Greta Gerwig
| Greta Gerwig | |
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 Gerwig at the premiere of No Strings Attached, January 11, 2011 |
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| Born | Greta Celeste Gerwig August 4, 1983 Sacramento, California, United States |
| Occupation | 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 director Joe Swanberg on several projects, including the film Nights and Weekends, which the two co-wrote, co-directed and in which they co-starred. Gerwig made her mainstream debut in 2011, co-starring alongside Russell Brand in Arthur, directed by Jason Winer.
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[edit] Life and career
A native of Sacramento, California, Gerwig is the daughter of Christine, a nurse, and Gordon Gerwig, a financial consultant and computer programmer.[3][4] She has German ancestry.[3] Gerwig graduated from Barnard College,[1] where she studied English and philosophy.[5] 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, and from there 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 her as "ambassador of a cinematic style that often seems opposed to the very idea of style" and said that "Ms. Gerwig, most likely without intending to be anything of the kind, may well be the definitive screen actress of her generation . . . She seems to be embarked on a project, however piecemeal and modestly scaled, of redefining just what it is we talk about when we talk about acting."[6] She made her first TV appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2010.[citation needed]
Gerwig voices one of the main characters in the Adult Swim cartoon China, IL.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 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 - 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 Actor/Actress Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead |
| Art House | Nora Ohr | ||
| Northern Comfort | Cassandra | Also co-writer Won - Best Feature Film at Southern New England Indie Film Fest |
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| The Dish & the Spoon | Rose | ||
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | Patrice | |
| Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress | Violet | ||
| Arthur | Naomi Quinn | ||
| China, IL | Pony | ||
| 2012 | Nero Fiddled | filming |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "The Nifty 50". The New York Times. January 28, 2010.
- ^ "Noah Baumbach Hires Mumblecore's Meryl Streep, Readies Greenberg". New York Observer. February 9, 2009. http://www.observer.com/2009/o2/noah-baumbach-hires-mumblecores-meryl-streep-readies-i-greenberg-i. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ a b "Greta Gerwig - great expectations" June 6, 2010, The Sunday Times
- ^ "Greta Gerwig: The queen of low-budget cinema is breaking into the mainstream with her role in Arthur" 16 April 2011, The Independent
- ^ Hannah Takes the Stairs: Cast
- ^ "No Method To Her Method", March 24, 2010, The New York Times
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