Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Kate Paltrow ˈpæltroʊ PALtroh 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 midbudget 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 Paltrows 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 20102011 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia