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Greta Gerwigand Noah Baumbach work well together as film collaborators and now, spouses.
On Dec. 20, 2023, a representative for Gerwig confirmed to PEOPLE thatthe couple is marriedafter more than a decade of dating.
TheNo Strings Attachedactress and theWhite Noisedirector first met after Baumbach watched one of Gerwig’s films and decided to cast her in his upcoming project. They began their romantic relationship in 2011, while also beginning a consistent work relationship.
In the years since, they have collaborated on several movies together and welcomed two children.
While the couple have discussed their creative process and how they work together, they are private regarding their personal life.
Keep reading for a complete timeline of Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s relationship, both professional and romantic.
Early 2010: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach meet on the set ofGreenberg
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Gerwig and Baumbach first met when she was cast alongsideBen Stillerin Baumbach’s 2010 film,Greenberg. At the time, Baumbach was married to actressJennifer Jason Leigh, who also co-wrote the film.
November 15, 2010: Noah Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh split
After five years of marriage, Leigh filed for divorce from Baumbach. At the time, their son Rohmer was just 7 months old.
Baumbach and Leigh’s divorce was later finalizedin September 2013.
September2012: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach collaborate onFrances Ha
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The pair’s film,Frances Ha, which they co-wrote together, debuted at the Telluride Film Festival in 2012 and was later released via IFC Films. Baumbach, who directed the film, came up with the initial concept and pitched it to Gerwig, who starred in it as Frances. The two then bonded over the co-writing process.
ALos Angeles Timesarticle on the film referred to the duo as a “real-life couple.”
August 2015: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach work together on a third film
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Gerwig and Baumbach kept their collaborations coming when they worked on their third movie,Mistress America. Gerwig co-wrote, co-produced and costarred in the film alongsideLola Kirke. Meanwhile, Baumbach served as the director as well as a co-producer and co-writer.
“We really share a lot of the same sensibilities,” he toldColliderof Gerwig at the time. “We like a lot of the same movies. In writing, behavioral building blocks are interesting to both of us, so when we start talking about doing something together, there’s a lot of common ground, even though we’re bringing in our own perspectives and our own lives to it, but it feels very easy. Both these scripts felt like they’re very much of one voice — even though we’re working on our own scenes separately.”
Baumbach also noted that it is “less lonely, too, to work with somebody.”
October 2017: Greta Gerwig says she is not Noah Baumbach’s muse
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Gerwig added that their second and third projects were “half-mine” since she co-wrote them.
“Also, I knew secretly that I was engaged with this longer project, and wanted to be a writer and director in my own right, so I felt like the muse business, or whatever it was, was a position that I didn’t identify with in my heart,” she continued.
January 7, 2018: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach make their red carpet debut as a couple
After years of speculation, the couple went public with their relationship while attending theGolden Globe Awards. Gerwig and Baumbach arrived on the carpet together, both donning black outfits, and posed for a few photos.
Later on in the evening, Gerwig took home the award forbest comedy or musical filmforLady Bird, which she wrote and directed.
March 4, 2018: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach attend the Academy Awards
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Gerwig and Baumbach stepped out together again at the 90thAcademy Awards. Gerwig stunned in an embroidered yellow dress and the powerhouse couple smiled at each other as they posed for photos on the red carpet.
TheLady Birddirector was honored with two nominations for Best Achievement in Directing and Best Original Screenplay fortheSaoirse Ronan-starring film.
March 2019: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach welcome their first child together
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“I was always scared about being a mother,” Gerwig later toldVogue, “in terms of what it would mean for what I was able to do.”
It was later revealed that the couple’sson is named Harold.
July 16, 2019: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach announce their collaboration withBarbie
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Gerwig and Baumbach teamed up once again toco-write a live-action filmbased on the iconic Mattel doll, Barbie. Gerwig, who is directing the upcoming film, admitted that taking on the project “was terrifying.”
“There’s something about starting from that place where it’s like, ‘Well, anything is possible,’ " she explained onDua Lipa’s podcast. “It felt like vertigo, starting to write it. Where do you even begin? And what would be the story?”
“I think that feeling that I had was knowing that it would be really interesting terror,” she continued. “Usually, that’s where the best stuff is, when you’re like, ‘I am terrified of that.’ Anything where you’re like, ‘This could be a career-ender,’ then you’re like, ‘Okay, I probably should do it.’ "
Margot Robbieplayed the legendary plastic toy withRyan Goslingas her boyfriend, Ken.
December 6, 2019: Noah Baumbach talks working with Greta Gerwig
With careers that are constantly overlapping, the couple’s work sometimes makes its way into their relationship, however, the pair doesn’t seem to mind.
