Gwyneth Paltrow
Biography
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow, pronounced PAL‑troh, is an American actress and businesswoman born on September 27, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner. Paltrow first established herself as a leading lady in mid‑budget and period films of the 1990s and early 2000s before moving into larger blockbusters and franchise projects. Her early screen work includes Seven (1995), Emma (1996), Sliding Doors (1998) and A Perfect Murder (1998). She received broader acclaim for portraying Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love (1998). Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. She is credited with 141 acting roles and is also known as Gwyneth Ka.
Career overview
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow, born on September 27, 1972, in Los Angeles, California, is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner. Paltrow began her screen career in the mid‑1990s, gaining early notice for roles in the thriller Seven (1995), the period adaptation Emma (1996), the romantic comedy‑drama Sliding Doors (1998), and the crime thriller A Perfect Murder (1998). Her performance as Viola de Lesseps in the historical romance Shakespeare in Love (1998) earned her broader critical acclaim.
During the 1990s and early 2000s, Paltrow established herself as a leading lady in a range of mid‑budget and period films. She later expanded her repertoire to include larger‑scale blockbusters and franchise projects, reflecting a shift in the types of productions she pursued. Over the course of her career, she has accumulated a substantial body of work, with more than 140 credited appearances in film and television.
Paltrow’s achievements have been recognized with major industry honors, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. In addition to her acting work, she is noted for her involvement in business ventures, though specific enterprises are not detailed in the available sources.
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- Influenced (2026) as Self
- Marty Supreme (2025) as Kay Stone
- Variety & CNN Actors on Actors (2025) as Self
- In Vogue: The 90s (2024) as Self
- Skategoat (2024) Executive Producer
- Buy It Now (2024) as Self
- Gwyneth vs Terry: The Ski Crash Trial (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- The Kardashians (2022) as Self
- American Horror Stories (2021) as Daphne (Voice)
- Sex, Love & Goop (2021) as Self
- Sex, Love & Goop (2021) Executive Producer
- The Drew Barrymore Show (2020) as Self
- The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
- Celebrity IOU (2020) as Self
- The Goop Lab (2020) as Self
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) as Pepper Potts
- The Politician (2019) as Georgina Hobart
- The Politician (2019) Executive Producer
- The Chef Show (2019) as Self - Guest
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) as Pepper Potts
- Red Table Talk (2018) as Self
- Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams (2018) as Self
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) as Pepper Potts
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017) as Self
- Man in Red Bandana (2017) as Narrator
- Planet of the Apps (2017) as Self
- Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me (2017) as Self
- Chelsea (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self - Guest
- Mortdecai (2015) as Johanna Mortdecai
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe (2014) as Self
- Iron Man 3 (2013) as Pepper Potts
- Thanks for Sharing (2013) as Phoebe
- The Avengers (2012) as Pepper Potts
- Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe (2012) as Self
- Web Therapy (2011) as Maya Ganesh
- Contagion (2011) as Beth Emhoff
- Glee: The Concert Movie (2011) as Holly Holliday (uncredited)
- Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame (2011) as Self (archive footage)
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Iron Man 2 (2010) as Pepper Potts
- Who Do You Think You Are? (2010) as Self
- The Marriage Ref (2010) as Self - Panelist
- Country Strong (2010) as Kelly Canter
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Glee (2009) as Holly Holliday
- Shark Tank (2009) as Self - Shark
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) as Self - Guest
- Iron Man (2008) as Pepper Potts
- Two Lovers (2008) as Michelle Rausch
- Stand Up to Cancer (2008) as Self - Host
- Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008) as Self
- I Am 'Iron Man' (2008) as Self
- Spain... on the Road Again (2008)
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- The Good Night (2007) as Dora Epstein
- Movie Connections (2007) as Self
- El hormiguero (2006) as Ella misma
- Rachael Ray (2006)
- Love and Other Disasters (2006) as Jacks
- Running with Scissors (2006) as Hope Finch
- Infamous (2006) as Kitty Dean
- Jay Z: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2006) as Self
- The Reichen Show (2005) as Self - Guest
- Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005) as Self
- Proof (2005) as Catherine Llewellyn
- Dealbreaker (2005) Writer
- Dealbreaker (2005) Director
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) as Polly Perkins
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Mean Tweets
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- View from the Top (2003) as Donna
- Sylvia (2003) as Sylvia Plath
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003) as Self
- Celebrities Uncensored (2003) as Self
- American Idol (2002) as Self
- Last Call with Carson Daly (2002) as Self
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) as Gwyneth Paltrow / Dixie Normous ('Austinpussy')
- Possession (2002) as Maud Bailey
- Searching for Debra Winger (2002) as Self
- Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up (2002) as Self
- Good Day Live (2001) as Self
- Shallow Hal (2001) as Rosemary Shanahan
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) as Margot Tenenbaum
- The Anniversary Party (2001) as Skye Davidson
- Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001) as Self
- Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal (2001) as Self
- Being 'Shallow Hal' (2001) as Self
- With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson (2001) as Self (archival footage)
- Scary Movie (2000) as Viola de Lesseps (archival footage)
- Clerks (2000) as Gwyneth Paltrow (voice)
- Bounce (2000) as Abby Janello
- Duets (2000) as Liv
- Intern (2000) as Gwyneth Paltrow (uncredited)
- Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (2000) as Self
- Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley' (2000) as Self
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) as Marge Sherwood
- Teen Choice Awards (1999) as Self
- Parkinson (1998) as Self
- A Perfect Murder (1998) as Emily Bradford Taylor
- Shakespeare in Love (1998) as Viola De Lesseps
- Great Expectations (1998) as Estella
- Sliding Doors (1998) as Helen Quilley
- Hush (1998) as Helen Baring
- Out of the Past (1998) as Sarah Orne Jewett (voice)
- The View (1997) as Self
- Hard Eight (1997) as Clementine
- The Making of Se7en (1997) as Self
- Thomas Jefferson (1997) as Jefferson's grandaughter (voice)
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Emma (1996) as Emma Woodhouse
- The Pallbearer (1996) as Julie DeMarco
- Se7en (1995) as Tracy
- The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (1995) as Self
- Lo + plus (1995) as Self - Guest
- Moonlight and Valentino (1995) as Lucy Trager
- Jefferson in Paris (1995) as Patsy Jefferson
- Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Self
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) as Paula Hunt
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- GMTV (1993) as Self
- Malice (1993) as Paula Bell
- Flesh and Bone (1993) as Ginnie
- Deadly Relations (1993) as Carol Ann Fagot Applegarth Holland
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self
- Cruel Doubt (1992) as Angela Pritchard
- Hook (1991) as Young Wendy
- Shout (1991) as Rebecca
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
- Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
- Good Morning America (1975) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self - Presenter
- Bambi (1948) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self
- Strangers as Belle Burden
- Strangers Executive Producer