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Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (; born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and singer. March 7, 2011, Rolling Stone April 13, 2011, The New York Times She made her acting debut on stage in 1990 and started appearing in films in 1991. After appearing in several films throughout the decade, Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as Seven (film)|Seven (1995) and Emma (1996 film)|Emma (1996) (in which she played the title role). Following the films Sliding Doors (1998) and A Perfect Murder (1998), Paltrow garnered worldwide recognition through her performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress , a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Award s, for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Motion Picture|Outstanding Lead Actress and as a member of the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Cast . She also won an Emmy Award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011 for her role as Holly Holliday on the Fox hit TV show Glee (TV series)|Glee in the episode " The Substitute (Glee)|The Substitute ".

Paltrow has portrayed supporting as well as lead roles in films such as The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)|The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Shallow Hal (2001), and Proof (2005 film)|Proof (2005), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination as Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama|Best Actress in Motion Picture Drama . Since 2008, she has portrayed Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , starring in Iron Man (film)|Iron Man and its sequel, Iron Man 2 (2010), and also appearing in The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers (2012). Paltrow has been the face of Estée Lauder Companies|Estée Lauder 's Pleasures perfume since 2005. She is married to Chris Martin , the lead vocalist of Coldplay . They have two children together, Apple and Moses. She is also the face of American fashion brand Coach, Inc.|Coach , owner of the lifestyle company Goop.com and author of the cookbook ''My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness''.

Early life

Paltrow was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actress Blythe Danner and film producer/director Bruce Paltrow . Her father was Jewish (of History of the Jews in Russia|Russian Ashkenazi origin), and her mother is a Quaker of Pennsylvania Dutch and more distant white Barbadian ancestry.Davis, Ivor. . Jewish Family.com. Paltrow's paternal great-great-grandfather, whose surname was "Paltrowicz," was a rabbi in Nowogród , Poland. Paltrow has a younger brother, Jake Paltrow , and is a half-cousin of actress Katherine Moennig , and a second cousin of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords ( Arizona's 8th congressional district|AZ-08 ).

Paltrow was raised in Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica , where she attended Crossroads School (Santa Monica)|Crossroads School , before moving and enrolling in The Spence School , a private girls' school in New York City. Later, she briefly studied art history at University of California in Santa Barbara, before dropping out to act. She is an "adopted daughter" of Talavera de la Reina (Spain), where at 15 she spent a year as an Student exchange program|exchange student and learned to speak Spanish.Seal, Mark. . American Way. June 15, 2004.. uktv.co.uk.

Career

1990–1995: Early work

After spending several summers watching her mother perform at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts , Paltrow made her professional stage debut there in 1990. Her film debut followed with Shout (movie)|Shout (1991), starring John Travolta , and she was cast by Steven Spielberg in his film Hook (film)|Hook (1991), as the young Wendy Darling . Paltrow's next roles were in two made-for-television films: Cruel Doubt (1992) and Deadly Relations (1993). Her first plum supporting role in a big-screen film was in the 1993 drama Flesh and Bone (film)|Flesh and Bone , where she played the much-younger girlfriend of James Caan . In the hit thriller Seven (film)|Seven (1995), she played Brad Pitt 's wife. Paltrow's character was the high school sweetheart of Pitt's, even though she is nine years younger than him in real life. Her performance earned her a Satellite Award nomination. Also in 1995, she appeared in Moonlight and Valentino and Jefferson in Paris .

1996–2001: Breakthrough and film stardom

Paltrow's first role as the central lead was the title role in Emma (1996 film)|Emma (1996), for which she received critical acclaim. She had leading roles in several films throughout 1998, including Sliding Doors and the adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations (1998 film)|Great Expectations with Ethan Hawke , Robert De Niro , Anne Bancroft and Chris Cooper (actor)|Chris Cooper . She also appeared in two thrillers, Hush (1998 film)|Hush opposite Jessica Lange and A Perfect Murder inspired by Alfred Hitchcock 's 1954 film, Dial M for Murder . Paltrow appeared opposite Michael Douglas as Emily Taylor, based on Grace Kelly 's character from the original film, though the film was met with mixed reviews.

In 1998, Paltrow starred in Shakespeare in Love , portraying the fictional lover of William Shakespeare , played by Joseph Fiennes . The film earned more than US$100& nbsp;million in box office receipts in the United States, and Paltrow gained critical acclaim for her portrayal. Entertainment Weekly commented, "Best of all is Gwyneth Paltrow, who, at long last, has a movie to star in that's as radiant as she is." The New York Times summed up her turn as Viola as such: "Gwyneth Paltrow, in her first great, fully realized starring performance, makes a heroine so breathtaking that she seems utterly plausible as the playwright's guiding light." The award-winning Shakespeare in Love earned Paltrow the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role from the Screen Actors Guild , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and the Academy Award for Best Actress , among other honors.
Her Pink Ralph Lauren dress of Gwyneth Paltrow|Pink Ralph Lauren dress worn at the 71st Academy Awards in collecting her Oscar was extremely popular and was credited for bringing pink back into fashion.

In 1999, Paltrow co-starred alongside Jude Law , Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett in The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)|The Talented Mr. Ripley , which earned $80& nbsp;million domestically and received positive reviews. She showcased her singing ability in 2000's Duets , which was directed by her father and co-starred singer Huey Lewis . The same year, Paltrow co-starred with Ben Affleck in the romantic drama Bounce (film)|Bounce as Abby Janello. In 2001, she played Margot Tenenbaum as part of an ensemble cast in the Wes Anderson film The Royal Tenenbaums and starred with Jack Black in the comedy Shallow Hal , where she had to wear a specially designed 25-pound fatsuit and heavy make-up.

2002–2007: Career down

Since the Oscar for Shakespeare in Love , Paltrow's film success has been less noteworthy. She said she was unequipped for the pressure, leading to several bad movie choices, agreeing with peers who believe the win is, in some ways, a curse. During this time, Paltrow rarely appeared in films, having taken a career hiatus to raise her family. In The Guardian , she said she divided her career into movies for love and films for money: The Royal Tenenbaums , Proof , and Sylvia fell into the former category, while she did View from the Top and Shallow Hal for the latter. In 2004, she appeared in the science-fiction film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow opposite Jude Law. The same year, she was recognized as an outstanding woman in entertainment by Women in Film Los Angeles with the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards#THE CRYSTAL AWARD|Crystal Award . June 21, 2004, People Magazine In 2005, she appeared in the film Proof (2005 film)|Proof as the depressed daughter of a brilliant, eccentric mathematician. The movie is based on the Proof (play)|play of the same name , in which Paltrow also played the same character at London's Donmar Warehouse in 2002. For her performance Paltrow earned her second Golden Globe nomination for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama . In 2006, she had small roles in Running with Scissors (film)|Running With Scissors and Infamous (film)|Infamous , in which she sang Cole Porter 's " What Is This Thing Called Love? ".

2008–present: Career comeback

In 2008, she appeared in the superhero film Iron Man (film)|Iron Man as Pepper Potts , Tony Stark 's closest friend, budding love interest, and business partner. Iron Man is Paltrow's highest-grossing film to date, earning more than $585,000,000 worldwide. Paltrow said she was hesitant to appear in a big-budget project but she was won over by Robert Downey Jr. , the film's lead, and director Jon Favreau . She recalled a conversation with Downey, saying:

