Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the recipient of various accolades, including 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 performance as Viola de Lesseps in the historical romance Shakespeare in Love (1998) which won her several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actress. This was followed by roles in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Shallow Hal (2001), and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004). After becoming a parent in 2004, Paltrow significantly reduced her acting workload. She made occasional appearances in films, such as the drama Proof (2005), which earned her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. In 2009, she received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for the children's audiobook Brown Bear and Friends. In addition, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her guest role as Holly Holliday on the Fox musical television series Glee in 2011. From 2008 to 2019, she portrayed Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Beginning in 1995, Paltrow has been the face of Estée Lauder's Pleasures perfume; she was previously the face of the American fashion brand Coach. She is ...

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kerry Conran
CAST:  Jude Law  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Giovanni Ribisi  •  Angelina Jolie

When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kerry Conran
CAST:  Jude Law  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Giovanni Ribisi  •  Angelina Jolie

Sliding Doors (1998)

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London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens when she does or does not catch a train back to her apartment. Love. Romantic entanglements. Deception. Trust. Friendship. Comedy. All come into focus as the two stories ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Howitt
CAST:  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  John Hannah  •  John Lynch  •  Jeanne Tripplehorn

London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens when she does or does not catch a train back to her apartment. Love. Romantic entanglements. Deception. Trust. Friendship. Comedy. All come into focus as the two stories ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Howitt
CAST:  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  John Hannah  •  John Lynch  •  Jeanne Tripplehorn

Sylvia (2003)

Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Jeffs
CAST:  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Daniel Craig  •  Jared Harris  •  Michael Gambon

Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Jeffs
CAST:  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Daniel Craig  •  Jared Harris  •  Michael Gambon

The Anniversary Party (2001)

While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, the American actress Sally Nash and the British novelist Joe Therrian receive their close friends, some colleagues and their next door neighbors in a party. Under the effect of Ecstasy, revelations ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  Alan Cumming
CAST:  Alan Cumming  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  John Benjamin Hickey  •  Parker Posey

While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, the American actress Sally Nash and the British novelist Joe Therrian receive their close friends, some colleagues and their next door neighbors in a party. Under the effect of Ecstasy, revelations ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  Alan Cumming
CAST:  Alan Cumming  •  Jennifer Jason Leigh  •  John Benjamin Hickey  •  Parker Posey

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

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Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Anderson
CAST:  Gene Hackman  •  Anjelica Huston  •  Ben Stiller  •  Gwyneth Paltrow

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wes Anderson
CAST:  Gene Hackman  •  Anjelica Huston  •  Ben Stiller  •  Gwyneth Paltrow

View from the Top (2003)

UpliftingRomanticEnjoyableFun

No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to the wind and takes off in pursuit of her dream. The ride is anything but smooth, however, and Donna's laugh-packed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno Barreto
CAST:  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Christina Applegate  •  Candice Bergen  •  Marc Blucas

No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to the wind and takes off in pursuit of her dream. The ride is anything but smooth, however, and Donna's laugh-packed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno Barreto
CAST:  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Christina Applegate  •  Candice Bergen  •  Marc Blucas

Possession (2002)

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil LaBute
CAST:  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Aaron Eckhart  •  Jeremy Northam  •  Jennifer Ehle

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil LaBute
CAST:  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Aaron Eckhart  •  Jeremy Northam  •  Jennifer Ehle

Malice (1993)

A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Becker
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Bill Pullman  •  Bebe Neuwirth

A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Becker
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Alec Baldwin  •  Bill Pullman  •  Bebe Neuwirth

The Pallbearer (1996)

Aspiring architect Tom Thompson is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy that his best friend, "Bill," has taken his own life. Except that Tom has never met Bill and neither have his incredulous friends. So when Tom foolishly agrees to give the eulogy at Bill's funeral ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Reeves
CAST:  David Schwimmer  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Michael Rapaport  •  Toni Collette

Aspiring architect Tom Thompson is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy that his best friend, "Bill," has taken his own life. Except that Tom has never met Bill and neither have his incredulous friends. So when Tom foolishly agrees to give the eulogy at Bill's funeral ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matt Reeves
CAST:  David Schwimmer  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Michael Rapaport  •  Toni Collette

Hush (1998)

Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family estate. But all is not well in this household. Martha is jealous of her son's affection for Helen, and, despite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Darby
CAST:  Jessica Lange  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Johnathon Schaech  •  Nina Foch

Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family estate. But all is not well in this household. Martha is jealous of her son's affection for Helen, and, despite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Darby
CAST:  Jessica Lange  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Johnathon Schaech  •  Nina Foch

Intern (2000)

A young, underappreciated intern at the ultra-hip magazine Skirt must learn to deal with kissy-face phoniness, model tantrums and bulimic editors, while trying to steal the heart of a dashing British art director from the grips of a supermodel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Lange
CAST:  Dominique Swain  •  Ben Pullen  •  Peggy Lipton  •  Joan Rivers

A young, underappreciated intern at the ultra-hip magazine Skirt must learn to deal with kissy-face phoniness, model tantrums and bulimic editors, while trying to steal the heart of a dashing British art director from the grips of a supermodel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Lange
CAST:  Dominique Swain  •  Ben Pullen  •  Peggy Lipton  •  Joan Rivers

Bounce (2000)

A man switches plane tickets with another man who dies in that plane in a crash. The man falls in love with the deceased one's wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Roos
CAST:  Ben Affleck  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Natasha Henstridge  •  Joe Morton

A man switches plane tickets with another man who dies in that plane in a crash. The man falls in love with the deceased one's wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Roos
CAST:  Ben Affleck  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Natasha Henstridge  •  Joe Morton

Running with Scissors (2006)

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Murphy
CAST:  Annette Bening  •  Brian Cox  •  Joseph Cross  •  Joseph Fiennes

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Murphy
CAST:  Annette Bening  •  Brian Cox  •  Joseph Cross  •  Joseph Fiennes

Shout (1991)

A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Hornaday
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Jamie Walters  •  Heather Graham  •  Richard Jordan

A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeffrey Hornaday
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Jamie Walters  •  Heather Graham  •  Richard Jordan

Iron Man 3 (2013)

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When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shane Black
CAST:  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Guy Pearce  •  Don Cheadle

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shane Black
CAST:  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Guy Pearce  •  Don Cheadle

Pashmy Dream (2008)

A movie star flees from an interview when she's surrounded by paparazzi, leaving her bag behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Hopper
CAST:  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Daniele Savoca

A movie star flees from an interview when she's surrounded by paparazzi, leaving her bag behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Hopper
CAST:  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Daniele Savoca

Mortdecai (2015)

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An art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Koepp
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Olivia Munn  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Ewan McGregor

An art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Koepp
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Olivia Munn  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Ewan McGregor

The Avengers (2012)

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When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joss Whedon
CAST:  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Chris Evans  •  Mark Ruffalo  •  Chris Hemsworth

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joss Whedon
CAST:  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Chris Evans  •  Mark Ruffalo  •  Chris Hemsworth

Glee: The Concert Movie (2011)

A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour, featuring song performances and Glee fans' life stories and how the show influenced them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Tancharoen
CAST:  Dianna Agron  •  Lea Michele  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Darren Criss

A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour, featuring song performances and Glee fans' life stories and how the show influenced them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Tancharoen
CAST:  Dianna Agron  •  Lea Michele  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Darren Criss

Contagion (2011)

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As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Soderbergh
CAST:  Matt Damon  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Kate Winslet  •  Jude Law

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Soderbergh
CAST:  Matt Damon  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Kate Winslet  •  Jude Law
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