American actress Gwyneth Paltrow started her career with a small role in her godfather, Steven Spielberg's children's fantasy film Hook (1991) portraying Young Wendy Darling.[1] She gained acclaim in supporting roles in Flesh and Bone (1993), Seven (1995), and Hard Eight (1996). She had her first starring role in the film adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Emma (1996) portraying the title role of Emma Woodhouse. In 1998 she starred in the romance fantasy Sliding Doors, the romantic drama Great Expectations and the romantic period comedy Shakespeare in Love earning the Academy Award for Best Actress for the latter.
She earned acclaim for her roles in the mystery thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and Wes Anderson's comedy-drama The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). She portrayed poet Sylvia Plath in Sylvia (2003). She acted in the dramas Proof (2005), Infamous (2006), Two Lovers (2008), Country Strong (2010), and Contagion (2011) as well as the comedies Shallow Hal (2001), View from the Top (2003), Running with Scissors (2006), and Thanks for Sharing (2012). She joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe portraying Pepper Potts in the seven films starting with Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019).
On television, she has hosted Saturday Night Live three times from 1999 to 2011. She portrayed Holly Holliday on the Fox musical comedy series Glee earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She acted in the Netflix series The Politician (2019–2020) and starred as herself in the documentary series The Goop Lab (2020). On stage, she acted in numerous productions at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and made her West End theatre debut in the David Auburn play Proof (2002) earning a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress nomination.
Acting credits
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Shout | Rebecca | |
| Hook | Young Wendy Darling | ||
| 1993 | Malice | Paula Bell | |
| Flesh and Bone | Ginnie | ||
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Paula Hunt | |
| 1995 | Higher Learning | Student | Uncredited |
| Jefferson in Paris | Patsy Jefferson | ||
| Seven | Tracy Mills | ||
| Moonlight and Valentino | Lucy Trager | ||
| 1996 | Hard Eight | Clementine | |
| The Pallbearer | Julie DeMarco | ||
| Emma | Emma Woodhouse | ||
| 1998 | Sliding Doors | Helen Quilley | |
| Great Expectations | Estella Havisham | ||
| Hush | Helen Baring | ||
| A Perfect Murder | Emily Bradford Taylor | ||
| Shakespeare in Love | Viola de Lesseps | ||
| 1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Marge Sherwood | |
| 2000 | The Intern | Herself | Uncredited |
| Duets | Liv Dean | ||
| Bounce | Abby Janello | ||
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | Skye Davidson | |
| The Royal Tenenbaums | Margot Tenenbaum | ||
| Shallow Hal | Rosemary Shanahan | ||
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Herself | Documentary |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | Dixie Normous | Cameo | |
| Possession | Maud Bailey | ||
| 2003 | View from the Top | Donna Jensen | |
| Sylvia | Sylvia Plath | ||
| 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Polly Perkins | |
| 2005 | Proof | Catherine Llewellyn | |
| 2006 | Infamous | Kitty Dean | |
| Love and Other Disasters | Hollywood Jacks | Cameo | |
| Running with Scissors | Hope Finch | ||
| 2007 | The Good Night | Dora Shaller | |
| 2008 | Two Lovers | Michelle Rausch | |
| Iron Man | Pepper Potts | ||
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | ||
| Country Strong | Kelly Canter | ||
| 2011 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | Holly Holliday | Uncredited[2] |
| Contagion | Beth Emhoff | ||
| 2012 | The Avengers | Pepper Potts | |
| Thanks for Sharing | Phoebe | ||
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Pepper Potts | |
| 2014 | Virunga | Herself | Documentary |
| 2015 | Mortdecai | Johanna Mortdecai | |
| 2016 | Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids | Herself | Documentary |
| 2017 | Man in Red Bandana | Narrator | Documentary; voice role[3] |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | Pepper Potts | ||
| 2018 | Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams | Herself | Documentary |
| Avengers: Infinity War | Pepper Potts | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Pepper Potts / Rescue | |
| 2022 | She Said | Herself | Voice role[4] |
| TBA | Marty Supreme † | TBA | Filming[5] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Cruel Doubt | Angela Pritchard | Miniseries |
| 1993 | Deadly Relations | Carol Ann Fagot Applegarth Holland | Television film |
| 1999–2019 | Saturday Night Live | Herself / Various | Host; 6 episodes |
| 2000 | Clerks: The Animated Series | Herself | Voice role |
| 2008 | Spain... on the Road Again | Documentary; 13 episodes | |
| 2010 | The Marriage Ref | Panelist; episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow/Jerry Seinfeld/Greg Giraldo" | |
| 2010–2011 2014 |
Glee | Holly Holliday | 5 episodes |
| 2011 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Herself | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" |
| 2012 | The New Normal | Abby | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014 | Web Therapy | Maya Ganesh | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Nightcap | Herself | Episode: "A-List Thief" |
| 2017 | Planet of the Apps | Mentor | |
| 2019 | The Chef Show | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow / Bill Burr" | |
| 2019–2020 | The Politician | Georgina Hobart | Main role; also executive producer |
| 2020 | The Goop Lab | Herself | Also executive producer |
| 2023 | American Horror Stories | Daphne | Voice role; Episode: "Daphne" |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Playwright | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Susan Wilks | Mark Twain | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [6] |
| 1991 | Picnic | Millie Owens | William Inge | [7] | |
| 1992 | The Sweet By 'N' By | Libby Bradley | Frank Higgins | [8] | |
| 1994 | The Seagull | Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya | Anton Chekov | [9] | |
