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. 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 Film Year Title RoleNotes 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 Julie DeMarco Emma Emma Woodhouse 1998 Sliding Doors Helen Quilley Great Expectations Estella Havisham Hush Helen Baring Emily Bradford Taylor Shakespeare in Love Viola de Lesseps Out of the Past Sarah Orne Jewett 1999 Marge Sherwood 2000 Herself Uncredited Duets Liv Dean Bounce Abby Janello 2001 Skye Davidson 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 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 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 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 2025 Marty Supreme Kay Stone 2026 Influenced Cousin KimCameo
Television 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 Panelist; episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow/Jerry Seinfeld/Greg Giraldo" 2010–20112014 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 Year Title Role PlaywrightVenue Ref.1990 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Susan Wilks Mark Twain Williamstown Theatre Festival 1991 Picnic Millie Owens William Inge 1992 The Sweet By 'N' By Libby Bradley Frank Higgins 1994 The Seagull Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya Anton Chekov 1999 As You Like It Rosalind William Shakespeare 2002 Proof Catherine David Auburn Donmar Warehouse, West End 2018 Head Over Heels Producer only, Broadway
Podcasts TitleYearRole(s) Notes Goop2018 - presentHostGoop launched a podcast on March 8, 2018, using Cadence13 as its digital platform. Armchair Expert2019GuestEpisode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" Masters of ScaleEpisode: "Entrepreneurship as a Second Act" On Purpose with Jay Shetty2020Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow ON: How To No Longer Keep Emotions Buried Within & Never Looking Outside For Validation" Literally! With Rob LoweEpisode: "Gwyneth Paltrow: Dangerous and Scintillating" On with Mario Interviews2021Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" Sex With EmilyEpisode: "Sex, Love & Gwyneth Paltrow" SmartlessEpisode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" Life Will Be the Death of Me with Chelsea HandlerEpisode: "Sex, Love & Goop with Gwyneth Paltrow" Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenEpisode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" Armchair ExpertEpisode: "Gwyneth Paltrow Returns" UnqualifiedEpisode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist2022Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" Nightline2023Episode: "Friday, March 24, 2023" Episode: "Friday, March 31, 2023" The Kyle and Jackie O ShowEpisode: "Gwyneth Paltrow's Q&A with Jackie!" Call Her DaddyEpisode: "Gwyneth Paltrow: The Ultimate Dating Roster" The Skinny Confidential Him and Her Show2024Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow - On Real Wellness Routines, Career Advice, & How To Feel Your Best" Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin2025Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" The Run-Through with VogueEpisode: "Why Gwyneth Paltrow Is Back On Sourdough and Cheese" The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara FosterEpisode: The Gwyneth Paltrow Episode Awards ChatterEpisode: "Gwyneth Paltrow - 'Marty Supreme'" Good Hang with Amy Poehler2026Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow Watches TV in Bed"
Video game Year Title RoleNotes 2002 Quest for the Code Perfuma Voice
Discography Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USUS AC USCountryAUS NZ UK "Cruisin'" (with Huey Lewis) 2000 — 1 — 1 1 — AUS: 2× Platinum Duets "Bette Davis Eyes" — — — 3 — — AUS: Platinum "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 + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Album US AUS CAN IRL UK "Forget You" (among Glee cast) 2010 11 24 12 20 31 Glee: The Music, Volume 4 "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag" (among Glee cast) — — — — — 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 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 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 List of awards and nominations received by Gwyneth Paltrow
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