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My Take
Gwyneth Paltrow interests me less as an actress than as a study in reinvention. Winning an Oscar at twenty-six should have defined her; instead she treated it as a first act, slipping into the Marvel machine as Pepper Potts and then walking away from acting's center to build a business empire. Her wellness venture draws plenty of deserved skepticism, and I share some of it, but the nerve required to trade prestige for ownership is rare among Oscar winners. Born into Hollywood through Blythe Danner and Bruce Paltrow, she could have coasted on pedigree; the fact that she kept gambling is exactly what keeps her fascinating.
Overview
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow ( 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 primarily mid-budget and period films during the 1990s and early 2000s, before transitioning to blockbusters and franchises.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Name (Japanese)
- グウィネス・パルトロー
- Reading
- ぐうぃねす・ぱるとろー
- Born
- September 27, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / singer / musician / stage actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of California, Santa Barbara
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Academy Award for Best Actress
- 2004 Crystal Award
- 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1999 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1999 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Film actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.