Gretchen Wieners

Gretchen Wieners is a character in the 2004 film Mean Girls and its musical counterpart. She is portrayed by Lacey Chabert in the original 2004 film, Ashley Park in its Broadway musical version and will be portrayed by Bebe Wood in its upcoming film adaption. Biography Gretchen Wieners was born on July 17, 1987. While little is known about her early life, it is known she grew up very rich as her father invented toaster strudel, and that she grew up Jewish. Gretchen befriended Regina George during High School, and along with Karen Smith, officially created "The Plastics", a clique of rich, popular girls. She also has a boyfriend, Jason, who seems to take pleasure in making her jealous by hanging out with other girls such as Taylor Wedell. Personality Gretchen is spoiled and stylish but also insecure about her appearance and easily agitated. She is highly loyal to Regina George no matter what. She is very gossipy and struggles with keeping secrets. Gretchen knows everything about everyone, and usually spills people's secrets, intentionally or not. A running gag in the film is Gretchen continuously trying to make a slang term, fetch, happen, even though everyone around her is annoyed by it. She has also shown to be nice in certain situations, such as the moment she met Cady and admired her bracelet. However, Gretchen is plagued with insecurities and often compares herself to other girls at North Shore. She also cannot stand up for herself whenever Regina treats her badly, and is shown to bottle her troubles up. However, when she finally has enough of Regina she becomes closer to Cady and becomes loyal to her, with she and Karen kicking Regina out of the Plastics. She’s also shown to be dependant on others, such as Regina, Cady or her sleazy boyfriend, Jason.