I had dreams, but I didn't have the sense that they would necessarily work out. They seemed very far-fetched.

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.