List of Gwyneth Paltrow performances
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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 latter.
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.
Acting credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Shout | Rebecca | |
| Hook | Young Wendy Darling | ||
| 1993 | Malice | Paula Bell | |
| Flesh and Bone | Ginnie | ||
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Paula Hunt | |
| 1995 | Higher Learning | Student | Uncredited |
| Jefferson in Paris | Patsy Jefferson | ||
| Seven | Tracy Mills | ||
| Moonlight and Valentino | Lucy Trager | ||
| 1996 | Hard Eight | Clementine | |
| The Pallbearer | Julie DeMarco | ||
| Emma | Emma Woodhouse | ||
| 1998 | Sliding Doors | Helen Quilley | |
| Great Expectations | Estella Havisham | ||
| Hush | Helen Baring | ||
| A Perfect Murder | Emily Bradford Taylor | ||
| Shakespeare in Love | Viola de Lesseps | ||
| 1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | Marge Sherwood | |
| 2000 | The Intern | Herself | Uncredited |
| Duets | Liv Dean | ||
| Bounce | Abby Janello | ||
| 2001 | The Anniversary Party | Skye Davidson | |
| The Royal Tenenbaums | Margot Tenenbaum | ||
| Shallow Hal | Rosemary Shanahan | ||
| 2002 | Searching for Debra Winger | Herself | Documentary |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | Dixie Normous | Cameo | |
| Possession | Maud Bailey | ||
| 2003 | View from the Top | Donna Jensen | |
| Sylvia | Sylvia Plath | ||
| 2004 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Polly Perkins | |
| 2005 | Proof | Catherine Llewellyn | |
| 2006 | Infamous | Kitty Dean | |
| Love and Other Disasters | Hollywood Jacks | Cameo | |
| Running with Scissors | Hope Finch | ||
| 2007 | The Good Night | Dora Shaller | |
| 2008 | Two Lovers | Michelle Rausch | |
| Iron Man | Pepper Potts | ||
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | ||
| Country Strong | Kelly Canter | ||
| 2011 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | Holly Holliday | Uncredited[2] |
| Contagion | Beth Ehmoff | ||
| 2012 | The Avengers | Pepper Potts | |
| Thanks for Sharing | Phoebe | ||
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Pepper Potts/Extremis | |
| 2014 | Virunga | Herself | Documentary |
| 2015 | Mortdecai | Johanna Mortdecai | |
| 2016 | Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids | Herself | Documentary |
| 2017 | Man in Red Bandana | Narrator | Documentary; voice role[3] |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | Pepper Potts | ||
| 2018 | Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams | Herself | Documentary |
| Avengers: Infinity War | Pepper Potts | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Pepper Potts / Rescue | |
| 2022 | She Said | Herself | Voice role[4] |
| 2025 | Marty Supreme | Kay Stone | [5] |
| 2026 | Influenced | Herself | Cameo [6] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Cruel Doubt | Angela Pritchard | Miniseries |
| 1993 | Deadly Relations | Carol Ann Fagot Applegarth Holland | Television film |
| 1999–2019 | Saturday Night Live | Herself / Various | Host; 6 episodes |
| 2000 | Clerks: The Animated Series | Herself | Voice role |
| 2008 | Spain... on the Road Again | Documentary; 13 episodes | |
| 2010 | The Marriage Ref | Panelist; episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow/Jerry Seinfeld/Greg Giraldo" | |
| 2010–2011 2014 |
Glee | Holly Holliday | 5 episodes |
| 2011 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Herself | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" |
| 2012 | The New Normal | Abby | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014 | Web Therapy | Maya Ganesh | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Nightcap | Herself | Episode: "A-List Thief" |
| 2017 | Planet of the Apps | Mentor | |
| 2019 | The Chef Show | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow / Bill Burr" | |
| 2019–2020 | The Politician | Georgina Hobart | Main role; also executive producer |
| 2020 | The Goop Lab | Herself | Also executive producer |
| 2023 | American Horror Stories | Daphne | Voice role; Episode: "Daphne" |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Playwright | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Susan Wilks | Mark Twain | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [7] |
| 1991 | Picnic | Millie Owens | William Inge | [8] | |
| 1992 | The Sweet By 'N' By | Libby Bradley | Frank Higgins | [9] | |
| 1994 | The Seagull | Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya | Anton Chekov | [10] | |
| 1999 | As You Like It | Rosalind | William Shakespeare | [11] | |
| 2002 | Proof | Catherine | David Auburn | Donmar Warehouse, West End | [12] |
| 2018 | Head Over Heels | N/a | Producer only, Broadway | ||
Podcasts
| Title | Year | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goop | 2018 - present | Host | Goop launched a podcast on March 8, 2018, using Cadence13 as its digital platform. | [13] |
