Gwyneth Paltrow is an Academy Award–winning actressthe author of four New York Times–bestselling cookbooksand the founder and CEO of the life company goop. She was born on September 271972in Los AngelesCaliforniato television producer Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Dannera Tony Award winner and two-time Emmy Award winner. She is married to television producerwriterand director Brad Falchuka Golden Globe winner and two-time Emmy Award winner. Paltrow lives with her two childrenApple (age 14) and Moses (age 12)in Los Angeles.

For the first chapter of her professional careerPaltrow was focused on acting. In 1999she won best actress at the Academy Awardsthe Screen Actors Guild Awardsand the Golden Globes for her role in Shakespeare in Love. She’s also received many nominations for her acting and singing talentsincluding best actress at the Golden Globes for her role in Proof in 2006 and Best Spoken Word Album for Children at the Grammy Awards for Brown Bear & Friends in 2009. In Country Strongshe performed the song “Coming Home,” which was nominated for best original song at the Academy Awards in 2010. In 2011she received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Gleeand in 2013she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Informational Series or Special for her part in Stand Up to Cancer. Other notable film credits include SevenEmmaGreat ExpectationsSliding DoorsThe Talented Mr. RipleyThe Royal TenenbaumsSylviaand Marvel’s Iron Man and Avengers franchises.

Beyond actingPaltrow has shared her love of food with readers and home chefs in four New York Times–bestselling cookbooks—starting with My Father’s Daughter (2011)followed by It’s All Good (2013) and It’s All Easy (2016)which both hit number one. Her latest cookbookThe Clean Plate: EatResetHealwas released by goop press on January 82019. In the kitchenPaltrow has become known for her delicious family recipes and healthynourishing meals that make eating clean less daunting and more fun.

Now Paltrow spends most of her time as the CEO of goop. Founded by Paltrow in 2008goop was originally a lo-fi weekly newsletterintended for familyfriendsand friends of friends. A decade laterit’s grown into a 200-employee enterprise and a global brand that’s recognized for starting important conversations and pushing issues and ideas into the mainstream. goop makes its own branded lines of clothingskin carefragrancevitamins and supplementsand body products. The robust content on the site focuses on wellnessfoodworkand travel. goop’s city guides offer an insider’s perspective on the very best places to eatshopstayand explore in the world’s most compelling destinations. Some of goop’s recent ventures include the book imprint goop pressgoop Lab (the brand’s three permanent storeslocated in Los AngelesNew York Cityand London)the growing wellness summit In goop Healtha host of experiential pop-upsand The goop Podcast.

Activism also plays a big role in Paltrow’s life. She’s involved with the Bruce Paltrow Oral Cancer Funda collaboration with the Oral Cancer Foundation that’s designed to commemorate her late father and help those in need. She served on the board of the Robin Hood Foundation for ten yearsan organization devoted to alleviating problems caused by poverty in New York Cityand she’s a global charity brand ambassador to the Frederique Constant Foundationwhich directly supports the educational projects of the DonorsChoose organization. FinallyPaltrow is an advocate for clean beauty and label transparencytwo pillars of the goop brand.