: Greta Gerwig is an American actress, screenwriter, and director born on August 4, 1983, in Sacramento, California. She began as an actress in the mumblecore film movement before establishing herself as one of Hollywood's most celebrated writer-directors. As an actress she appeared in Greenberg, Frances Ha (which she co-wrote), and 20th Century Women. As a director, she received Academy Award nominations for Lady Bird (2017) and Barbie (2023), with Barbie becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time.