Gwyneth Paltrow

Also known as Gwyneth Kate Paltrow Martin

Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and businesswoman. The daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, she established herself as a leading lady appearing in primarily 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.

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Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American film, stage, and screen actor, as well as a singer and musician. Born in Los Angeles in 1972, she is the daughter of Blythe Danner and Bruce Paltrow and has a sibling named Jake Paltrow. She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her professional career began in 1989. She has served as a chief executive officer.

Paltrow has received the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She also holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Her spouses are Chris Martin and Brad Falchuk. Her unmarried partners have included Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Robert Sean Leonard, and Donovan Leitch. She speaks English and has blond and grey hair with blue eyes.

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Los Angeles, California, USA

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…

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Influenced — Self2026
Marty Supreme — Kay Stone2025
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors — Self2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest2025
An SNL Thanksgiving — (archive footage)2024
Buy It Now — Self2024
In Vogue: The 90s — Self2024
Gwyneth vs Terry: The Ski Crash Trial — Self (archive footage)2023
The Kardashians — Self2022
Sex, Love & Goop — Self2021

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Active from: 1972

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Catch up with Gwyneth Paltrow—an Academy Award–winning actress, the author of four New York Times–bestselling cookbooks, and the founder and CEO of the lifestyle company goop.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Gwyneth
Family name: Paltrow
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Los Angeles
Spouse: Brad Falchuk
Father: Bruce Paltrow
Mother: Blythe Danner
Sibling: Jake Paltrow
Position held: chief executive officer
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Christianity
Award: Primetime Emmy Award
Eye colour: blue
Hair colour: grey hair
Instrument: voice
Official website: gwynethpaltrow.com
Image: Gwyneth Paltrow - Marty Supreme.jpg
Height: 1.75
Number of children: 2

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Commons category: Gwyneth Paltrow
date of birth: 1972-09-27
unmarried partner: Luke Wilson
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress
start of work period: 1989-00-00
social media followers: 2727181
birth name: Gwyneth Kate Paltrow
medical condition: long covid
affiliation string: Goop
name in native language: Gwyneth Paltrow
sexual orientation: heterosexuality

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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 in primarily 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 including 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), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. This was followed by roles in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and Shallow Hal (2001). She made her West End debut in the David Auburn's play Proof (2003), earning a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress nomination, and reprised the role in the 2005 film of the same name.

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