PALTROW, Gwyneth 1972–

PERSONAL

Full name, Gwyneth Kate Paltrow; born September 28, 1972, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Bruce Paltrow (a television writer and producer) and Blythe Danner (an actress); sister of Jake Paltrow (an actor and director); married Chris Martin (a singer and songwriter), December 5, 2003; children: Apple Blythe Alison Martin. Education: Studied art history at University of California, Santa Barbara, c. 1990–91.

Addresses: Agent— Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist— PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Contact— http://www.gwynethpaltrow.com.

Career: Actress. Appeared in advertisements, including print advertisements for Esprit and Christian Dior, television commercials for Martini Rosso and www.actgreen.com, and in television commercials and print advertisements for El Corte Ingles.

Awards, Honors: Golden Satellite Award, best performance by an actress in a motion picture—comedy or musical, 1996, for Emma; Blockbuster Entertainment Award, favorite actress—suspense, 1998, for A Perfect Murder; Florida Film Critics Circle Award, best actress, 1998, for Sliding Doors and Shakespeare in Love; special award, San Diego Film Critics, 1998, for Sliding Doors, Shakespeare in Love, and consistent acting excellence; Sierra Award, Las Vegas Film Critics Society awards, best actress, 1998, Academy Award, best actress, Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actress in a motion picture—comedy or musical, Screen Actors Guild Award, best actress, Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best actress, Florida Film Critics Circle Award, best actress, MTV Movie Award (with Joseph Fiennes), best kiss, MTV Movie Award nomination, best female performance, Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actress in a comedy or romance, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, best actress, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a motion picture—comedy or musical, Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best actress, Screen Actors Guild awards, outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role and (with others) outstanding performance by a cast, all 1999, and Empire Award, best actress, 2000, all for Shakespeare in Love; Blockbuster Entertainment Award nomination, favorite actress—suspense, 2000, for The Talented Mr. Ripley; Blockbuster Entertainment Award, favorite actress—drama/romance, MTV Movie Award nomination (with Ben Affleck), best kiss, 2001, both for Bounce; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, comedy or musical, 2002, for The Royal Tenenbaums; Laurence Olivier Award nomination, Society of West End Theatre, best actress, 2003, for Proof; Distinguished Decade of Achievement in Film Award, ShoWest Convention, 2004.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Rebecca, Shout, Universal, 1991.

Young Wendy, Hook, TriStar, 1991.

Ginnie, Flesh and Bone, Paramount, 1993.

Paula Bell, Malice, Columbia, 1993.

Paula Hunt, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (also known as Mrs. Parker and the Round Table ), Fine Line, 1994.

Lucy Trager, Moonlight and Valentino, Gramercy Pictures, 1995.

Patsy Jefferson, Jefferson in Paris (also known as Jefferson a Paris ), Buena Vista, 1995.

Tracy Mills, Seven (also known as Se7en ), New Line Cinema, 1995.

Title role (Emma Woodhouse), Emma, Miramax, 1996.

Julie DeMarco, The Pallbearer (also known as Happy Blue ), Miramax, 1996.

Clementine, Sydney (also known as Hard Eight ), Samuel Goldwyn, 1997.

Kilronan, TriStar, 1997.

Emily Bradford Taylor, A Perfect Murder (also known as Dial M ), Warner Bros., 1998.

Estella, Great Expectations, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

Helen Baring, Hush, TriStar, 1998.

Helen Quilley, Sliding Doors, Miramax, 1998.

Viola De Lesseps/"Thomas Kent," Shakespeare in Love, Miramax, 1998.

Voice of Sarah Orne Jewett, Out of the Past, Zeitgeist Films/Unapix Films, 1998.

Marge Sherwood, The Talented Mr. Ripley (also known as The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley ), Paramount, 1999.

Herself, Inside "The Talented Mr. Ripley " (documentary), Ardustry Home Entertainment, 1999.

Abby Janello, Bounce, Miramax, 2000.

(Uncredited) Herself, The Intern (also known as Intern ), 2000.

Herself, Reflections on "The Talented Mr. Ripley " (documentary), 2000.

Liv, Duets, Buena Vista, 2000.

(Uncredited) Herself in archive footage, Pootie Tang, Paramount, 2001.

Margot Tenenbaum, The Royal Tenenbaums, 2001.