In 2010, Paltrow reprised her role in the sequel to Iron Man, Iron Man 2 . Later in 2010, she appeared in the musical Country Strong and recorded the song Country Strong for the film's soundtrack. The song was released to country radio in August 2010. Empire. December 3, 2009. At the 83rd Academy Awards , Paltrow performed another song from the movie, " Country Strong (soundtrack)|Coming Home ," which was nominated for Best Original Song. She also appeared in Fox's Glee (TV series)|Glee , as substitute teacher Holly Holliday , who fills in for Matthew Morrison 's character when he falls ill. In her first episode, "The Substitute," she sang " Nowadays " from the musical Chicago (musical)| Chicago with Lea Michele , Cee Lo Green 's " Fuck You (Cee Lo Green song)|Forget You ", and a mash-up of " Singin' in the Rain (song)|Singin' In the Rain " and Rihanna 's " Umbrella (song)|Umbrella " with Morrison and the rest of the cast. She later performed "Forget You" with Cee-Lo Green himself and several puppet characters provided by the Jim Henson Company at the 2011 Grammy Awards . She reprised her role twice more that season, performing Do You Wanna Touch Me|"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) " by Gary Glitter , an Acoustic music|acoustic version of " Landslide (song)|Landslide " by Fleetwood Mac , " Kiss (song)|Kiss " by Prince (musician)|Prince , and Adele (singer)|Adele 's " Turning Tables ". In 2011, Paltrow appeared in the Steven Soderbergh thriller Contagion (film)|Contagion , in which she was part of an ensemble cast, including Kate Winslet , Marion Cotillard and her The Talented Mr. Ripley co-stars Matt Damon and Jude Law . The movie opened at number 1 at the US Box Office Weekend and received positive reviews. In 2012 she stars in the independent romantic comedy Thanks for Sharing with Mark Ruffalo and reprised her role as Pepper Potts in the film The Avengers , which broke records as the highest grossing US opening weekend film of all time. It was confirmed that Paltrow will star in a spanish film alongside Antonio Banderas to shoot in late 2012.

Other projects

Paltrow is a Save the Children artist ambassador, raising awareness about World Pneumonia Day . She is on the board of the Robin Hood Foundation , a charitable organization that works to alleviate poverty in New York City. In February 2009, Paltrow received a Grammy nomination for her reading of the classic bear books of author Bill Martin, Jr.

Paltrow had her singing debut in the 2000 film Duets , in which she performed a cover version of Smokey Robinson 's " Cruisin' (song)|Cruisin' ". The song was released as a single. The song went to number one in Australia, while Paltrow's rendition of the Kim Carnes classic " Bette Davis Eyes " reached number three. In the 2006 film Infamous (film)|Infamous , she sang "What Is This Thing Called Love". On September 27, 2006, Paltrow sang with Hip hop music|rapper Jay-Z during his concert at Royal Albert Hall . She sang the chorus for " Song Cry ", from the rapper's album The Blueprint|Blueprint . In an interview, she said she would be at the concert but not that she would perform. She was quoted as saying "I'm a Jay-Z fan. He's my best friend.". Access Hollywood. September 29, 2006.

In May 2005, Paltrow became the face of Estée Lauder Inc.|Estée Lauder's Pleasures perfume. She appeared in Chicago on August 17, 2007, to sign bottles of the perfume, and on July 8, 2008, she promoted Lauder's Sensuous perfume in New York with the company's three other models. Estée Lauder donates a minimum of $500,000 of sales of items from the 'Pleasures Gwyneth Paltrow' collection to breast cancer research. In 2006, she became the face for Bean Pole International , a Korean fashion brand.
In October 2007, she signed for a Public Broadcasting Service|PBS television series Spain... on the road Again with Mario Batali that showcases the food and culture of Spain. In September 2008, she launched a weekly lifestyle newsletter, Goop, encouraging readers to 'nourish the inner aspect'. The website's title is derived from the initials of her first and last names. Each week, the newsletter focuses on an action: Make, Go, Get, Do, Be, and See. It has been ridiculed by E!|E-Online , Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair , The Independent , and the UK's Daily Mirror .

