Steven Spielberg | Gwyneth Paltrow – Blythe Danner’s Daughter

Gwyneth Paltrow grew up in a Hollywood power family, thanks to her parents, the actress Blythe Danner and the producer Bruce Paltrow, but you may be shocked to hear about one of its most influential members. Steven Spielberg is Gwyneth’s godfather, and he was the one who gave Gwyneth’s one of her first major acting roles.

Spielberg, his partner, Kate Capshaw, and Gwyneth’s late father took a young Gwyneth to see The Silence of the Lambs one night in 1991. As Spielberg drove back, he saw something in his rearview mirror that piqued his interest: the actress’ horrified face as she questioned Spielberg about the film. And that’s how 18-year-old Gwyneth starred in Spielberg’s star-studded 1991 adventure film Hook. Gwyneth had smaller parts in a series of films like Shakespeare in Love before making it big in Se7en. It was because of that part, as well as her high-profile career investments, that she became a ’90s movie star.