Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an
American actress. 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
Se7en and
Emma. Following the films,
Sliding Doors and
A Perfect Murder,
Paltrow garnered worldwide recognition through her performance in
Shakespeare in Love, for which she won an
Academy Award for Best Actress, a
Golden Globe Award and two
Screen Actors Guild Awards, for Outstanding Lead
Actress and as a member of the Outstanding Cast.


Since then,
Paltrow has portrayed supporting as well as lead roles in films such as
The Talented Mr. Ripley,
Shallow Hal, and
Proof, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress in Motion Picture Drama. In 2008, she appeared in the highest grossing movie of her career, the superhero film
Iron Man, and then reprised her role as Pepper Potts in its sequel,
Iron Man 2.
Paltrow also appeared in the television series,
Glee and has been the face of
Estée Lauder's Pleasures perfume since 2005. She is married to
Chris Martin, the lead vocalist of
Coldplay.
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