Joined by 'Country Strong' co-star Tim McGraw, director Shana Feste,
and Faith Hill, Gwyneth Paltrow received the 2,427th star on the Walk
of Fame on Monday, December 13, 2010 in Hollywood.
She gave an
emotional speech, saying, "This city is so much a part of my heart and
soul, and the idea that my grandchildren can one day come and see my
name on the sidewalk is very overwhelming." She thanked her family and
friends at the late-morning event held in front of the popular Madame
Tussauds, "I don't think I would be here were it not for my family and
old friends," she said.
Born on Sept. 27, 1972, the daughter of
the late director Bruce Paltrow and Tony award-winning actress Blythe
Danner, Paltrow made her acting debut on stage in 1990 and started to
act in films in the following year. She is best known for her role in
"Shakespeare in Love," for which she garnered the best actress Academy
Award in 1999 and for starring in the "Iron Man" movies as Pepper Potts. (Photo by © 2010 Joe Martinez / PictureLux)
Trivia per IMDB:
- 20 December 1996: Engaged to actor Brad Pitt.
- Turned down the role of Emma Peel in the movie The Avengers (1998).
- Is a best friends with Madonna.
- Spent 70 hours in labor awaiting the birth of her first child.
- October 2002: Met husband Chris Martin when she attended his band's (Coldplay's) concert.
- Her godfather Steven Spielberg is also the godfather of Drew Barrymore.
- Favourite alcoholic drinks are Guinness and red wine.
- After spending a time in her early teens in Talavera De la Reina, Toledo, Spain, she can speak fairly good Spanish.
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