Portrait of Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Acting

Biography

Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and businesswoman. The daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, she established herself as a leading lady, appearing in mainly mid-budget and period films during the 1990s and early 2000s, before transitioning to blockbusters and franchises. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Paltrow gained notice for her early work in films such as Seven (1995), Emma (1996), Sliding Doors (1998), and A Perfect Murder (1998). She garnered wider acclaim for her role as Viola de Lesseps in the historical romance Shakespeare in Love (1998), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. This was followed by roles in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and Shallow Hal (2001). She made her West End debut in the David Auburn play Proof (2003), earning a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress nomination, and reprised the role in the 2005 film of the same name. After becoming a parent in 2004, Paltrow reduced her acting workload by making intermittent appearances in films such as Two Lovers (2008), Country Strong (2010), and Contagion (2011). Paltrow's career revived through her portrayal of Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). On television, she had a recurring guest role as Holly Holliday on the Fox musical television series Glee (2010–2011), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. After starring in the Netflix series The Politician (2019–2020), she took a break from acting. In 2005 Paltrow became a "face" of Estée Lauder Companies; she was previously the face of the American fashion brand Coach. She is the founder and CEO of the lifestyle company Goop, which has been criticised for promoting pseudoscience, and has written several cookbooks. She received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for the Brown Bear and Friends (2009). She hosted the documentary series The Goop Lab for Netflix in 2020.

Born: September 27, 1972

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Filmography

2025
Marty Supreme

as Kay Stone

2024
Buy It Now

as Self

2023
Gwyneth vs Terry: The Ski Crash Trial

as Self (archive footage)

2022
2021
2021
American Horror Stories

as Daphne (Voice)

2020
2020
2019
The Politician

as Georgina Hobart

2019
2019
Avengers: Endgame

as Pepper Potts

2018
2018
Avengers: Infinity War

as Pepper Potts

2017
2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming

as Pepper Potts

2016
Chelsea

as Self

2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2015
Mortdecai

as Johanna Mortdecai

2013
2013
Iron Man 3

as Pepper Potts

2012
The Avengers

as Pepper Potts

2011
Contagion

as Beth Emhoff

2011
Glee: The Concert Movie

as Holly Holliday (uncredited)

2011
Web Therapy

as Maya Ganesh

2010
Country Strong

as Kelly Canter

2010
Conan

as Self

2010
Iron Man 2

as Pepper Potts

2009
Shark Tank

as Self - Shark

2009
Glee

as Holly Holliday

2009
2008
Two Lovers

as Michelle Rausch

2008
2008
Stand Up to Cancer

as Self - Host

2008
Iron Man

as Pepper Potts

2008
Pashmy Dream

as Gwyneth Paltrow

2007
The Good Night

as Dora Epstein

2006
2006
Infamous

as Kitty Dean

2006
El hormiguero

as Ella misma

2005
The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

2005
Proof

as Catherine Llewellyn

2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Sylvia

as Sylvia Plath

2003
View from the Top

as Donna Jensen

2002
Possession

as Maud Bailey

2002
2002
2001
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

as Self (archival footage)

2001
Shallow Hal

as Rosemary Shanahan

2001
The Royal Tenenbaums

as Margot Tenenbaum

2001
The Anniversary Party

as Skye Davidson

2000
Bounce

as Abby Janello

2000
Duets

as Liv

2000
Clerks

as Gwyneth Paltrow (voice)

2000
Intern

as Gwyneth Paltrow (uncredited)

1999
The Talented Mr. Ripley

as Marge Sherwood

1999
Teen Choice Awards

as Self - Nominee

1998
Shakespeare in Love

as Viola De Lesseps

1998
Out of the Past

as Sarah Orne Jewett (voice)

1998
A Perfect Murder

as Emily Bradford Taylor

1998
Sliding Doors

as Helen Quilley

1998
Hush

as Helen Baring

1998
1998
Parkinson

as Self

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Hard Eight

as Clementine

1997
Thomas Jefferson

as Jefferson's grandaughter (voice)

1996
Emma

as Emma Woodhouse

1996
1996
1996
The Pallbearer

as Julie DeMarco

1995
1995
Se7en

as Tracy

1995
Lo + plus

as Self - Guest

1995
Jefferson in Paris

as Patsy Jefferson

1993
1993
Malice

as Paula Bell

1993
Deadly Relations

as Carol Ann Fagot Applegarth Holland

1993
GMTV

as Self

1992
Cruel Doubt

as Angela Pritchard

1991
Shout

as Rebecca

1991
Hook

as Young Wendy

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1948
Bambi

as Self