Gwyneth Paltrow
Acting • Born 1972-09-27
Biography
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.
Filmography
138 credits
Hook
Movie • 1991
Young Wendy
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Movie • 1999
Marge Sherwood
Iron Man 2
Movie • 2010
Pepper Potts
Sliding Doors
Movie • 1998
Helen Quilley
Se7en
Movie • 1995
Tracy
Malice
Movie • 1993
Paula Bell
Iron Man
Movie • 2008
Pepper Potts
Shakespeare in Love
Movie • 1998
Viola De Lesseps
A Perfect Murder
Movie • 1998
Emily Bradford Taylor
Emma
Movie • 1996
Emma Woodhouse
Two Lovers
Movie • 2008
Michelle Rausch
Bounce
Movie • 2000
Abby Janello
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Movie • 2004
Polly Perkins
Possession
Movie • 2002
Maud Bailey
View from the Top
Movie • 2003
Donna Jensen
Love and Other Disasters
Movie • 2006
Jacks
Running with Scissors
Movie • 2006
Hope Finch
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Movie • 1994
Paula Hunt
The Pallbearer
Movie • 1996
Julie DeMarco
Hard Eight
Movie • 1997
Clementine
The Avengers
Movie • 2012
Pepper Potts
Great Expectations
Movie • 1998
Estella
The Royal Tenenbaums
Movie • 2001
Margot Tenenbaum
Shout
Movie • 1991
Rebecca
The Anniversary Party
Movie • 2001
Skye Davidson
Proof
Movie • 2005
Catherine Llewellyn
Infamous
Movie • 2006
Kitty Dean
Shallow Hal
Movie • 2001
Rosemary Shanahan
The Good Night
Movie • 2007
Dora Epstein
Sylvia
Movie • 2003
Sylvia Plath
Country Strong
Movie • 2010
Kelly Canter
Contagion
Movie • 2011
Beth Emhoff
Hush
Movie • 1998
Helen Baring
Flesh and Bone
Movie • 1993
Ginnie
Duets
Movie • 2000
Liv
Moonlight and Valentino
Movie • 1995
Lucy Trager
Glee: The Concert Movie
Movie • 2011
Holly Holliday (uncredited)
Iron Man 3
Movie • 2013
Pepper Potts
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Movie • 2001
Self (archival footage)
Jefferson in Paris
Movie • 1995
Patsy Jefferson
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
Movie • 2000
Self
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Movie • 2000
Self
Out of the Past
Movie • 1998
Sarah Orne Jewett (voice)
Thanks for Sharing
Movie • 2013
Phoebe
Mortdecai
Movie • 2015
Johanna Mortdecai
Deadly Relations
Movie • 1993
Carol Ann Fagot Applegarth Holland
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Movie • 2002
Dixie Normous
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Movie • 2014
Self
Gwyneth vs Terry: The Ski Crash Trial
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Jay Z: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Movie • 2006
Self
Man in Red Bandana
Movie • 2017
Narrator
Influenced
Movie • 2026
Self
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Movie • 2017
Pepper Potts
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie • 2018
Pepper Potts
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Movie • 2001
Self
Intern
Movie • 2000
Gwyneth Paltrow (uncredited)
Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams
Movie • 2018
Self
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
Movie • 2005
Self
Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me
Movie • 2017
Self
Being 'Shallow Hal'
Movie • 2001
Self
Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
Movie • 2001
Self
Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
Movie • 2002
Self
Avengers: Endgame
Movie • 2019
Pepper Potts
Searching for Debra Winger
Movie • 2002
Self
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Movie • 2008
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2003
Self
The Making of Se7en
Movie • 1997
Self
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Movie • 2012
Self
Marty Supreme
Movie • 2025
Kay Stone
Odesseus
Movie
Clerks
TV • 2000
Gwyneth Paltrow (voice)
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
The View
TV • 1997
Self
American Idol
TV • 2002
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Spain... on the Road Again
TV • 2008
Celebrities Uncensored
TV • 2003
Self
Movie Connections
TV • 2007
Self
The Marriage Ref
TV • 2010
Self - Panelist
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
GMTV
TV • 1993
Self
Thomas Jefferson
TV • 1997
Jefferson's grandaughter (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Glee
TV • 2009
Holly Holliday
Sex, Love & Goop
TV • 2021
Self
Chelsea
TV • 2016
Self
Red Table Talk
TV • 2018
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
El hormiguero
TV • 2006
Ella misma
Planet of the Apps
TV • 2017
Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV • 2020
Self
Cruel Doubt
TV • 1992
Angela Pritchard
American Horror Stories
TV • 2021
Daphne (Voice)
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2010
Self
Celebrity IOU
TV • 2020
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Kardashians
TV • 2022
Self
Last Call with Carson Daly
TV • 2002
Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV • 2020
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Politician
TV • 2019
Georgina Hobart
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Goldene Kamera
TV • 1984
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
Stand Up to Cancer
TV • 2008
Self - Host
The Chef Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Shark Tank
TV • 2009
Self - Shark
The Goop Lab
TV • 2020
Self
Lo + plus
TV • 1995
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self
Buy It Now
TV • 2024
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Web Therapy
TV • 2011
Maya Ganesh
In Vogue: The 90s
TV • 2024
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV • 2025
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Good Morning America
TV • 1975
Self
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV • 1995
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Presenter