The daughter of noted producer Bruce Paltrow and Tony award-winning actress Blythe Danner, Gwyneth Paltrow was born in 1972 in Los Angeles. When Gwyneth was 11, the family moved to Massachusetts where her father began working in summer stock productions in the Berkshires. It was here that she received her early acting training under the tutelage of her parents. After graduating from the all-girls Spence School in New York City, she moved to California where she attended the University of California in Santa Barbara, majoring in Art History. She soon quit, realizing it was not her passion. In 1990 she made her stage debut in the Williamstown Theatre play, "Picnic". In 1991 she appeared in her first film, El primer grito del rock (1991), with John Travolta. That same year she met Steven Spielberg, who gave her a small part in his film Hook (1991). Her next roles were in made-for-television films, until she won rave reviews for her performance in Flesh and Bone (1993). In 1994, she entered into a relationship with Brad Pitt, the older (by nine years) superstar who gave her a career boost by choosing her to play his wife in the hit thriller Seven, los siete pecados capitales (1995). But it was the title role of Emma Woodhouse in Emma (1996) that fully tapped Gwyneth's capabilities and established her as a serious actress. She and Pitt broke off their much publicized engagement in 1997, citing as the reason the fact that neither felt that they could pursue their respective careers and at the same time maintain a happy marriage. They remain good friends. Meanwhile, Gwyneth's career has gone through the roof with the release of five glossy films in 1998, including Great Expectations (1998), Si yo hubiera (1998), A Perfect Murder (1998), and John Madden's masterpiece, Shakespeare apasionado (1998). Gwyneth's outstanding performance in the last film marked the greatest triumph of her career to date. She won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role.| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | High | ||
| 1991 | Shout | Rebecca | |
| 1991 | Hook | Young Wendy Darling | |
| 1992 | Cruel Doubt | Angela Pritchard | |
| 1993 | Deadly Relations | Carol Ann Fagot Applegarth Holland | |
| 1993 | Malice | Paula Bell | |
| 1993 | Flesh and Bone | Ginny | |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Paula Hunt | |
| 1995 | Higher Learning | Student | Uncredited |
| 1995 | Jefferson in Paris | Patsy Jefferson | |
| 1995 | Seven | Tracy Mills | |
| 1995 | Moonlight and Valentino | Lucy Trager | |
| 1996 | Hard Eight | Clementine | |
| 1996 | The Pallbearer | Julie DeMarco | |
| 1996 | Emma | Emma Woodhouse | |
| 1997 | Thomas Jefferson | Jefferson's granddaughter (voice) | TV mini-series |
| 1998 | Sliding Doors | Helen Quilley | |
| 1998 | Great Expectations | Estella | |
| 1998 | Hush | Helen Baring | |
| 1998 | A Perfect Murder | Emily Bradford Taylor | |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Viola De Lesseps | |
| 1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Marge Sherwood | |
| 2000 | The Intern | Herself | Uncredited |
| 2000 | Duets | Liv | |
| 2000 | Bounce | Abby Janello | |
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | Skye Davidson | |
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Margot Tenenbaum | |
| 2001 | Shallow Hal | Rosemary Shanahan | |
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Herself | Documentary |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Dixie Normous in 'Austinpussy' | Cameo |
| 2002 | Possession | Maud Bailey | |
| 2003 | View from the Top | Donna Jensen | |
| 2003 | Sylvia | Sylvia Plath | |
| 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Polly Perkins | |
| 2005 | Proof | Catherine | |
| 2006 | Infamous | Kitty Dean | |
| 2006 | Love and Other Disasters | Hollywood Jacks | Cameo |
| 2006 | Running with Scissors | Hope Finch | |
| 2007 | The Good Night | Dora | |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Pepper Potts | |
| 2008 | Two Lovers | Michelle | |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Pepper Potts | |
| 2010 | Country Strong | Kelly Canter | |
| 2011 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | Holly Holliday | Uncredited |
| 2011 | Contagion | Beth Emhoff | |
| 2012 | Thanks for Sharing | Phoebe | |
| 2012 | The Avengers | Pepper Potts | |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Pepper Potts | |
| 201? | 33 días | Dora Maar | Pre-Production |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Thomas Jefferson | Jefferson's granddaughter (voice) | TV mini-series |
| 1999–2001, 2011 | Saturday Night Live | Host/Various | 5 episodes |
| 2008 | Spain... On The Road Again | Herself | TV series documentary; 13 episodes |
| 2010 | The Marriage Ref | Herself – Panelist | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow/Jerry Seinfeld/Greg Giraldo" |
| 2010–2011 | Glee | Holly Holliday | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Herself | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" |
| 2012 | The New Normal | Abby | Episode: "Pilot" (cameo/uncredited) |
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