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To most moviegoers, Gwyneth Paltrow was "that English actress
that used to be engaged to Brad Pitt." On March 21, 1999, that image was altered
completely when the little known actress was awarded the Academy Award for her
outstanding performance in Shakespeare in Love (1998). Gwyneth Paltrow, who
in fact is not English, was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, the daughter of noted
film director Bruce Paltrow and Tony award-winning actress Blythe Danner. When
Gwyneth was 11, the family moved to Massachusetts where her father began working
in summer stock productions in the Berkshires. It was here that she received
her early acting training under the tutelage of her parents. In 1991, she quit
the University of California and began to actively pursue a career in acting.
She made her film debut with a small part in Shout (1991) and for the next 5
years had featured roles in a mixed bag of film fare that included Flesh and
Bone (1993); Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994); Se7en (1995); Jefferson
in Paris (1995); Moonlight and Valentino (1995); and The Pallbearer (1996).
It was her performance in the title role of Emma Woodhouse in Emma (1996) that
led to her being offered the role of Viola in Shakespeare in Love (1998). She
broke her much publicized engagement to actor Brad Pitt in 1997 citing as the
reason the fact that neither she nor Pitt felt that they could pursue their
respective careers and at the same time maintain a happy marriage. They remain
good friends. A tall, wafer thin, delicate beauty, Gwyneth Paltrow is a consummate
professional and a highly skilled actress who appears to possess everything
necessary to achieve super stardom.
Gwyneth Paltrow Pictures/Movies
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August 10 When Gwyneth Paltrow gives two thumbs down, we know you're giving her three thumbs up.
August 10 How tight can that ass of Gwyneth Paltrow be? This is the sexiest look she's ever had.
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