Personal life

At the age of 24, Paltrow was engaged for six months to actor Brad Pitt , whom she dated from December 1994 to June 1997. The engagement was called off, according to Paltrow, because she was not ready for marriage, and she later felt responsible for hurting Pitt since she was "such a mess" during that time in her life. Paltrow has since said that, as this was her first high-profile relationship with another celebrity, it taught her the need for public discretion about her romantic life; she told Biography magazine, "I said things about being in a relationship that felt wrong to me even as I was saying them."

Paltrow had an on-off three-year relationship with actor Ben Affleck from 1997 to late 2000. Soon after their breakup, Paltrow convinced Affleck to work in the film Bounce with her; during the making of the film, which was shot in mid 1999, the couple started dating again and eventually broke up in October 2000.

In October 2002, Paltrow met Chris Martin of the British rock group Coldplay backstage three weeks after the death of her father, Bruce Paltrow . They married on December 5, 2003 in a ceremony at a hotel in Southern California . On May 14, 2004, the couple had their first child, a girl named Apple Blythe Alison Martin. Paltrow explained the unusual first name on The Oprah Winfrey Show|Oprah , saying: "It sounded so sweet and it conjured such a lovely picture for me – you know, apples are so sweet and they're wholesome and it's biblical – and I just thought it sounded so lovely and … clean& #33; And I just thought, 'Perfect!'"

Her second child, a boy named Moses Bruce Anthony Martin, was born on April 8, 2006, in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, New York|Mount Sinai Hospital . Her son's first name was explained as the song, titled "Moses", that her husband wrote for her before their wedding. Paltrow has stated that she cut down on work after becoming a mother. She has also said that she suffered from postpartum depression after the birth of her second child.

In 2010, she suffered a severe tibial plateau fracture , due to a vitamin D deficiency and osteopenia .

Paltrow discovered in 2011 that her father's family came from a long line of influential East European rabbis, and that inspired her to raise her daughter and son in a Jewish environment. Daily Mail Online , July 20, 2011

Filmography

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Shout
Hook
Cruel Doubt
Deadly Relations
Malice
Flesh and Bone
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Higher Learning
Jefferson in Paris
Seven
Moonlight and Valentino
Hard Eight
The
Emma
Out of the Past
Sliding Doors
Great Expectations
Hush
A
Shakespeare in Love
The
The
Duets
Bounce
The
The
Shallow Hal
Searching for Debra Winger
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Possession
View from the Top
Sylvia
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Proof
Infamous
Love and Other Disasters
Running with Scissors
The
Iron Man
Two Lovers
Iron Man 2
Country Strong
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
Contagion
Thanks For Sharing
The Avengers
Iron Man 3

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Saturday Night Live
Spain... On The Road Again
The
Glee
Who Do You Think You Are?

Discography

Singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions						Certifications ( List of best selling music artists	Album
Single	Year	US cite web	US AC cite web	US Country cite web	AUS cite web	NZ cite web	UK cite web	Certifications ( List of best selling music artists	Album
Cruisin' -" (with Huey Lewis ) Australian Recording Industry Association\|AUS : 2× Platinum
" Bette Davis Eyes " AUS: Platinum
Country Strong "
" Me and Tennessee " (with Tim McGraw )
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Featured singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
Single	Year	US cite web	AUS cite web	CAN cite web	IRL cite web	UK Cite news	Album
Glee Cast )
Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag " (with Glee Cast)cite web
Singing in the Rain / Umbrella (song)
" Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) " (with Glee Cast)
Kiss " (with Glee Cast)
Landslide " (with Glee Cast)
" Turning Tables " (with Glee Cast)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Album appearances

Song	Year	Album
" Silent Worship " (with Ewan McGregor )
Babyface )
" It's Only Love " (with Sheryl Crow )
" What Is This Thing Called Love " (with Mark Rubin Band)
"Shake That Thing"
"Coming Home"
"A Fighter"
"Travis"
" Somewhere Over The Rainbow " (with Matthew Morrison )
" This Woman's Work "

Music videos

Video	Year	Director
"Country Strong"
"Me and Tennessee" (with Tim McGraw )

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