Gwyneth Paltrow
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1972-09-27 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Gwyneth Paltrow
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.
Acting
(2025)
Marty Supreme
as Carol Dunne
(2025)
(2023)
(2019)
Avengers: Endgame
as Pepper Potts
(2018)
Avengers: Infinity War
as Pepper Potts
(2018)
(2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming
as Pepper Potts
(2017)
(2017)
Man in Red Bandana
as Narrator
(2015)
Mortdecai
as Johanna Mortdecai
(2014)
(2013)
Iron Man 3
as Pepper Potts
(2013)
Thanks for Sharing
as Phoebe
(2012)
The Avengers
as Pepper Potts
(2012)
(2011)
Contagion
as Beth Emhoff
(2011)
Der Weg des Ruhms
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
Glee: The Concert Movie
as Holly Holliday (uncredited)
(2010)
Iron Man 2
as Pepper Potts
(2010)
Country Strong
as Kelly Canter
(2008)
Iron Man
as Pepper Potts
(2008)
Valentino: The Last Emperor
as Self
(2008)
Two Lovers
as Michelle Rausch
(2008)
I Am Iron Man
as Self
(2008)
Pashmy Dream
as Gwyneth Paltrow
(2007)
The Good Night
as Dora Epstein
(2006)
Running with Scissors
as Hope Finch
(2006)
Infamous
as Kitty Dean
(2006)
Love and Other Disasters
as Jacks
(2006)
(2005)
Proof
as Catherine Llewellyn
(2005)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
as Polly Perkins
(2003)
Sylvia
as Sylvia Plath
(2003)
View from the Top
as Donna Jensen
(2003)
(2002)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Dixie Normous
(2002)
(2002)
Possession
as Maud Bailey
(2002)
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
(2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Margot Tenenbaum
(2001)
Shallow Hal
as Rosemary Shanahan
(2001)
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
as Self
(2001)
The Anniversary Party
as Skye Davidson
(2001)
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
as Self (archival footage)
(2001)
(2001)
Being 'Shallow Hal'
as Self
(2000)
Intern
as Gwyneth Paltrow (uncredited)
(2000)
Bounce
as Abby Janello
(2000)
Duets
as Liv
(2000)
(2000)
(1999)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
as Marge Sherwood
(1998)
Shakespeare in Love
as Viola De Lesseps
(1998)
A Perfect Murder
as Emily Bradford Taylor
(1998)
Great Expectations
as Estella
(1998)
Sliding Doors
as Helen Quilley
(1998)
Hush
as Helen Baring
(1998)
Out of the Past
as Sarah Orne Jewett (voice)
(1997)
The Making of Se7en
as Self
(1996)
Hard Eight
as Clementine
(1996)
The Pallbearer
as Julie DeMarco
(1996)
Emma
as Emma Woodhouse
(1995)
Se7en
as Tracy
(1995)
Jefferson in Paris
as Patsy Jefferson
(1995)
Moonlight and Valentino
as Lucy Trager
(1994)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Paula Hunt
(1993)
Malice
as Paula Bell
(1993)
Deadly Relations
as Carol Ann Fagot Applegarth Holland
(1993)
Flesh and Bone
as Ginnie
(1991)
Hook
as Young Wendy
(1991)
Shout
as Rebecca
Crew
(2024)
Skategoat
Executive Producer
(2005)
Dealbreaker
Writer, Director