• Name: Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Date of Birth: September 28, 1972
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Mini-bio: To most moviegoers, Gwyneth Paltrow was "that English actress that used to be engaged to Brad Pitt." On March 21, 1999, that image was altered completely when the little known actress was awarded the ...( read more)Academy Award for her outstanding performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998). Gwyneth Paltrow, who in fact is not English, was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, the daughter of noted film director Bruce Paltrow and Tony award-winning actress Blythe Danner. When Gwyneth was 11, the family moved to Massachusetts where her father began working in summer stock productions in the Berkshires. It was here that she received her early acting training under the tutelage of her parents. In 1991, she quit the University of California and began to actively pursue a career in acting. She made her film debut with a small part in Shout (1991) and for the next 5 years had featured roles in a mixed bag of film fare that included Flesh and Bone (1993); Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994); Se7en (1995); Jefferson in Paris (1995); Moonlight and Valentino (1995); and The Pallbearer (1996). It was her performance in the title role of Emma Woodhouse in Emma (1996) that led to her being offered the role of Viola in Shakespeare in Love (1998). She broke her much publicized engagement to actor Brad Pitt in 1997 citing as the reason the fact that neither she nor Pitt felt that they could pursue their respective careers and at the same time maintain a happy marriage. They remain good friends. A tall, wafer thin, delicate beauty, Gwyneth Paltrow is a consummate professional and a highly skilled actress who appears to possess everything necessary to achieve super stardom.
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"Acting isn't everything to me. My family, that always comes first."

Gwyneth PaltrowGwyneth Paltrow Mini-Bio:

To most moviegoers, Gwyneth Paltrow was "that English actress that used to be engaged to Brad Pitt." On March 21, 1999, that image was altered completely when the little known actress was awarded the Academy Award for her outstanding performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998).

Gwyneth Paltrow, who in fact is not English, was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, the daughter of noted film director Bruce Paltrow and Tony award-winning actress Blythe Danner.

When Gwyneth was 11, the family moved to Massachusetts where her father began working in summer stock productions in the Berkshires. It was here that she received her early acting training under the tutelage of her parents. In 1991, she quit the University of California and began to actively pursue a career in acting.

She made her film debut with a small part in Shout (1991) and for the next 5 years had featured roles in a mixed bag of film fare that included Flesh and Bone (1993); Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994); Se7en (1995); Jefferson in Paris (1995); Moonlight and Valentino (1995); and The Pallbearer (1996). It was her performance in the title role of Emma Woodhouse in Emma (1996) that led to her being offered the role of Viola in Shakespeare in Love (1998).

She broke her much publicized engagement to actor Brad Pitt in 1997 citing as the reason the fact that neither she nor Pitt felt that they could pursue their respective careers and at the same time maintain a happy marriage. They remain good friends. A tall, wafer thin, delicate beauty, Gwyneth Paltrow is a consummate professional and a highly skilled actress who appears to possess everything necessary to achieve super stardom.

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Gwyneth Paltrow Information
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Height: : 5'10" (178 cm)
Nickname:Gwynnie
Zodiac Sign:Libra
Education:High School Spence School, New York City, NY;
Family: Father: Bruce Paltrow, was a TV producer and director who died in 2002 from complications of pneumonia and a recurrence of throat cancer.

Mother: Blythe Danner, actress.

Husband: Chris Martin

Children: Apple and Moses
Resides in: England and New York
Religion: Jewish
Political affiliation:Democrat
Personal interests/hobbies:Yoga, Reading Books
Charities/Causes: Charities supported:

  • Act Green
  • American Cancer Society
  • Environmental Media Association
  • Food Bank For New York City
  • Hoping Foundation
  • Keep A Child Alive
  • Prince's Trust

Causes supported:

  • AIDS
  • At-Risk/Disadvantaged Youths
  • Cancer
  • Children
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Family/Parent Support
  • Health
  • Hunger
  • Refugees
Favorite Books: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Sheltering Sky By Paul Bowles
Franny and Zooey By J. D. Salinger
Goodnight Moon By Margaret Wise Brown
The Catcher in the Rye By J. D. Salinger
Discography:
2000 : Bette Davis Eyes
*OST from Duets
2000 : Cruisin' - Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis *OST from Duets
2000: Just My Imagination - Babyface & Gwyneth Paltrow *OST from Duets
Other: Dated Robert Sean Leonard, Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Luke Wilson, Mark Wahlberg, James Purefoy and the Crown Prince Felipe Of Spain before settling down with current husband, Chris Martin.

Supported Barack Obama


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Comments

  • Rar287
    ♥HAPPY BIRTHDAY GWYNETH 1972♥
    posted 67 days ago
  • nubourne
    possibly the rarest most timeless, beautiful, graceful and talented actress on screen today.
    posted 69 days ago
  • kenowliver
    hey pretty, you look hot with red hairs. stick w' it
    posted 89 days ago
  • j360chd
  • darlmusic
    Très cool sympas !
    posted 216 days ago
  • deliku
    I love your movie 'Sliding Doors' so much!
    posted 257 days ago
  • FarzanehNB
    Paltrow is Talent and Beauty put in one pot!
    posted 361 days ago
  • mynameislove
    It's said by some of her colleagues that she has adorable feet that make you even sing by the sight of them. So... where are some pics of them to see? XD
    I want to sing for a while. Hehe.
    She is pretty indeed. And a great actress.
    posted 362 days ago
  • ricardojulioesquivel
    lindaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    posted 450 days ago
  • noblelady777
    i loved u in Emma!
    posted 451 days ago

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