“I think the pleasure of writing for us is that it seeps into everything. I’d show her a cut of my movie, and then a few months later, I’m watching her movie,” Baumbach toldVogue. “I don’t want to sound sickeningly happy, but it’s a truly great thing to watch someone you love make something and love the thing they make. I don’t know how else to say it without saying great a lot.”
January 5, 2020: Noah Baumbach admits that he cried watching Greta Gerwig’sLittle Women
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Baumbach is no stranger to appreciating his partner’s work, however,Little Women, left a lasting impression on him.
“That’s a movie Istart cryingalmost from the beginning to the very end,” he shared with PEOPLE on the red carpet of theGolden Globes. “There’s so much emotion in it. It’s funny and it’s dramatic. You can tell it comes from the heart. It’s beautiful.”
January 6, 2020: Noah Baumbach shares how Greta Gerwig has influenced his work
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During a Director’s Roundtable discussion forThe Hollywood Reporter, Baumbach revealed how involved Gerwig is with his projects.
“It’s beyond advice it’s like the roots. She’s in there from the very beginning,” he said of his partner. “Greta has lines in all my movies that are actually hers — I mean maybe things she said in life but also things she wrote that I say, ‘Can I use that?’ "
January 24, 2020: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach explain why they dislike the terms “boyfriend” and “girlfriend”
After dating for nearly a decade, Gerwig and Baumbach explained why they don’t have a label for their relationship during an appearance on theLate Late Show with James Corden.
“‘Boyfriend’ makes it sound like I just met him last week,” Gerwig toldJames Corden. " ‘Lover’ is disgusting. And ‘fiancé’ makes it sound like there’s an imminent wedding. So none of it works.”
February 9, 2020: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach attend the Oscars
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Two of the biggest films of 2020 were Baumbach’sMarriage Storyand Gerwig’sLittle Women. The pair were the first couple to ever compete at the Academy Awards in the same categories. This included Best Picture, Lead Actress and Supporting Actress.
“Honestly the whole thing is surreal and amazing and I feel like we look at each other all the time and think, ‘Is this real? This is crazy, this is amazing,’ " Gerwig said on the red carpet.
Baumbach also shared the impact Gerwig has had on his life.
“She’smade me a better personand a better writer,” he told ABC’s Tamron Hall. “When we write together, I’m always trying to impress her. I feel like I write better because I work at it harder, I want her to be impressed.”
November 2022: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach collaborate onWhite Noise
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Baumbach released his film adaptation of Don Delillo’sWhite Noisein November 2022. Gerwig starred in the movie as Babette, oppositeAdam Driver(Jack). As it turns out, Gerwig was the one to motivate Baumbach to accept the challenge of creating a movie based on a book.
“I felt like this represents how I feel right now,” Baumbachsaid during a press conferenceahead of the film’s release. “It would have been true with or without the pandemic but that certainly put a finer point on it. I set out to do it almost to occupy my mind. Then I started showing pages to Greta and she was encouraging. I got deeper into it and I felt, ‘Well, let’s try this.’ "
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Gerwig announced that she and Baumbachwere expectingtheir second child together during an appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
“I am with child,” the actress-turned-director revealed as the crowd clapped.
“I went to an event recently, and I wore something, and I thought everyone would be so interested that I was having another child, and nobody cared,” she said jokingly. “It didn’t get reported on. Turns out nobody’s paying attention.”
When asked how Harold felt about having a sibling, Gerwig said, “It’s hard to know what a 3-year-old makes of things that aren’t existent yet in front of him … He’s beautifully sophisticated in some ways and then in other ways, he asks, ‘What language do they speak in New Jersey?’ "
June 13, 2023: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach attend the New York City premiere ofAsteroid City
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July 9, 2023: Greta Gerwig explains why Noah Baumbach did not attend the Los AngelesBarbiepremiere
Baumbach, who co-wroteBarbiewith Gerwig, skipped the world premiere of the film in support of theHollywood Writers Guild strike.
“My co-writer and co-creator, my partner in love and art, Noah Baumbach is not here. He is passionately supporting the fight of the Writers Guild of America,” Gerwig said, perVariety.
“He is a Barbie girl. Nothing inBarbiehappened without him, and nothing in Hollywood happens without writers,” she added.
TheBarbiedirector also noted that she hasn’t been sleeping well since her son arrived, explaining that she’s “still doing that thing where I wake up, every hour to 90 minutes, and just hover.”
December 20, 2023: Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach get married
source: people.com
