Gwyneth Paltrow's Parents Are Hollywood Royalty — Here's What to Know

Gwyneth's father, Bruce, was a director and producer. He created and executive produced the series "The White Shadow" (1978-1981) and also served as an executive producer on the drama "St. Elsewhere" (1982-1981), among other notable projects. His final movie, "Duets", starred Gwyneth and Huey Lewis and premiered in 2000.

Sadly, he died of throat cancer in 1999. Over two decades later, Gwyneth discussed her grief on the podcast "By the Light of the Moon" in a 2022 episode. "The first year was just beyond — I don't know how we all got through it, my mother, my brother and I. It was pretty messed up," Paltrow said. "Anyone will tell you, who loses a love of their life like that, there's just no other way but through. You just try to process your grief and keep going."

Paltrow married producer Brad Falchuk in 2018, and she honoured her dad in a special way during the ceremony. "My birthday is September 27 and so this past September, I got married on the 29th of September," she said on the podcast "Armchair Expert" in 2019. "His ashes are buried under this beautiful tree at my house and we got married there — right near my dad."

Gwyneth's mum is an actor just like her daughter. Danner started her career on Broadway in the late 1960s, and soon moved to the silver screen. She starred alongside Robert De Niro in the 2000 comedy "Meet the Parents", and sequels "Meet the Fockers" and "Little Fockers". She also starred in "Will & Grace" and won two Emmy awards for her performance in the show "Huff" in 2005 and 2006.

Danner has also consistently supported her daughter's career over the years. In 2016, she told People that she's particularly fond of her daughter's acting work. "If we can just get her away from Goop and get her back on the screen, that's where I want her," Danner said. "She's such a phenomenal talent and a great businesswoman of course, but she's such a unique talent as an actress, I'm really hoping and praying she gets back at it."

In November 2022, Danner revealed she was in remission from oral cancer, the same disease her husband had died from. "It's a sneaky disease. But I'm fine and dandy now. And I'm lucky to be alive," she told People at the time.