What is the best acting role of Greta Gerwig?

Before she became one of Hollywood's most celebrated directors, Gerwig was indie cinema's most naturalistic leading lady — messy, funny, and utterly alive in every role. Which performance do you love most?

Frances Halladay (Frances Ha)

An aspiring dancer navigating friendship, ambition, and growing up in New York in Frances Ha (2012).

1/10

Brooke (Mistress America)

A charismatic, endlessly scheming Manhattan woman who befriends her soon-to-be stepsister in Mistress America (2015).

2/10

Florence (Greenberg)

A gentle, emotionally open personal assistant who falls for a difficult houseguest in Greenberg (2010).

3/10

Violet (Damsels in Distress)

The cheerful, self-appointed campus reformer leading a quirky sorority in Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress (2011).

4/10

Abbie (20th Century Women)

A free-spirited punk photographer helping raise a teenage boy in 1970s Santa Barbara in 20th Century Women (2016).

5/10

Naomi (Arthur)

The quirky, loveable romantic interest shaking up a billionaire's arranged-marriage plans in Arthur (2011).

6/10

Alice (Lola Versus)

A supportive friend offering wry wisdom in the comedy-drama Lola Versus (2012).

7/10

Hayley (To Rome with Love)

A carefree American tourist swept into Woody Allen's romantic Italian comedy anthology in To Rome with Love (2012).

8/10

Patrice (No Strings Attached)

The supportive best friend offering wry wisdom in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached (2011).

9/10

Hannah (Hannah Takes the Stairs)

A restless young woman navigating overlapping romantic relationships in the mumblecore drama Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007).

10/10