Getting bad reviews or doing something that's not great is also really good for you as an actor. It also makes me feel as an actor that I've earned my stripes a bit.

Commenting on her work in Greenberg and other films New York Times critic A. Life and career
A native of Sacramento California Gerwig is the daughter of Christine (née Sauer) a nurse and Gordon Gerwig a financial consultant and computer programmer. Gerwig attended an all-girls Catholic school.

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. Greta Celeste Gerwig (born August 4 1983) is an American actress and filmmaker. Gerwig made her mainstream debut in 2011 in No Strings Attached.