Greta Gerwig

The Profile

American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actress. She directed Lady Bird (2017), Little Women (2019), and Barbie (2023), after an early career in indie cinema, earning multiple Academy Award nominations.

Gerwig received Oscar nominations for Lady Bird (Best Director and Best Original Screenplay) and Little Women (Best Adapted Screenplay). Barbie (2023) became the highest-grossing film directed by a solo woman, surpassing $1 billion worldwide.

Three DeBaser reviews explore Gerwig’s Lady Bird, Little Women, and Barbie. Critics praise performances, craft, and sincerity, while noting structural risks and some thematic neatness. Barbie’s visual world and dialogue split opinions; Little Women’s dual timelines intrigue but blur relationships; Lady Bird earns warm acclaim for its coming-of-age candor.