Gerwig's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2024Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original and Adapted ScreenplayBarbieWon
2024Women of the YearWon
2020Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Original and Adapted ScreenplayLittle WomenWon
2018Independent Spirit Award for Best ScreenplayLady BirdWon
2018Time 100Honored
2017National Board of Review Award for Best DirectorLady BirdWon
Bradbury AwardWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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