American actressGwyneth Paltrow started her career with a small role in hergodfather,Steven Spielberg's children's fantasy filmHook (1991) portraying YoungWendy Darling.[1] She gained acclaim in supporting roles inFlesh and Bone (1993),Seven (1995), andHard Eight (1996). She had her first starring role in the film adaptation of theJane Austen novelEmma (1996) portraying the title role ofEmma Woodhouse. In 1998 she starred in the romance fantasySliding Doors, the romantic dramaGreat Expectations and the romantic period comedyShakespeare in Love earning theAcademy Award for Best Actress for the latter.
She earned acclaim for her roles in the mystery thrillerThe Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) andWes Anderson's comedy-dramaThe Royal Tenenbaums (2001). She portrayed poetSylvia Plath inSylvia (2003). She acted in the dramasProof (2005),Infamous (2006),Two Lovers (2008),Country Strong (2010), andContagion (2011) as well as the comediesShallow Hal (2001),View from the Top (2003),Running with Scissors (2006), andThanks for Sharing (2012). She joined theMarvel Cinematic Universe portrayingPepper Potts in the seven films starting withIron Man (2008) toAvengers: Endgame (2019).
On television, she has hostedSaturday Night Live three times from 1999 to 2011. She portrayedHolly Holliday on theFox musical comedy seriesGlee earning aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She acted in theNetflix seriesThe Politician (2019–2020) and starred as herself in the documentary seriesThe Goop Lab (2020). On stage, she acted in numerous productions at theWilliamstown Theatre Festival and made herWest End theatre debut in theDavid Auburn playProof (2002) earning aLaurence Olivier Award for Best Actress nomination.
| 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" |
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Quest for the Code | Perfuma | Voice |
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] | US AC [13] | US Country [14] | AUS [15] | NZ [16] | UK [17] | ||||
| "Cruisin'"(withHuey Lewis) | 2000 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | Duets | |
| "Bette Davis Eyes" | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
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| "Country Strong" | 2010 | 81 | — | 30 | — | — | — | Country Strong | |
| "Me and Tennessee"(withTim 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"(amongGlee cast) | 2010 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 31 | Glee: The Music, Volume 4 |
| "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag"(amongGlee cast)[31] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Singing in the Rain/Umbrella"(amongGlee cast) | 18 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 22 | ||
| "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"(amongGlee cast) | 2011 | 57 | — | 63 | — | 95 | Glee: The Music, Volume 5 |
| "Kiss"(amongGlee cast) | 83 | 98 | 80 | — | — | ||
| "Landslide"(amongGlee cast) | 23 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 52 | ||
| "Turning Tables"(amongGlee cast) | 66 | — | 66 | — | 75 | Glee: The Music, Volume 6 | |
| "Happy"(amongGlee cast) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Glee: The Music, Celebrating 100 Episodes |
| "Party All the Time"(amongGlee cast) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
| Song | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Silent Worship"(withEwan McGregor) | 1996 | Emma |
| "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"(withBabyface) | 2000 | Duets |
| "It's Only Love"(withSheryl 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"(withMatthew Morrison) | 2011 | Matthew Morrison |
| "This Woman's Work" | Every Mother Counts | |
| "Waiting on June"(withHolly Williams) | 2013 | The Highway |
| "Everglow"(withColdplay) | 2015 | A Head Full of Dreams |
| Video | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "I Want to Come Over" (withMelissa Etheridge) | 1996 | Pam Thomas |
| "Country Strong" | 2010 | Kristin Barlowe, Christoper Sims,Shana Feste |
| "Me and Tennessee" (withTim McGraw) | 2011 | Shana Feste |
| Singles | |
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| Family |
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