American actress Gwyneth Paltrow started her career with a small role in her godfather, Steven Spielberg's children's fantasy film Hook (1991) portraying Young Wendy Darling.[1] She gained acclaim in supporting roles in Flesh and Bone (1993), Seven (1995), and Hard Eight (1996). She had her first starring role in the film adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Emma (1996) portraying the title role of Emma Woodhouse. In 1998 she starred in the romance fantasy Sliding Doors, the romantic drama Great Expectations and the romantic period comedy Shakespeare in Love earning the Academy Award for Best Actress for the later.
She earned acclaim for her roles in the mystery thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and Wes Anderson's comedy-drama The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). She portrayed poet Sylvia Plath in Sylvia (2003). She acted in the dramas Proof (2005), Infamous (2006), Two Lovers (2008), Country Strong (2010), and Contagion (2011) as well as the comedies Shallow Hal (2001), View from the Top (2003), Running with Scissors (2006), and Thanks for Sharing (2012). She joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe portraying Pepper Potts in the seven films starting with Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019).
On television, she has hosted Saturday Night Live three times from 1999 to 2011. She portrayed Holly Holliday on the Fox musical comedy series Glee earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She acted in the Netflix series The Politician (2019–2020) and starred as herself in the documentary series The Goop Lab (2020). On stage, she acted in numerous productions at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and made her West End theatre debut in the David Auburn play Proof (2002) earning a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress nomination.
- ^ "Hook: 10 Behind The Scenes Facts About Steven Spielberg's Most Underrated Film". ScreenRant. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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