Gwyneth Paltrow

QUICK FACTS
NAME
Gwyneth Paltrow
OCCUPATION
Film Actress
BIRTH DATE
September 27, 1972 (age 46)
EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Barbara
PLACE OF BIRTH
Los Angeles, California
MAIDEN NAME
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow
FULL NAME
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow Martin
ZODIAC SIGN
Libra

Biography of Gwyneth Paltrow
Film actor / Film actress, Actress, Film actress (1972-)
Gwyneth Paltrow is an American actress known for films like 'Se7en', 'Emma' and 'Great Expectations'. In 1999, he won an Academy Award for his role in 'Shakespeare in Love'.
Who is Gwyneth Paltrow?
Gwyneth Paltrow, the daughter of Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner and television producer Bruce Paltrow, began acting as a child. In 1995, he appeared in the controversial film Se7en, along with Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt. From there, Paltrow won leading roles in a series of films such as Emma (1996), Great Expectations (1998) and A Perfect Murder (1998). In 1999, she won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Shakespeare in Love. Later, Paltrow appeared in Iron Man (2008) and other films of the Marvel franchise, and was married to the leader of Coldplay, Chris Martin, from 2003 to 2016.

Gwyneth Paltrow appears on stage during the MTV Total Request Live event at the MTV Times Square Studios on September 16, 2004 in New York City. (Photo: Scott Gries / Getty Images)
Gwyneth Paltrow appears on stage during the MTV Total Request Live event at the MTV Times Square Studios on September 16, 2004 in New York City. (Photo: Scott Gries / Getty Images)

Early life
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow was born on September 27, 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Daughter of Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner and television producer Bruce Paltrow, Paltrow did not grow up in the Hollywood world. After living in Los Angeles, Paltrow moved with his family to New York at the age of 11. The young blonde precocious debuted on stage with only 5 years in a theater in the mountains of Berkshire in Massachusetts, where his mother performed in the summer.


As she grew up, Paltrow's emerging beauty and the development of talent for acting began to win her small film roles, starting with Shout and Hook in 1991. After a well-received place in front of her mother in the television miniseries Cruel Doubt (1992), Paltrow decided to abandon his studies in art history at the University of California at Santa Barbara to devote himself to acting full-time.

Early career
The decision paid off: Paltrow won a series of roles in films such as Malice (1993), co-starring Nicole Kidman and Alec Baldwin, Flesh and Bone (1993) and Jefferson in Paris (1995), co-starring Nick Nolte. In 1995, Paltrow appeared in the controversial film Se7en, with Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt.

A romance with the latter helped push Paltrow to the headlines, just as he began to win leading roles in The Pallbearer (1996), Emma (1996), Great Expectations (1998), Sliding Doors (1998) and A Perfect Murder (1998). ). , with Michael Douglas. Paltrow confirmed his superstar status with a performance inspired by Shakespeare in Love, 1998, as the supposed muse of the immortal Bard. The paper won her an Oscar for Best Actress and made her one of the most sought-after artists in Hollywood.


The slender blonde also made a name for herself in the gossip columns with well-publicized relationships and breaks with Pitt and Ben Affleck, the Oscar-winning co-writer of Good Will Hunting (1997). Affleck also appeared (in a relatively small role) in Shakespeare in Love. He and Paltrow parted company in early 1998 after a year-long romance.

Average career
In 1999, Paltrow starred with Matt Damon in the exuberant production of director Anthony Minghella of The Talented Mr. Ripley, a novel by Patricia Highsmith. In 2000, he starred in the karaoke drama comedy Duets, directed by his father, Bruce Paltrow, and the romance Bounce, along with Affleck.

At the end of 2001, Paltrow put on an unflatteringly thick suit for some of his scenes in the crude comedy Shallow Hal, co-starring Jack Black and directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly. He also joined a stellar cast, including Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Bill Murray, Danny Glover and Luke and Owen Wilson, in The Royal Tenenbaums, directed by Wes Anderson. In 2002, he starred in the film adaptation of Possession, as well as the romantic parody of Miramax, A View From the Top.

Later roles
After his victory at the 1998 Academy Award, Paltrow participated in several less than memorable roles. In 2003, Paltrow played in the biopic Sylvia, the story of the talented poet and author Sylvia Plath, as the protagonist. The film did not live up to the exaggerations and failed at the box office. They followed a series of less popular films, like Running with Scissors (2003), Proof (2005) and Infamous (2006). He even tried to direct in 2005 with the short film Dealbreakers.

In 2008, Paltrow launched his GOOP lifestyle website, which sends