The talented American film actress Gwyneth Paltrow has played a huge number of diverse roles. Worldwide fame has brought her work in the films "Emma" and "Shakespeare in Love", for which she was awarded prestigious film awards, including "Oscar", "Emmy" and "Golden Globe".
Biography of Gwyneth Paltrow
The future Hollywood star was born in Los Angeles in 1972. The Gwyneth family is creative. Since childhood, Gwyneth Paltrow has been in the acting environment, since her parents were closely associated with show business. It is not surprising that a talented girl decided to choose acting as her profession and succeeded in this. Her late father, Bruce Paltrow, was a producer and director, and her mother, Blythe Danner, was an actress. Gwyneth's godfather is Steven Spielberg.
In 1983, the family moved to New York, where Blythe was offered an interesting job in one of the theaters. In this city, Gwyneth received an excellent education, graduating from Spence School (a private school for girls). Paltrow often attended performances with her mother and even twice played bit parts in theatrical productions.
After graduating from high school, Gwyneth entered the Faculty of Art History at the University of California. However, the girl did not finish her studies, deciding to devote her life to a career as a film actress.
Film career
Gwyneth Paltrow made her acting debut in the television movie Tall, and Rebecca in Scream, starring John Travolta, became the first movie heroine played by the actress. Paltrow combined her work with filming in the adventure film "Captain Hook" about the matured heroes of the story about Peter Pan. In this project, the actress got the role of Wendy Darling.
This was followed by work in the thrillers "Ready for anything", "Seven", the historical drama "Jefferson in Paris", the romantic comedy "Another's Funeral". 1996 was a turning point in Gwyneth's career. She brilliantly played the main character Emma Woodhouse in the film "Emma" (adaptation of the famous novel by Jane Austen), for which she was awarded the Satellite Awards.
After the success that the film "Emma" brought her, Gwyneth began to receive offers from directors. The actress played diverse roles. In 1998-99, she played the leading characters in five high-profile film projects of that period, she appeared on the screen in the fantastic drama Beware, the Doors are Closing, a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's film Perfect Murder, and the psychological thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley. The main female role, which Gwyneth played in the tragicomedy Shakespeare in Love, released in 1998, earned her an Oscar in the nomination for Best Actress.
In the early 2000s, the actress played in films:
- "Duets";
- "Someone else's ticket";
- The Tenenbaum Family;
- "Love is Evil";
- "Obsession";
- "Top view is better";
- "Evidence";
- "Good night".
In 2006, the sci-fi action movie Iron Man was released, where Gwyneth played the role of Pepper Potts, the main character's assistant. The film was a huge success with audiences, with 2 sequels released in 2010 and 2013.
Personal life
The beauty Gwyneth is credited with having affairs with many famous Hollywood actors. It is known that in the early 90s she met with actor Robert Sean Leonard. Then in 1994, Paltrow met Brad Pitt, the couple announced their engagement, but after a few years the young people broke off their relationship. Gwyneth's next lover was Ben Affleck, with whom the relationship also did not last long (only three years).
In 2002, the actress met the musician and frontman of the "Coldplay" group Chris Martin, and after a year of the candy-bouquet period, the couple got married, in which they had two children: daughter Apple and son Moses. Chris and Gwyneth lived together for 10 years, but they divorced in 2015. Now the heart of the movie star is occupied by TV producer Brad Falchuk.
