Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 28, 1972) is an American actress and singer. She was born in Los Angeles, California.

Paltrow in September 2011
Her father was movie director Bruce Paltrow. Her mother is actress Blythe Danner; her parents are second cousins. Her brother is director Jake Paltrow. Her uncle is singer-actor Harry Danner. Her half-cousin is actress Katherine Moennig. She studied Spanish in Talavera of the Queen, Spain. Paltrow married Coldplay singer Chris Martin on December 5, 2003. The couple separated in 2014. They have a daughter, Apple (born May 14, 2004) and son, Moses (born April 8, 2006). Since 2008, she plays Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe which is her most famous role.
Filmography
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Shout | 1991 | Rebecca | |
Hook | 1991 | Young Wendy Darling | |
Deadly Relations | 1993 | Carol Ann Fagot | |
Malice | 1993 | Paula Bell | |
Flesh and Bone | 1993 | Ginny | |
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | 1994 | Paula Hunt | |
Higher Learning | 1995 | Student | Uncredited |
Jefferson in Paris | 1995 | Patsy Jefferson | |
Se7en | 1995 | Tracy Mills | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Moonlight and Valentino | 1995 | Lucy Trager | |
Hard Eight | 1996 | Clementine | |
The Pallbearer | 1996 | Julie DeMarco | |
Emma | 1996 | Emma Woodhouse | Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
Hard Eight | 1996 | Clementine | |
Out of the Past | 1998 | Sarah Orne Jewett | Voice |
Sliding Doors | 1998 | Helen Quilley | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (also for Shakespeare in Love) Russian Guild of Film Critics – Best Foreign Actress San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (also for Shakespeare in Love) |
Great Expectations | 1998 | Estella | |
Hush | 1998 | Helen Baring | |
A Perfect Murder | 1998 | Emily Bradford Taylor | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress |
Shakespeare in Love | 1998 | Viola De Lesseps | Academy Award for Best Actress Empire Award for Best Actress Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (also for Sliding Doors) Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Joseph Fiennes) San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (also for Sliding Doors) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Sexiest Love Scene (shared with Joseph Fiennes) |
The Talented Mr. Ripley | 1999 | Marge Sherwood | Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress |
The Intern | 2000 | Herself | Uncredited |
Duets | 2000 | Liv | |
Bounce | 2000 | Abby Janello | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Ben Affleck) |
The Anniversary Party | 2001 | Skye Davidson | |
The Royal Tenenbaums | 2001 | Margot Tenenbaum | Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
Shallow Hal | 2001 | Rosemary Shanahan | Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress |
Searching for Debra Winger | 2002 | Herself | Documentary |
Austin Powers in Goldmember | 2002 | Gwyneth Paltrow as Dixie Normous in 'Austinpussy' | |
Possession | 2002 | Maud Bailey | |
View from the Top | 2003 | Donna Jensen | |
Sylvia | 2003 | Sylvia Plath | |
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | 2004 | Polly Perkins | Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Jude Law) |
Proof | 2005 | Catherine | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
Infamous | 2006 | Kitty Dean | |
Love and Other Disasters | 2006 | Hollywood Jacks | Cameo appearance |
Running with Scissors | 2006 | Hope Finch | |
The Good Night | 2007 | Dora | |
Iron Man | 2008 | Virginia "Pepper" Potts | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress |
Two Lovers | 2008 | Michelle | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female |
Iron Man 2 | 2010 | Virginia "Pepper" Potts | Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Science Fiction Actress Nominated—Scream Award for Best Science Fiction Actress |
Country Strong | 2010 | Kelly Canter | |
Contagion | 2011 | Beth Emhoff | Post-production |
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | 2011 | Herself/Holly Holiday | |
The Avengers | 2012 | Virginia "Pepper" Potts | Cameo appearance |
Iron Man 3 | 2013 | Pepper Potts | |
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Saturday Night Live | 1999 | Host | Hosted episodes in 1999, 2001, and 2011 |
Spain... on the road Again | 2008 | Herself | |
The Marriage Ref | 2010 | Herself | |
Glee | 2010–present | Holly Holliday | Pending—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2011) Season 2 Episode 7 "The Substitute" Season 2 Episode 15 "Sexy" Season 2 Episode 17 "A Night Of Neglect" |
Who Do You Think You Are? | 2011 | Herself | Season 2 Episode 6 "Gwyneth Paltrow" |
Discography
Singles
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [1] |
US AC [2] |
US Country [3] |
AUS [4] |
NZ [5] |
UK [6] | ||||
"Cruisin' (with Huey Lewis) | 2000 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | Duets | |
"Bette Davis Eyes" | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| ||
"Country Strong" | 2010 | 81 | — | 30 | — | — | — | Country Strong | |
"Me and Tennessee" (with Tim McGraw) | 2011 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 63 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Featured singles
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [8][9] [10] |
AUS [11][12] |
CAN [13][14] [15] |
IRL [16] |
UK [17][18] [19] | |||
"Forget You" (with Glee Cast) | 2010 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 31 | Glee: The Music, Volume 4 |
"Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag" (with Glee Cast)[20] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Singing in the Rain / Umbrella" (with Glee Cast) | 18 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 22 | ||
"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" (with Glee Cast) | 2011 | 57 | — | 63 | — | 95 | Glee: The Music, Volume 5 |
"Kiss" (with Glee Cast) | 83 | 98 | 80 | — | — | ||
"Landslide" (with Glee Cast) | 23 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 52 | ||
"Turning Tables" (with Glee Cast) | 66 | — | 66 | — | 75 | Glee: The Music, Volume 6 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Album appearances
Song | Year | Album |
---|---|---|
"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (with Babyface) | 2000 | Duets |
"Shake That Thing" | 2010 | Country Strong |
"Coming Home" | ||
"A Fighter" | ||
"Travis" | ||
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" (with Matthew Morrison) | 2011 | Matthew Morrison |
Music videos
Video | Year | Director |
---|---|---|
"Country Strong" | 2010 | Kristin Barlowe, Christoper Sims |
"Me and Tennessee" (with Tim McGraw) | 2011 | Roger Pistole |
References
- "Gwyneth Paltrow Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- "Adult Contemporary Top 10 for chart week of December 16, 2000". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- "Gwyneth Paltrow – "Country Strong" chart history". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- "australian-charts.com – Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- "charts.org.nz – New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- "Chart Stats - Tim McGraw and Gwyneth Paltrow". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles". ARIA Charts. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- "Hot 100: Week of December 04, 2010 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- "Hot 100: Week of March 26, 2011 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- Trust, Gary (April 27, 2011). "Katy Perry's 'E.T.' Returns To No. 1 On Hot 100". Billboard. New York: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- "Discography Glee Cast". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 21st March 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 21, 2011. Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- "Canadian Hot 100: Week of December 04, 2010 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- "Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 26, 2011 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- "Canadian Hot 100: Week of May 07, 2011 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- "Discography Glee Cast". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- "Adele holds on to singles and albums charts". BBC News. February 27, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- "Official UK Singles Top 100 – 30th April 2011". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- "Official UK Singles Top 100 – 14th May 2011". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
- "Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag (Glee Cast Version) [feat. Gwyneth Paltrow] – Single". iTunes Store Ireland. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
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