Gwyneth Paltrow

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

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

|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1991|Rebecca|||||||
|1991|Young Wendy Darling|||||||
|1993|Carol Ann Fagot|||||||
|1993|Paula Bell|||||||
|1993|Ginny|||||||
|1994|Paula Hunt|||||||
|1995|Student|Uncredited||||||
|1995|Patsy Jefferson|||||||
|1995|Tracy Mills|Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress||||||
|1995|Lucy Trager|||||||
|1996|Clementine|||||||
|1996|Julie DeMarco|||||||
|1996|Emma Woodhouse|Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy||||||
|1996|Clementine|||||||
|1998|Sarah Orne Jewett|Voice||||||
|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_)||||||
|1998|Estella|||||||
|1998|Helen Baring|||||||
|1998|Emily Bradford Taylor|Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress||||||
|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)||||||
|1999|Marge Sherwood|Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress||||||
|2000|Herself|Uncredited||||||
|2000|Liv|||||||
|2000|Abby Janello|Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Ben Affleck)||||||
|2001|Skye Davidson|||||||
|2001|Margot Tenenbaum|Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy||||||
|2001|Rosemary Shanahan|Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress||||||
|2002|Herself|Documentary||||||
|2002|Gwyneth Paltrow as Dixie Normous in 'Austinpussy'|||||||
|2002|Maud Bailey|||||||
|2003|Donna Jensen|||||||
|2003|Sylvia Plath|||||||
|2004|Polly Perkins|Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Jude Law)||||||
|2005|Catherine|Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama||||||
|2006|Kitty Dean|||||||
|2006|Hollywood Jacks|Cameo appearance||||||
|2006|Hope Finch|||||||
|2007|Dora|||||||
|2008|Virginia "Pepper" Potts|Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actress Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Actress||||||
|2008|Michelle|Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female||||||
|2010|Virginia "Pepper" Potts|Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Science Fiction Actress Nominated—Scream Award for Best Science Fiction Actress||||||
|2010|Kelly Canter|||||||
|2011|Beth Emhoff|_Post-production_||||||
|2011|Herself/Holly Holiday|||||||
|2012|Virginia "Pepper" Potts|Cameo appearance||||||
|2013|Pepper Potts|||||||
|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1999|Host|Hosted episodes in 1999, 2001, and 2011||||||
|2008|Herself|||||||
|2010|Herself|||||||
|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"||||||
|2011|Herself|Season 2 Episode 6 "Gwyneth Paltrow"||||||

### Singles

|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Single|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year|scope="col" colspan="6"|Peak chart positions|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Certifications (sales threshold)|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|2000|—|1|—|1|1|—|* AUS: 2× Platinum|rowspan="2"|_Duets_|
|—|—|—|3|—|—|* AUS: Platinum|||||
|2010|81|—|30|—|—|—||rowspan="2"|_Country Strong_||
|2011|—|—|34|—|—|63|||||
|colspan="10" style="font-size: 8pt;"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart||||||||||

### Featured singles

|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Single|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year|scope="col" colspan="5"|Peak chart positions|scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="3"|2010|11|24|12|20|31|_Glee: The Music, Volume 4_||
|—|—|—|—|—|rowspan="2"|Non-album singles|||
|18|23|20|10|22|||||
|rowspan="4"|2011|57|—|63|—|95|rowspan="3"|_Glee: The Music, Volume 5_|
|83|98|80|—|—|||||
|23|38|35|36|52|||||
|66|—|66|—|75|_Glee: The Music, Volume 6_||||
|colspan="8" style="font-size: 8pt;"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart.||||||||

### Album appearances

|scope="col" style="width:22em;"|Song|scope="col"|Year|scope="col" style="width:9em;"|Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2000|_Duets_|||||
|rowspan="4"|2010|rowspan="4"|_Country Strong_|||
|2011|_Matthew Morrison_|||||

### Music videos

|scope="col"|Video|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Director|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2010|Kristin Barlowe, Christoper Sims|||||
|2011|Roger Pistole|||||

## Other websites

- Gwyneth Paltrow's Newsletter, Goop