| Armchair Expert | 2019 | Guest | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" | [14] |
| Masters of Scale | Episode: "Entrepreneurship as a Second Act" | [15] | ||
| On Purpose with Jay Shetty | 2020 | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow ON: How To No Longer Keep Emotions Buried Within & Never Looking Outside For Validation" | [16] | |
| Literally! With Rob Lowe | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow: Dangerous and Scintillating" | [17] | ||
| On with Mario Interviews | 2021 | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" | [18] | |
| Sex With Emily | Episode: "Sex, Love & Gwyneth Paltrow" | [19] | ||
| Smartless | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" | [20] | ||
| Life Will Be the Death of Me with Chelsea Handler | Episode: "Sex, Love & Goop with Gwyneth Paltrow" | [21] | ||
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" | [22] | ||
| Armchair Expert | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow Returns" | [23] | ||
| Unqualified | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" | [24] | ||
| Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist | 2022 | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" | [25] | |
| Nightline | 2023 | Episode: "Friday, March 24, 2023" | [26] | |
| Episode: "Friday, March 31, 2023" | [27] | |||
| The Kyle and Jackie O Show | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow's Q&A with Jackie!" | [28] | ||
| Call Her Daddy | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow: The Ultimate Dating Roster" | [29] | ||
| The Skinny Confidential Him and Her Show | 2024 | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow - On Real Wellness Routines, Career Advice, & How To Feel Your Best" | [30] | |
| Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin | 2025 | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow" | [31] | |
| The Run-Through with Vogue | Episode: "Why Gwyneth Paltrow Is Back On Sourdough and Cheese" | [32] | ||
| The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster | Episode: The Gwyneth Paltrow Episode | [33] | ||
| Awards Chatter | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow - 'Marty Supreme'" | [34] | ||
| Good Hang with Amy Poehler | 2026 | Episode: "Gwyneth Paltrow Watches TV in Bed" | [35] |
Video game
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Quest for the Code | Perfuma | Voice |
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [36] |
US AC [37] |
US Country [38] |
AUS [39] |
NZ [40] |
UK [41] | ||||
| "Cruisin'" (with Huey Lewis) | 2000 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | Duets | |
| "Bette Davis Eyes" | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| ||
| "Country Strong" | 2010 | 81 | — | 30 | — | — | — | Country Strong | |
| "Me and Tennessee" (with Tim McGraw) | 2011 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 63 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [43][44] [45] |
AUS [46][47] |
CAN [48][49] [50] |
IRL [51] |
UK [52][53] [54] | |||
| "Forget You" (among Glee cast) | 2010 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 31 | Glee: The Music, Volume 4 |
| "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag" (among Glee cast)[55] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Singing in the Rain/Umbrella" (among Glee cast) | 18 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 22 | ||
| "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"(among Glee cast) | 2011 | 57 | — | 63 | — | 95 | Glee: The Music, Volume 5 |
| "Kiss" (among Glee cast) | 83 | 98 | 80 | — | — | ||
| "Landslide" (among Glee cast) | 23 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 52 | ||
| "Turning Tables" (among Glee cast) | 66 | — | 66 | — | 75 | Glee: The Music, Volume 6 | |
| "Happy" (among Glee cast) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Glee: The Music, Celebrating 100 Episodes |
| "Party All the Time" (among Glee cast) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Other album appearances
| Song | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Silent Worship" (with Ewan McGregor) | 1996 | Emma |
| "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (with Babyface) | 2000 | Duets |
| "It's Only Love" (with Sheryl Crow) | 2002 | C'mon, C'mon |
| "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (with Mark Rubin Band) | 2006 | Infamous |
| "Shake That Thing" | 2010 | Country Strong |
| "Coming Home" | ||
| "A Fighter" | ||
| "Travis" | ||
| "Over the Rainbow" (with Matthew Morrison) | 2011 | Matthew Morrison |
| "This Woman's Work" | Every Mother Counts | |
| "Waiting on June" (with Holly Williams) | 2013 | The Highway |
| "Everglow" (with Coldplay) | 2015 | A Head Full of Dreams |
Music videos
| Video | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "I Want to Come Over" (with Melissa Etheridge) | 1996 | Pam Thomas |
| "Country Strong" | 2010 | Kristin Barlowe, Christoper Sims, Shana Feste |
| "Me and Tennessee" (with Tim McGraw) | 2011 | Shana Feste |