Gwyneth Paltrow, the Academy award winning actress, singer, entrepreneur and author has been blessed since childhood in the sense of material comforts and in having a close, caring family being the only daughter of Tony-winning actress Blythe Danner and producer-director Bruce Paltrow.

The famous actress who is married to the lead singer of the band “Coldplay” Chris Martin, together they have two beautiful children. The illustrious actress is also an Emmy winner for her performance on TV show "Glee" as well as has written a cookbook, recorded a country album, etc. and in general has accomplished a whole bunch of important steps in her life.

Paltrow caught people's attention in Emma, and established herself as one of the finest actress in-demand. Gwyneth's career has gone through the roof with the release of five glossy films in 1998, including Great Expectations, Sliding Doors, A Perfect Murder, and John Madden's masterpiece Shakespeare in Love.

Mean while, Paltrow has supporting as well as lead roles in films such as The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Royal Tenenbaums, Shallow Hal, and Proof, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress in Motion Picture Drama. Since 2008, she has portrayed Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starring in Iron Man and its sequel, Iron Man 2.

So for this starlet you would think that she would want to celebrate her birthday with a big celebration and have all her family and friends attending, hosting a huge dinner party and bring the house down with festivities. But this star unlike others is known to keep things in a low key.

A very Happy 40th Birthday Gwyneth Paltrow!