Rosemary Shanahan, Shallow Hal (also known as Schwer verliebt ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Skye Davidson, The Anniversary Party, Fine Line, 2001.

Herself, Austin Powers in Goldmember (also known as Austin Powers: Goldmember ), New Line Cinema, 2002.

Maud Bailey, Possession, Warner Bros., 2002.

Donna Jensen, View from the Top, Miramax, 2003.

Herself, Ashtanga, NY (short film), 2003.

Sylvia Plath (title role), Sylvia (also known as The Beekeeper's Daughter and Ted and Sylvia ), Focus Features, 2003.

Catherine, Proof, Miramax, 2004.

Polly Perkins, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (also known as The World of Tomorrow ), Paramount, 2004.

Film Work:

Producer (with others), View from the Top, Miramax, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Spotlight: David Schwimmer, Comedy Central, 1996.

We All Dream of Oz, TNT, 2000.

Herself, Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal, Comedy Central, 2001.

The Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001.

Holiday with the Stars, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Herself, Searching for Debra Winger (documentary), Showtime, 2002.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1997.

Herself, The 70th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1998.

Presenter, The 71st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1999.

The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999.

Herself, 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000.

Presenter, The 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2000.

Presenter, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000.

Presenter, The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2001.

The 55th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2001.

Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002.

Herself, The Laurence Olivier Awards 2003, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2002.

Herself, "Madonna Meets Not Us," Late Lunch, 1998.

Herself, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL ), NBC, 1999, 2000 (two episodes), and 2001.

Voice of herself, "The Clips Show Wherein Dante and Randal are Locked in the Freezer and Remember Some of the Great Moments of Their Lives," Clerks (animated), ABC, 2000.

Herself, "The Scene," Gary & Mike, UPN, 2001.

Herself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2001.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001 and 2003.

Herself, "Gwyneth Paltrow," Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2002.

Herself, RI:SE, 2002.

Herself in archive footage, "Gwyneth Paltrow," Love Chain, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Herself, Celebrities Uncensored, 2003.

Herself, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2003.

Herself, Entertainment Tonight (also known as ET ), syndicated, 2003.

Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2003.

Herself, Parkinson, BBC, 2003.

Herself, The View, ABC, 2003.

Appeared as Linnet in "Death on the Nile," Poirot; also appeared in episodes of other series, including "Gwyneth Paltrow," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television; and The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated.

Television Appearances; Other:

Angela Pritchard, Cruel Doubt (miniseries), NBC, 1992.

Carol Fagot Holland, Deadly Relations (movie), ABC, 1993.

Appeared in an unsold pilot.

Stage Appearances:

The Adventures of Huck Finn, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1990.

Picnic, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1991.

The Sweet Bye and Bye, 1992.

Nina, The Seagull, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1994.

Rosalind, As You Like It, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 1999.

Catherine, Proof, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, 2002.

RECORDINGS

Singles:

(With Huey Lewis) "Crusin'" (single released from the film Duets ), 2000.

Contributed vocals to the song "It's Only Love," by Sheryl Crow.

Music Videos:

(With Huey Lewis) "Cruisin'" (from the film Duets ), 2000.

Also appeared in the music video for "I Wanna Come Over," by Melissa Etheridge.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Hill, Anne E., Gwyneth Paltrow, Chelsea House Publishers, 2002.

Milano, Valerie, Gwyneth Paltrow, ECW Press, 2000.

Newsmakers 1997, Issue 4, Gale, 1997.

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, January 8, 1999, p. 26; March 1, 1999, p. 38; June 21, 2002, p. 90; November 28, 2003, pp. 42–43.

Harper's Bazaar, April, 1996, p. 188.

In Style, January, 1999, p. 128.

Life, May 1, 1999, p. 60.

Newsweek, July 29, 1996, pp. 66–68.

New York, July 29, 1996.

New York Times, August 13, 1994; July 28, 1996, p. H11.

People Weekly, May 10, 1999, p. 169; December 17, 2001, pp. 71–72; October 14, 2002, pp. 68–69; January 27, 2003, p. 69; December 8, 2003, p. 21; December 22, 2003, p. 78.

Time, December 15, 2003, p. 91.

Variety, June 28, 1999, p. 75; June 3, 2002, p. 45.

Women's Wear Daily, December 14, 1998, p. 4.