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Biography of Gwyneth Paltrow - Actress
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Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 28, 1972) is an United States|American Actors/Female|actress. She is the daughter of the late Jewish television producer and director Bruce Paltrow and the actress Blythe Danner, who is of England|English descent. She attended the selective private girls' school, Spence, in New York and went on to study Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara before committing herself to acting. Paltrow has a younger brother named Jake and is a cousin of actress Katherine Moennig. Born in Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, her debut film was Shout (movie)|Shout (1991) and she played in Steven Spielberg's Hook (movie)|Hook (1991) before starring in Seven (movie)|Se7en (1995) and dating her co-star Brad Pitt. Their relationship was much publicized, just like their break-up two years later. Her performance in Emma (1996) received its share of praise. She was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress two years later for her performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998). Paltrow gave birth to her first child, Apple Blythe Alison Martin, on May 15 2004 with husband Chris Martin of the group Coldplay, whom she married in secret on December 5, 2003. She is a vegetarian and a good friend of Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna. In May 2005, Paltrow was announced as the new face of Estée Lauder Inc.|Estée Lauder. Also in May of 2005 she publicly announced that she suffered from depression after the death of her father Bruce Paltrow. ==Partial filmography== *Running with Scissors (2006) *Proof (2005) *Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) *Sylvia (movie)|Sylvia (2003) *View from the Top (2003) *Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) (cameo) *Possession (2002 movie)|Possession (2002) *Shallow Hal (2001) *The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) *The Anniversary Party (2001) *Bounce (movie)|Bounce (2000) *Duets (2000) *The Intern (2000) (cameo) *The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) *Shakespeare in Love (1998) *A Perfect Murder (1998) *Hush (1998 movie)|Hush (1998) *Great Expectations (movie)|Great Expectations (1998) *Sliding Doors (1998) *Emma (1996) *The Pallbearer (1996) *Hard Eight|Sydney (1996) *Se7en (1995) *Jefferson in Paris (1995) *Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) *Flesh and Bone (1993) *Malice (movie)|Malice (1993) *Hook (movie)|Hook (1991) *Shout (movie)|Shout (1991) ==External links== * imdb name|id=0000569|name=Gwyneth Paltrow * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gwynethpaltrowlinks Links about Gwyneth Paltrow

