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Gwyneth Paltrow
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Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (/ˈpæltroʊ/ PAL-troh; 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 primarily in 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), f…
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Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (/ˈpæltroʊ/ PAL-troh; 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 primarily in 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), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Roles followed this 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 was 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 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–), she took a break from acting. She later returned to acting with Marty Supreme (2025). In 2005, Paltrow became the "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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gwyneth Paltrow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Gwyneth Paltrow's Filmography
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Influenced
as Self
Marty Supreme
as Kay Stone
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage)
Gwyneth vs Terry: The Ski Crash Trial
as Self (archive footage)
Avengers: Endgame
as Pepper Potts
Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams
as Self
Avengers: Infinity War
as Pepper Potts
Man in Red Bandana
as Narrator
Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me
as Self
Spider-Man: Homecoming
as Pepper Potts
Mortdecai
as Johanna Mortdecai
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
as Self
Thanks for Sharing
as Phoebe
Iron Man 3
as Pepper Potts
The Avengers
as Pepper Potts
No Poster
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
as Self (archive footage)
Contagion
as Beth Emhoff
Glee: The Concert Movie
as Holly Holliday (uncredited)
Country Strong
as Kelly Canter
Iron Man 2
as Pepper Potts
Two Lovers
as Michelle Rausch
Valentino: The Last Emperor
as Self
Iron Man
as Pepper Potts
The Good Night
as Dora Epstein
No Poster
Jay Z: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
as Self
Running with Scissors
as Hope Finch
Infamous
as Kitty Dean
Love and Other Disasters
as Jacks
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
as Self
Proof
as Catherine Llewellyn
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
as Polly Perkins
Sylvia
as Sylvia Plath
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
View from the Top
as Donna
Possession
as Maud Bailey
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Gwyneth Paltrow / Dixie Normous ('Austinpussy')
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
as Self
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
as Self (archival footage)
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
as Self
Being 'Shallow Hal'
as Self
Shallow Hal
as Rosemary Shanahan
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Margot Tenenbaum
The Anniversary Party
as Skye Davidson
No Poster
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self
Bounce
as Abby Janello
Duets
as Liv
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
as Self
Intern
as Gwyneth Paltrow (uncredited)
No Poster
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
as Self
The Talented Mr. Ripley
as Marge Sherwood
Dogma
as Woman at Airport (uncredited)
Shakespeare in Love
as Viola De Lesseps
Out of the Past
as Sarah Orne Jewett (voice)
A Perfect Murder
as Emily Bradford Taylor
Sliding Doors
as Helen Quilley
Hush
as Helen Baring
Great Expectations
as Estella
No Poster
The Making of Se7en
as Self
Hard Eight
as Clementine
Emma
as Emma Woodhouse
The Pallbearer
as Julie DeMarco
Moonlight and Valentino
as Lucy Trager
Se7en
as Tracy
Jefferson in Paris
as Patsy Jefferson
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Paula Hunt
Flesh and Bone
as Ginnie
Malice
as Paula Bell
Deadly Relations
as Carol Ann Fagot
Shout
as Rebecca
Hook
as Young Wendy
No Poster
Strangers
as Belle Burden