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Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Actor, also producer · Born September 27, 1972 (54) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Oscar winner · Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · 5 other major award bodies

Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (/ˈpæltroʊ/ 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 primarily in mid-budget and period films during the 1990s and early 2000s, before transitioning to blockbusters and franchises. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Paltrow gained notice for her early work in films such as Seven (1995), Emma (1996), Sliding Doors (1998), and A Perfect Murder (1998). She garnered wider acclaim for her role as Viola de Lesseps in the historical romance Shakespeare in Love (1998), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Roles followed this in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), and Shallow Hal (2001). She made her West End debut in the David Auburn play Proof (2003), earning a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress nomination, and reprised the role in the 2005 film of the same name. After becoming a parent in 2004, Paltrow reduced her acting workload by making intermittent appearances in films such as Two Lovers (2008), Country Strong (2010), and Contagion (2011). Paltrow's career was revived through her portrayal of Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019). On television, she had a recurring guest role as Holly Holliday on the Fox musical series Glee (2010–2011), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. After starring in the Netflix series The Politician (2019–), she took a break from acting. She later returned to acting with Marty Supreme (2025). In 2005, Paltrow became the "face" of Estée Lauder Companies; she was previously the face of the American fashion brand Coach. She is the founder and CEO of the lifestyle company Goop, which has been criticised for promoting pseudoscience, and has written several cookbooks. She received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for the Brown Bear and Friends (2009). She hosted the documentary series The Goop Lab for Netflix in 2020. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gwyneth Paltrow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 27, 1972 (54)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
59 on MovieCove · 68 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 5% in 30 days

What are Gwyneth Paltrow's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Bonds
24%
Morality
12%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Survival
6%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth10 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 12 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 18 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 16 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 28 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 24 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 24
Ally
7 of 24
Herald
3 of 24
Mentor
2 of 24
Trickster
1 of 24
Threshold guardian
1 of 24
Shapeshifter
1 of 24
Shadow
1 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Hopeful
18
Melancholic
18
Contemplative
16
Romantic
11
Other
49

How their films linger

Hopeful20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet28
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical2
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gwyneth Paltrow's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 59 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gwyneth Paltrow's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

68 credits, 59 with a MovieCove page; 74 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Marty Supreme(2025)

    as Kay Stone

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • An SNL Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as (archive footage)

  • Skategoat(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sex, Love & Goop(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Stories(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Daphne (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Goop Lab(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Politician(2019)

    Show 15 episodes · Executive Producer · as Georgina Hobart

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Pepper Potts

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    as Pepper Potts

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Man in Red Bandana(2017)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017)

    as Pepper Potts

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Mortdecai(2015)

    as Johanna Mortdecai

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Thanks for Sharing(2012)

    as Phoebe

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Iron Man 3(2013)

    as Pepper Potts

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers(2012)

    as Pepper Potts

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Contagion(2011)

    as Beth Emhoff

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Glee: The 3D Concert Movie(2011)

    as Holly Holliday (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Web Therapy(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Maya Ganesh

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Country Strong(2010)

    as Kelly Canter

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Iron Man 2(2010)

    as Pepper Potts

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Glee(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Holly Holliday

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Two Lovers(2008)

    as Michelle Rausch

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Spain... on the Road Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Iron Man(2008)

    as Pepper Potts

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Good Night(2007)

    as Dora Epstein

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Running with Scissors(2006)

    as Hope Finch

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Infamous(2006)

    as Kitty Dean

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • El hormiguero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Ella misma

  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Love and Other Disasters(2006)

    as Jacks

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dealbreaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Proof(2005)

    as Catherine Llewellyn

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow(2004)

    as Polly Perkins

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sylvia(2003)

    as Sylvia Plath

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • View from the Top(2003)

    as Donna

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Possession(2002)

    as Maud Bailey

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Austin Powers in Goldmember(2002)

    as Gwyneth Paltrow / Dixie Normous ('Austinpussy')

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Shallow Hal(2001)

    as Rosemary Shanahan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Royal Tenenbaums(2001)

    as Margot Tenenbaum

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Anniversary Party(2001)

    as Skye Davidson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bounce(2000)

    as Abby Janello

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Duets(2000)

    as Liv

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Clerks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Gwyneth Paltrow (voice)

  • Intern(2000)

    as Gwyneth Paltrow (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999)

    as Marge Sherwood

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Dogma(1999)

    as Woman at Airport (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Shakespeare in Love(1998)

    as Viola De Lesseps

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Out of the Past(1998)

    as Sarah Orne Jewett (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Murder(1998)

    as Emily Bradford Taylor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Sliding Doors(1998)

    as Helen Quilley

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hush(1998)

    as Helen Baring

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations(1998)

    as Estella

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hard Eight(1996)

    as Clementine

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Thomas Jefferson(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jefferson's grandaughter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Emma(1996)

    as Emma Woodhouse

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Pallbearer(1996)

    as Julie DeMarco

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Moonlight and Valentino(1995)

    as Lucy Trager

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Seven(1995)

    as Tracy

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Jefferson in Paris(1995)

    as Patsy Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle(1994)

    as Paula Hunt

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Flesh and Bone(1993)

    as Ginnie

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Malice(1993)

    as Paula Bell

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Carol Ann Fagot

  • Cruel Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Angela Pritchard

  • Shout(1991)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Hook(1991)

    as Young Wendy

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Belle Burden

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 68 titles, 67 of them dated from 1988 to 2025; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Iron Man 3 (2013)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

Seven (1995)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19882025

Peak 1997 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 29 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting65 of 68: 63 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting1 of 68: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 68: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 68: 2 only producing, 2 with another role

68 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s24 · 23 acting · 1 crew2010s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · 4 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 16% of 44 roles
9196010611

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe and 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 12 major nominations, 1999–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2014
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in an Action Movie
  3. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Informational Series or Special
  4. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  5. 2010
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  6. 2009
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album for Children
  7. 2006
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
  8. 1999
    • Oscar, won · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gwyneth Paltrow's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 51; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 59 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 59 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor, producer

Sex, Love & Goop (2021)

92nd percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Seven (1995)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gwyneth Paltrow's work okay for kids?

Across up to 33 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles10–66 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity33 titles24–56 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity26 titles31–80 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs21 titles14–47 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles8–68 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gwyneth Paltrow work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gwyneth Paltrow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Favreau shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles