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Greta Gerwig
Writing and directing Lady Bird, Little Women and Barbie.
Lady Bird · Little Women
- Born
- 4 August 1983
- Birthplace
- Sacramento, United States
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Greta Gerwig
Greta Gerwig moved from independent acting and collaborative screenwriting into directing intimate coming-of-age stories and a major studio blockbuster.
Early life
Sacramento childhood
Attended St. Francis High School and developed an interest in performance and dance.
College
Studied English and philosophy at Barnard and performed in student theatre.
Career
- 2006–2008
Independent beginnings
Acted in low-budget films and co-directed Nights and Weekends with Joe Swanberg.
- 2010–2015
Writing and acting
Developed films with Noah Baumbach, including Frances Ha.
- 2017–2019
Solo directing
Made Lady Bird and adapted Little Women.
- 2023
Studio scale
Directed and co-wrote Barbie.
Selected work
Lady Bird
A teenager’s ambitions collide with her complicated love for her mother and hometown.
Little Women
Rearranged the March sisters’ story around memory and artistic ambition.
Barbie
Turned a toy world into a comedy about identity and gender expectations.
Beyond work
Festival leadership
Presided over the Cannes competition jury in 2024.
Creative partnership
Married fellow filmmaker Noah Baumbach, with whom she has written several films.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Cannes: filmmaker biography ↗Photo: Raph_PH. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
