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Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig

Actor, writer, director and producer · Born August 4, 1983 (43) · Sacramento, California, USA

Oscar nominee · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Greta Gerwig is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director based in NY. She has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg (2010), Frances Ha (2012), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination, and Mistress America (2015). Gerwig made her solo directorial debut with the critically acclaimed comedy-drama film Lady Bird (2017), which she also wrote, and has also had starring roles in the films Damsels in Distress (2011), Jackie (2016), and 20th Century Women (2016). Greta Celeste Gerwig was born in Sacramento, California, to Christine Gerwig (née Sauer), a nurse, and Gordon Gerwig, a financial consultant and computer programmer. She has German, Irish, and English ancestry. Gerwig was raised as a Unitarian Universalist, but also attended an all-girls Catholic school. She has described herself as "an intense child". With an early interest in dance, she intended to get a degree in musical theatre in New York. She graduated from Barnard College in NY, where she studied English and philosophy, instead. Originally intending to become a playwright, after meeting young film director Joe Swanberg, she became the star of a series of intellectual low budget movies made by first-time filmmakers, a trend dubbed "mumblecore". Gerwig was cast in a minor role in Swanberg's LOL (2006) in 2006, while still studying at Barnard. She then appeared in many of Swanberg's films, and personally co-directed, co-wrote and co-produced one entitled Nights and Weekends (2008). She has worked with good quality directors such as Ti West (The House of the Devil (2009)), Whit Stillman (Damsels in Distress (2011)), or Woody Allen (To Rome with Love (2012)) but success and (international) recognition did not come until Frances Ha (2012), directed by Noah Baumbach, a film she also co-wrote. Both tall and immature, awkward and graceful, blundering and candid, annoying and engaging, Greta has won all hearts in the title role of Frances Ha(liday). In 2017, she wrote and directed the highly acclaimed, semi-autobiographical teen movie Lady Bird (2017), set in 2002-2003, and starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, and Timothée Chalamet. 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 4, 1983 (43)
From
Sacramento, California, USA
Works as
Actor, writer, director and producer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Greta Gerwig's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
31%
Society
12%
Survival
7%
Morality
6%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 12 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 6

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 15
Hero
5 of 15
Shapeshifter
2 of 15
Herald
1 of 15
Mentor
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
13
Bittersweet
10
Absurd
9
Joyful
8
Contemplative
9
Other
23

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet18
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Greta Gerwig's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Greta Gerwig's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

49 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Narnia: The Magician's Nephew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Jay Kelly(2025)

    as Lois Sukenick

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Pavements(2024)

    Thanks · as Self (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Snow White(2025)

    Additional Writing

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Carole & Grey(2024)

    as Greta Gerwig

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Janet Planet(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Barbie(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • White Noise(2022)

    as Babette Gladney

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Little Women(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Isle of Dogs(2018)

    as Tracy Walker (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Meyerowitz Stories(2017)

    as Victoria (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Lady Bird(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • 20th Century Women(2016)

    as Abbie

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Jackie(2016)

    as Nancy Tuckerman

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Wiener-Dog(2016)

    as Dawn Wiener

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Maggie's Plan(2015)

    as Maggie Hardin

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Mistress America(2015)

    Producer · Writer · as Brooke Cardinas

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • China, Il The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer · as Pony Merks

  • Jagoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Olivia

  • The Humbling(2014)

    as Pegeen Mike Stapleford

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Eden(2014)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Making a Scene | 11 Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Frances Ha(2012)

    Writer · as Frances Halladay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Mindy Project(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sarah Branum

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Lola Versus(2012)

    as Lola

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • To Rome with Love(2012)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Damsels in Distress(2011)

    as Violet Wister

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • China, IL(2008)

    Show 30 episodes · Writer · as Pony Merks (voice)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Arthur(2011)

    as Naomi Quinn

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Dish & the Spoon(2011)

    Writer · as Rose

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • No Strings Attached(2011)

    as Patrice

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Portlandia(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Northern Comfort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer · as Cassandra

  • Art House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nora Ohr

  • Greenberg(2010)

    as Florence Marr

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The House of the Devil(2009)

    as Megan

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Family Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Une aventure New-Yorkaise(2009)

    as Tamera

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • You Wont Miss Me(2009)

    as Bridget

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Nights and Weekends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Mattie

  • Quick Feet, Soft Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lisa

  • Yeast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Gen

  • Baghead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Michelle

  • Hannah Takes the Stairs(2007)

    Writer · as Hannah

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Thanks for the Add! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Girl

  • LOL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Greta

  • Thomas the Obscure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Anne

  • How I Met Your Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Producer · Writer · as Sally Javits

  • Untitled Chronicles of Narnia Film #2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles, 46 of them dated from 2005 to 2025; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Barbie (2023)

$1.4B worldwide

Highest rated

Little Women (2019)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Barbie (2023)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
20052025

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 49: 34 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thDirecting6 of 49: 0 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting12 of 49: 0 only writing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thProducing5 of 49: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew3 of 49: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

49 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s12 · 12 acting · 2 crew2010s27 · 25 acting · 6 crew2020s7 · 3 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 35% of 23 roles
061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 major awards from 26 major nominations, 2011–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • +3 other major bodies · 1 win and 3 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Original Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Original Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
  2. 2020
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Adapted)
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Adapted Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Adapted Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
  3. 2018
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • +4 other major bodies · 1 win and 4 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Original Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Screenplay
  4. 2016
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  5. 2014
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy
  6. 2011
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Greta Gerwig's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 30; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Carole & Grey (2024)

99th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Little Women (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Greta Gerwig's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles7–77 · median 26 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles15–55 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles31–71 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles15–62 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles6–79 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Greta Gerwig work with?

People who share at least 2 of Greta Gerwig's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Noah Baumbach shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers