Gwyneth Paltrow
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| Born | Gwyneth Kate Paltrow September 27, 1972 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1991 - present | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Chris Martin (2003–present) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (born September 27, 1972)[1] is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe- and double Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actress. She is married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Paltrow was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Blythe Danner, an actress, and the late Bruce Paltrow, a film and television director, writer, and producer. Paltrow's father was of Ashkenazi Russian Jewish descent and her mother was raised a Quaker;[2] Paltrow acknowledges her Jewish roots.[3][4][5] Raised in Santa Monica, she attended Crossroads School before moving and attending Spence School, a private girls' school in New York City which was also attended by Emmy Rossum, Kerry Washington and Sally Pressman. Later she briefly studied art history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, before discontinuing her degree and committing herself to acting. Paltrow has a younger brother, Jake Paltrow, and is a cousin of actress Katherine Moennig, whose role include Jacqueline Pratt on Young Americans as well as Shane McCutcheon on The L Word. She is an "adopted daughter" of Talavera de la Reina (Spain), where at age 15 she spent a month as an exchange student and learned Spanish.[6][7] Paltrow was childhood friends with Saturday Night Live's Maya Rudolph.[8]
[edit] Early career: 1990–1994
Paltrow made her professional stage debut in 1990. Her most recent stage appearance was in Proof at London's Donmar Warehouse. Her debut film was Shout (1991). She also appeared in Malice and Flesh and Bone. In 1991 she appeared briefly in Hook as Wendy.
[edit] Breakthrough: 1995–2000
Paltrow starred in Se7en (1995), opposite Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. The film was hugely successful commercially and critically. Then in 1996 she starred in Emma, where she received strongly positive critical acclaim, particularly in the UK for her impressive English accent, as well as in Europe and Asia.
Two years later, Paltrow starred in Shakespeare in Love, in which she portrayed the fictional love interest of William Shakespeare, portrayed by Joseph Fiennes. It earned more than US$100 million in domestic box office receipts, and received numerous awards. Shakespeare in Love won the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy and Best Screenplay,[9] as well as the Academy Award for Best Picture.[10] Paltrow also won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role from the Screen Actors Guild.[11] Later that year, Paltrow won the Academy Award for Best Actress.[10], The year after Paltrow starred in other movie roles such as A Perfect Murder. In 2000 Paltrow starred in The Talented Mr. Ripley which earned over $80 million domestically, and received positive reviews.
[edit] Recent Years: 2000–Present
Until recently, she has had a relatively low-profile, yet steady, film career with a few critically acclaimed film roles, including Proof (2005) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). Audiences got their first taste of Paltrow's singing ability with the 2000 release of Duets, in which she co-starred with singer Huey Lewis, who played her karaoke-hustling estranged father, and was directed by her father, Bruce Paltrow. Towards the end of the film, their characters resolve their differences and perform a cover version of Smokey Robinson's "Cruisin'". The song was well-received and was eventually released as a single, getting heavy airplay from Top 40 and adult contemporary-formatted radio stations. The song went to number one in Australia while Paltrow's rendition of the Kim Carnes classic "Bette Davis Eyes" reached number three.
In an interview with The Guardian, Paltrow admitted that she divided her career into those movies she did for love and those films she did for money: The Royal Tenenbaums, Proof, and Sylvia fell into the former category, while View from the Top and Shallow Hal were in the latter.[4]
Since winning the Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, Paltrow's film success has been less noteworthy.[12] She said she was unequipped to cope with the pressure, leading her to make several bad movie choices,[13] agreeing with peers who believe the win is a curse.[14] She has also made several cameo roles, such as her appearance in the Brittany Murphy film Love and Other Disasters, and several smaller roles, such as her role in Running With Scissors and Infamous, in which she sang Cole Porter's "What Is This Thing Called Love?".
She appeared in the 2005 film Proof, based on the play of the same name, in which she plays the protagonist, a young mathematician and daughter Catherine.
In 2008, she appeared in Iron Man as Pepper Potts, her first blockbuster film in several years.
[edit] Other work
In May 2005, Paltrow became the new face of Estée Lauder's Pleasures perfume. She appeared in Chicago on August 17, 2007, to sign bottles of the perfume, and on July 8, 2008, she promoted Lauder's Sensuous perfume in New York along with the company's three other spokesmodels.[15] Estée Lauder donates a minimum of $500,000 of sales of items from the 'Pleasures Gwyneth Paltrow' collection to breast cancer research.[16]
Paltrow serves on the board of the Robin Hood Foundation, a charitable organization which attempts to alleviate problems caused by poverty in New York City. In 2006 she became the new face for Bean Pole International, a Korean fashion brand. She starred along with actor Daniel Henney in several commercial films. In October 2007, Paltrow signed up for a PBS television series Spain... on the Road Again with Mario Batali that showcases the food and culture of Spain.[17]
[edit] Personal life
Paltrow is a descendent of a famous 17th century Polish rabbi, David HaLevi Segal of Krakow,[2] through the Russian rabbinical family, Paltrowitch, which produced thirty-three rabbis over several generations.[18] The actress has said she is very proud of having Jewish ancestry and has attributed some of her father's warmth to his Jewish heritage:[19]
| “ | My father had that incredible Jewish warmth, really bolstering us [his children] all the time. And when you're nine years old and you're hearing that you are the best person, it gets in there, and you think, 'OK, I'm not going to be afraid to try things, because I'm always loved no matter what.' That kills me, when I think about it. It totally breaks my heart, how lucky I am. | ” |
Paltrow had a much-publicized romance and engagement to Brad Pitt. She once stated that she regretted breaking up with Pitt, saying in an interview with Diane Sawyer that she wished Pitt well and could not believe he was with her when she was "such a mess".[20] They were together for over three years. She has been linked romantically with Ben Affleck, Luke Wilson, Chris Heinz, and Robert Sean Leonard.
On turning 30, she said "I had the most incredible birthday weekend until my dad died on me like six days later," said Paltrow, who turned 30 on September 27, 2002. "It's been, in many ways, the worst year of my life and will continue to be."[19] On December 5, 2003, she married Chris Martin of the British rock group Coldplay in a secret wedding ceremony in Southern California at a hotel; she had met him backstage at a concert.[21] Paltrow gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Apple Blythe Alison Martin, five months later, on May 14, 2004, in London. One of Chris Martin's band associates already had a daughter named Apple and Gwyneth and Chris asked their friend if they could 'borrow' the same name for their daughter. Gwyneth further explained the unusual first name on Oprah, saying:[22]
| “ | It sounded so sweet and it conjured such a lovely picture for me – you know, apples are so sweet and they're wholesome and it's biblical – and I just thought it sounded so lovely and … clean! And I just thought, "Perfect!" | ” |
The child's godfather is Simon Pegg, and Paltrow has stated Apple will use her middle name when beginning school.[23] She currently divides her residence between New York and Belsize Park in London where they live in a house bought from Kate Winslet.[21]
In January 2006, Paltrow announced that, "Since my daughter came along, I've not worked much through choice. And with another baby on its way, I don't think I will be doing a lot for the next year or so either."[24] Her second child, a boy named Moses Bruce Anthony Martin, was born on April 8, 2006 in New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital.[25] Her son's first name was explained as the song that her husband wrote for her shortly before their secret wedding, called "Moses".[25]
In May 2005, she publicly announced that she had suffered from depression after the death of her father. She practices yoga daily, and follows a macrobiotic diet, although she told People in 2005 that, "I'm not as stringent as I was in the past. Now I'll have cheese once in a while or white flour, but I still believe in whole grains and no sugar."[26]
Paltrow earned the enmity of Sharon Stone due to her performance as Stone in a Saturday Night Live skit that poked fun at Stone and her then-husband, Phil Bronstein.[27] Paltrow is good friends with Madonna,[28] with whom she shares a personal trainer,[21] and fashion designer Valentino. Steven Spielberg is a close family friend. She was best friends with Winona Ryder until her breakup with Ben Affleck.
On September 27, 2006, Paltrow sang a duet with rap artist Jay-Z during his concert at Royal Albert Hall. She sang the chorus for "Song Cry", from the rapper's album Blueprint.[29] In an interview prior to her appearance she indicated she would be attending the concert, but did not mention she would perform. She was also quoted as saying "I'm a Jay-Z fan. He's my best friend."[30] Her husband, Chris Martin, later performed the song "Beach Chair" with Jay-Z from the rapper's album Kingdom Come.
In December 2006, Paltrow was reported on the Internet to have told Notícias Sábado, the weekend magazine supplement of Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias, that she thought British people were more civilized and intelligent than Americans.[31] Paltrow denied making the statements attributed to her and told People that she never gave an interview to a Portuguese publication, but did a press conference in Spain where she tried to say in Spanish that Europe was an "older culture" and Americans "live to work".[32] Diário de Notícias later clarified in their December 6, 2006 edition that they had not obtained the quotes from an original interview or foreign press conference, but rather from previous English-language articles which are still referenced online.[4][28]
In the May issue of Vogue, Paltrow revealed that she suffered from post-partum depression after giving birth to her second child, Moses. She stated that she felt "out of her body", "disconnected, "down" and "pessimistic”.[33]
[edit] Filmography
| Preceded by Helen Hunt for As Good As It Gets |
Academy Award for Best Actress 1998 for Shakespeare in Love |
Succeeded by Hilary Swank for Boys Don't Cry |
[edit] References
- ^ "Gwyneth Paltrow Profile". E! Online. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ a b Brown, Johnathan (April 11, 2006). "Second child for Chris and Gwyneth is the baby Moses", The Independent.
- ^ Davis, Ivor. Gwyneth Paltrow and Her Jewish Heritage. Jewish Family.com.
- ^ a b c "Where the heart is", The Guardian (January 27, 2006).
- ^ "Paltrow gets serious about Jewish roots", sfgate.com (2006-01-03).
- ^ Seal, Mark. Mad for Madrid. American Way. June 15, 2004.
- ^ Profile: Gwyneth Paltrow. uktv.co.uk.
- ^ Biography of Maya Rudolph. All American Speakers.com.
- ^ James Sterngold (1999-01-25). "Globes to 'Shakespeare' and 'Ryan'", The New York Times.
- ^ a b Bernard Weinraub (March 22, 1999). "'Shakespeare' Best Picture But Spielberg Best Director", The New York Times.
- ^ "5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award Recipients". Screen Actors Guild Awards (1999-03-07). Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
- ^ David Gritten (July 30, 2004). "Curse of the Best Actress Oscar", Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Zeidler, Sue (January 30, 2007). "Is winning an Oscar a curse or a blessing?", Film.com.
- ^ Soden, Blair (February 25, 2007). "Is Winning An Oscar a Blessing or a Curse?", ABC News.
- ^ "Gwyneth's Estee Lauder appearance", Style Crunch (August 17, 2007).
- ^ "Gwyneth Paltrow launches Estee Lauder's "Pleasures Delight"", Perfumista.net (August 23, 2007).
- ^ "Paltrow to make Spain TV series", BBC (2007-10-03). Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
- ^ Davis, Ivor. How Judaism Helped Gwyneth Paltrow. Generation J.com. January 2000 Issue, Volume 2.
- ^ a b Freydkin, Donna (October 13, 2003). "Paltrow gets on with her life", USA Today.
- ^ "Paltrow 'a mess' with Pitt", The Age (October 10, 2003).
- ^ a b c Simon Hiscock (2008-04-30). "Gwyneth Paltrow: I'm back - and I just love it". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ "Gwyneth lets Oprah in on the secret of Apple", HelloMagazine.com (2004-08-27). Retrieved on 2006-08-21.
- ^ "Chris Martin - Martin + Paltrow Name Pegg As Godfather", Contact Music.com (September 9, 2007).
- ^ "Second baby on the way for Gwyneth and Chris", Hello! (January 13, 2006).
- ^ a b "Gwyneth Paltrow Has a Boy", People (April 10, 2006).
- ^ "Gwyneth Paltrow: I Battled Depression", People (May 19, 2005).
- ^ Sharon Throws Stones. People.com. January 22, 1999.
- ^ a b Beers, Cathy. Gwyneth Paltrow Loves Madonna, Slams America - Again. National Ledger.com. December 2, 2006.
- ^ "Gwyneth Paltrow duets with Jay-Z", BBC News (September 28, 2006).
- ^ Gwyneth Joins Jay-Z Onstage For Birthday Surprise. Access Hollywood. September 29, 2006.
- ^ Gwyneth Paltrow Says British People Are More Intelligent & Civilized Than Americans. Star Pulse.com. December 4, 2006.
- ^ Julie Jordan (2006-12-04). "Gwyneth Paltrow: I'm Proud to Be American", People.
- ^ "Gwyneth Paltrow: I Had Post-Partum Depression", UsMagazine.com (2008-04-16). Retrieved on 2008-04-17.
[edit] External links
- Gwyneth Paltrow at the Internet Movie Database
- Gwyneth Paltrow at TV.com
- Gwyneth Paltrow at People.com
- Gwyneth Paltrow on her recipe for flounder at Oprah After the Show
- Award acceptance speech at the Food Bank For New York City's 2008 Can-Do Awards Dinner
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| NAME | Paltrow, Gwyneth |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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