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Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Acting
Born: Sep 27, 1972
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
The Avengers Pepper Potts 2012 8.011
Iron Man 2 Pepper Potts 2010 6.851
Iron Man Pepper Potts 2008 7.657
Two Lovers Michelle Rausch 2008 6.865
The Good Night Dora Epstein 2007 5.348
Love and Other Disasters Jacks 2006 5.744
Running with Scissors Hope Finch 2006 5.782
Infamous Kitty Dean 2006 6.507
Proof Catherine Llewellyn 2005 6.344
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Polly Perkins 2004 5.9
View from the Top Donna Jensen 2003 5.563
Sylvia Sylvia Plath 2003 5.753
Possession Maud Bailey 2002 5.981
The Royal Tenenbaums Margot Tenenbaum 2001 7.458
The Anniversary Party Skye Davidson 2001 5.658
Shallow Hal Rosemary Shanahan 2001 6.167
Bounce Abby Janello 2000 5.81
The Talented Mr. Ripley Marge Sherwood 1999 7.199
Sliding Doors Helen Quilley 1998 6.564
Shakespeare in Love Viola De Lesseps 1998 6.835
A Perfect Murder Emily Bradford Taylor 1998 6.55
Great Expectations Estella 1998 6.634
Hard Eight Clementine 1997 6.84
Emma Emma Woodhouse 1996 6.614
The Pallbearer Julie DeMarco 1996 4.948
Se7en Tracy 1995 8.38
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Paula Hunt 1994 5.851
Malice Paula Bell 1993 6.274
Hook Young Wendy 1991 6.84
Shout Rebecca 1991 5.83
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1972
FromLos Angeles, California, …