Gwyneth Kate Paltrow was born on September 28, 1972, in Los Angeles, California is an American actress. The daughter of Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner and television producer Bruce Paltrow, Gwyneth Paltrow grew up no stranger to the world of Hollywood. After living in Los Angeles, Paltrow moved with her family to New York at age eleven.
Gwyneth Paltrow Biography
Name: Gwyneth Kate Paltrow
Born: September 28, 1972 (Age: 38)
Where: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Career
Paltrow made her film debut in 1991 with “Shout”, a movie starring John Travolta, and then she appeared in “Hook”, a movie from the same year. Later on she was cast in a supporting role in Se7en (1995) alongside Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, he earned a Satellite Award nomination for her performance. The film was a huge international success among critics and audiences alike and was also a hit for Paltrow’s personal life when love blossomed on set between her and Pitt.
A romance with the latter helped propel Paltrow into the headlines, just as she began to win starring roles in The Pallbearer (1996), Emma (1996), Great Expectations (1998), and A Perfect Murder (1998) with Michael Douglas. Paltrow confirmed her superstar status with an inspired performance in 1998′s Shakespeare in Love, as the immortal Bard’s purported muse. The role won her a Best Actress Oscar and made her one of Hollywood’s most sought-after female performers.
In 1999, Paltrow co-starred in The Talented Mr. Ripley, which earned $80 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 as Abby Janello. She was part of an ensemble cast, as Margot Tenenbaum, in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).
Paltrow did not work much from 2004 to 2007. She appeared in the 2005 film Proof as a young protagonist, mathematician and daughter Catherine. In 2006, she had small roles in Running With Scissors and Infamous, in which she sang Cole Porter’s “What Is This Thing Called Love?”.
In 2008, she appeared in Iron Man as Pepper Potts and later on in 2010, she reprised her role in the sequel Iron Man 2. she appeared in the country musical, Country Strong, where she also recorded the song Country Strong for the films’ soundtrack. The song was released to country radio in August 2010. Paltrow will next shoot for Steven Soderbergh’s virus thriller Contagion, in which she is part of an ensemble cast. At the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony, Paltrow performed the song “Coming Home” from the film Country Strong.
Personal Life and Spouse
In her early 20s, Paltrow was engaged for six months to Brad Pitt, whom she dated from December 1994 to May 1997. The engagement was called off, according to Paltrow, because she wasn’t ready for marriage and later felt responsible for hurting Pitt since she was “such a mess” during that time in her life.
Paltrow had an on-off three year relationship with Ben Affleck from 1997 to late 2000. They first dated from November 1997 to January 1999. In October 2002, Paltrow met Chris Martin of the British rock group Coldplay backstage at a gig just 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 14 May 2004, the couple had their first child, a girl named Apple Blythe Alison Martin. Her second child, a boy named Moses Bruce Anthony Martin, was born on 8 April 2006, in New York City’s Mount Sinai Hospital.