| 1999 | As You Like It | Rosalind | William Shakespeare | [10] | |
| 2002 | Proof | Catherine | David Auburn | Donmar Warehouse, West End | [11] |
| 2018 | Head Over Heels | — | Producer only, Broadway |
Video game
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Quest for the Code | Perfuma | Voice |
Discography
editSingles
editAs lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
US AC [13] |
US Country [14] |
AUS [15] |
NZ [16] |
UK [17] | ||||
| "Cruisin'" (with Huey Lewis) | 2000 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | Duets | |
| "Bette Davis Eyes" | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| ||
| "Country Strong" | 2010 | 81 | — | 30 | — | — | — | Country Strong | |
| "Me and Tennessee" (with Tim McGraw) | 2011 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 63 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19][20] [21] |
AUS [22][23] |
CAN [24][25] [26] |
IRL [27] |
UK [28][29] [30] | |||
| "Forget You" (among Glee cast) | 2010 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 31 | Glee: The Music, Volume 4 |
| "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag" (among Glee cast)[31] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Singing in the Rain/Umbrella" (among Glee cast) | 18 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 22 | ||
| "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"(among Glee cast) | 2011 | 57 | — | 63 | — | 95 | Glee: The Music, Volume 5 |
| "Kiss" (among Glee cast) | 83 | 98 | 80 | — | — | ||
| "Landslide" (among Glee cast) | 23 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 52 | ||
| "Turning Tables" (among Glee cast) | 66 | — | 66 | — | 75 | Glee: The Music, Volume 6 | |
| "Happy" (among Glee cast) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Glee: The Music, Celebrating 100 Episodes |
| "Party All the Time" (among Glee cast) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Other album appearances
edit| Song | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Silent Worship" (with Ewan McGregor) | 1996 | Emma |
| "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (with Babyface) | 2000 | Duets |
| "It's Only Love" (with Sheryl Crow) | 2002 | C'mon, C'mon |
| "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (with Mark Rubin Band) | 2006 | Infamous |
| "Shake That Thing" | 2010 | Country Strong |
| "Coming Home" | ||
| "A Fighter" | ||
| "Travis" | ||
| "Over the Rainbow" (with Matthew Morrison) | 2011 | Matthew Morrison |
| "This Woman's Work" | Every Mother Counts | |
| "Waiting on June" (with Holly Williams) | 2013 | The Highway |
| "Everglow" (with Coldplay) | 2015 | A Head Full of Dreams |
Music videos
edit| Video | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "I Want to Come Over" (with Melissa Etheridge) | 1996 | Pam Thomas |
| "Country Strong" | 2010 | Kristin Barlowe, Christoper Sims, Shana Feste |
| "Me and Tennessee" (with Tim McGraw) | 2011 | Shana Feste |
See also
editReferencers
edit- ^ "Hook: 10 Behind The Scenes Facts About Steven Spielberg's Most Underrated Film". ScreenRant. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Maloy, Sarah (June 17, 2011). "'Glee Live!' Surprises With Paltrow & Lynch Appearances, a Proposal". Billboard.
- ^ Kilgannon, Corey (September 8, 2017). "Saved on 9/11, by the Man in the Red Bandanna". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (November 17, 2022). "How Harvey Weinstein's Real-Life Survivors Made 'She Said' Come to Life". Variety. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (August 28, 2024). "Gwyneth Paltrow To Star Opposite Timothée Chalamet In A24's Marty Supreme". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". Aboutheartist. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Picnic". Abouttheartist. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "The Sweet By n By". Abouttheartist. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "The Seagull". Aboutheartist. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "As You Like It". Abouttheartist. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Proof". Abouttheartist. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Gwyneth Paltrow Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Top 10 for chart week of December 16, 2000". Billboard. June 21, 2005. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ "Gwyneth Paltrow – "Country Strong" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^ "australian-charts.com – Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "charts.nz – New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ "Tim McGraw & Gwyneth Paltrow | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
- ^ "Hot 100: Week of December 04, 2010 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. September 12, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Hot 100: Week of March 26, 2011 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. September 12, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Trust, Gary (April 27, 2011). "Katy Perry's 'E.T.' Returns To No. 1 On Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Discography Glee Cast". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ "Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 21 March 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 21, 2011. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of December 04, 2010 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 26, 2011 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of May 07, 2011 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ "Discography Glee Cast". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ "Adele holds on to singles and albums charts". BBC News. February 27, 2011. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ "Official UK Singles Top 100 – 30 April 2011". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ "Official UK Singles Top 100 – 14 May 2011". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
- ^ "Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag (Glee Cast Version) [feat. Gwyneth Paltrow] – Single". iTunes Store Ireland. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2010.