Biography
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (/ˈpæltroʊ/ PAL-troh; born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and businesswoman. The daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, she established herself as a leading lady, appearing in mainly mid-budget and period films during the 1990s and early 2000s, before transitioning to blockbusters and franchises. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Paltrow gained notice for her early work in films such...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Marty Supreme
2025
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

Influenced
2025
Renowed influencer Dzanielle navigates fake friends among the black card-swiping, Ozempic-sharting, workout-addicted Upper East Siders. In her comedic...

Skategoat
2024
Executive Producer
Born into a world of gangs and crime, a young boy dreams of becoming a pro skateboarder, spending his days at Venice Beach Skatepark.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Fallon celebrates 10 years as host of The Tonight Show in a two-hour primetime special, featuring highlights from monologues, sketches, guest in...

Gwyneth vs Terry: The Ski Crash Trial
2023
as Self
When actress Gwyneth Paltrow and retired optometrist Terry Sanderson collided on a ski slope, Sanderson sued Paltrow accusing her of skiing recklessly...

She Said
2022
as Self (voice)
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo ...

QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (archive footage)
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scanda...

Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Pepper Potts
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaini...

Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams
2018
as Self
An in-depth and intimate portrait of Coldplay's spectacular rise from the backrooms of Camden pubs to selling out stadiums across the planet. At the h...

Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Pepper Potts
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from ...

Man in Red Bandana
2017
as Narrator
"Man in Red Bandana" is about Welles Remy Crowther, an extraordinary 9/11 hero. However, how his heroics became known is even more remarkable. Eight ...

Kevyn Aucoin Beauty & the Beast in Me
2017
as Self
A documentary exploring the life and legacy of iconic makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin.

Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
as Pepper Potts
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary hig...

Mortdecai
2015
as Johanna Mortdecai
An art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
as Self
A look at the story behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from all of the Marvel...

Thanks for Sharing
2013
as Phoebe
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle to...

Iron Man 3
2013
as Pepper Potts
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

The Avengers
2012
as Pepper Potts
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I...
Der Weg des Ruhms
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary about Hollywood.

Contagion
2011
as Beth Emhoff
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control t...

Glee: The Concert Movie
2011
as Holly Holliday (uncredited)
A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour, featuring song performances and fans' life stories and how the show inf...

Country Strong
2010
as Kelly Canter
Soon after the rising young singer-songwriter Beau Williams gets involved with a fallen, emotionally unstable country star Kelly Canter, the pair emba...

Iron Man 2
2010
as Pepper Potts
With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the p...

Two Lovers
2008
as Michelle Rausch
A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.

I Am Iron Man
2008
as Self
A documentary covering pre-production topics like suit design and construction, storyboards, animatics, and pre-viz, sets, working in the suit, castin...

Valentino: The Last Emperor
2008
as Self
Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramat...

Iron Man
2008
as Pepper Potts
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Pashmy Dream
2008
as Gwyneth Paltrow
A movie star flees from an interview when she's surrounded by paparazzi, leaving her bag behind.

The Good Night
2007
as Dora Epstein
Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his...
Jay Z: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2006
as Self
The Jay Z Royal Albert Hall concert marks the first time that a hip hop act has headlined at the 135 year old London venue. The event follows Jay Z’s ...

Running with Scissors
2006
as Hope Finch
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed...

Infamous
2006
as Kitty Dean
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.

Love and Other Disasters
2006
as Jacks
Flighty Emily "Jacks" Jackson works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than pursue a relationship, Jacks regularly hooks up with her de...

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
2005
as Self
A documentary that follows Madonna on her 2004 Re-Invention World Tour.

Dealbreaker
2005
Writer, Director
A short centered on the dating adventures of Fran, a 30-year-old New Yorker.

Proof
2005
as Catherine Llewellyn
Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on realit...

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004
as Polly Perkins
When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has ...

Sylvia
2003
as Sylvia Plath
Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003
as Self
Conan O'Brien celebrates ten years of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in this one-hour special. Many guest appearances and clip montages show us how f...

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
From Disturbing Discoveries to Astonishing Arressts, and Tragic Endings. In this tv-special, E! countdowns the greatest moments in the entertainment i...

View from the Top
2003
as Donna Jensen
No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to...

Possession
2002
as Maud Bailey
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in Lond...

Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Dixie Normous
The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe—...

Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.

Shallow Hal: Seeing Through the Make-up
2002
as Self
This short documentary provides discussion of how the fat suits and other make-up effects were done for the film as well as considerations of exactly ...

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
2001
as Self (archival footage)
TV documentary about American film director Wes Anderson.

Being 'Shallow Hal'
2001
as Self
The HBO special is hosted by star Brooke Burns, who spends more time talking to people on the street about what it means to be shallow than discussing...

Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
2001
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming feature film "Shallow Hal," starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black and Jason Alexander. Jack Black reveals how ...

Shallow Hal
2001
as Rosemary
After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected...

The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
as Margot Tenenbaum
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all...

The Anniversary Party
2001
as Skye Davidson
While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, American actress Sally Nash and British novelist Joe Therrian receive their close fr...
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
as Self
See inside the exclusive Playboy Mansion, with parties attended by all the A-List celebrities

Bounce
2000
as Abby Janello
Buddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tickets with a stranger just before boarding a long-d...

Duets
2000
as Liv
Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Oma...

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
as Self
A look inside the making of 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'.

Intern
2000
as Gwyneth Paltrow (uncredited)
A young, underappreciated intern at the ultra-hip magazine Skirt must learn to deal with kissy-face phoniness, model tantrums and bulimic editors, whi...
Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
2000
as Self
The stars of director of the film reflect upon their experiences.

The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
as Marge Sherwood
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U...

Shakespeare in Love
1998
as Viola De Lesseps
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman a...

Out of the Past
1998
as Sarah Orne Jewett (voice)
In 1995, Kelli Peterson started a gay and straight club at her Salt Lake City high school. The story of her ensuing battle with school authorities in ...

A Perfect Murder
1998
as Emily Bradford Taylor
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful pl...

Sliding Doors
1998
as Helen Quilley
London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens when she does or does not catch a train back to her apa...

Hush
1998
as Helen Baring
Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family...

Great Expectations
1998
as Estella
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and t...
The Making of Se7en
1997
as Self
The principal cast and crew members take you behind the scenes hearing from the core three members about there experiences and behind-the-scenes of ho...

Emma
1996
as Emma Woodhouse
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are ...

Hard Eight
1996
as Clementine
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

The Pallbearer
1996
as Julie DeMarco
Aspiring architect Tom Thompson is told by mysterious Ruth Abernathy that his best friend, "Bill," has taken his own life. Except that Tom has never m...

Moonlight and Valentino
1995
as Lucy Trager
A young widow still grieving over the death of her husband finds herself being comforted by a local housepainter.

Se7en
1995
as Tracy
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film t...

Jefferson in Paris
1995
as Patsy Jefferson
His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it difficult...

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Paula Hunt
Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted w...

Flesh and Bone
1993
as Ginnie
Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumati...

Malice
1993
as Paula Bell
A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same af...

Deadly Relations
1993
as Carol Ann Fagot Applegarth Holland
Leonard Fagot has four daughters and loves them so much, that he usurps his control over them. He lets them know how he feels about the men they date....

Shout
1991
as Rebecca
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.

Hook
1991
as Young Wendy
The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and ki...
One Hit Wonders
N/A
Producer
Three fallen pop stars from the '90s form a super group to re-ignite their careers.