Gwyneth Paltrow

Academy Award-winning actress and founder of the lifestyle company Goop.

Goop, a lifestyle company where Paltrow serves as founder and CEO, has drawn criticism for endorsing pseudoscientific ideas.^[1] Estée Lauder Companies selected Paltrow as one of its "faces" in 2005.^[1]

Last updated 2026-09-30 from the source article.

Quick Facts

Birth name: Gwyneth Kate Paltrow
Born: 27 September 1972
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names: Gwyneth Paltrow Martin; Gwyneth Paltrow Falchuk
Occupation: Actress, businesswoman
Years active: 1989–present
Political party: Democratic
Children: 2, including Apple Martin

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Her acting debut was in the TV film High (1989), directed by her father, and her film debut was in Shout (1991).^[2] She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Shakespeare in Love (1998).^[3] Paltrow has published several cookbooks, including My Father's Daughter (2011) and It's All Good (2013).^[4] Paltrow's father had Jewish ancestry, her mother is Christian, and her upbringing included observance of both Jewish and Christian holidays.^[5]

Paltrow's education included Crossroads School in Santa Monica, then the Spence School in Manhattan, followed by art history studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, which she left to pursue acting.^[6] Starting with Iron Man (2008), Paltrow portrayed Pepper Potts across the Marvel Cinematic Universe.^[7] The weekly lifestyle newsletter Goop, which later grew into a web-based company, was first published by Paltrow in September 2008.^[8] Transcendental Meditation is a practice Paltrow engages in.^[9]

What the cited sources add

The Eye for Film review of Proof (2005) notes that Paltrow has "an uncanny talent for playing women who are coming apart at the seams"^[10]

References

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