In an interview with Variety, Gwyneth Paltrow revealed that when she was first offered the starring role in Shakespeare in Love, she “was in the middle of a terrible breakup” with Brad Pitt.

Winning an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love did not turn out to be the happy affair Gwyneth Paltrow expected. The actress recently looked back at the first and only Oscar win of her career ...

In typical Gwyneth Paltrow fashion ... Paltrow won the Oscar in 1999 for Best Actress for her lead role in Shakespeare in Love, in which she played Shakespeare’s muse and love interest, Viola ...

Gwyneth Paltrow starred in "Shakespeare in Love" when she was only 26.Miramax/HBO Max; Randy Holmes/ABC/Getty Images Gwyneth Paltrow, who turns 50 today, starred in "Shakespeare in Love" when she ...

Gwyneth starred in Shakespeare In Love opposite Ralph Joseph Fiennes as the eponymous playwright and poet, while the all-star cast also included her then-boyfriend Ben Affleck, Colin Firth ...

Gwyneth Paltrow ended up being cast in the lead role for "Shakespeare in Love" alongside Joseph Fiennes. Paltrow won best actress at the Oscars for her performance in the film.

Universal Pictures was ready to produce "Shakespeare in Love" if "Pretty Woman" alum Julia Roberts was attached. But she left the film and the role went to Gwyneth Paltrow (inset with co-star ...

Gwyneth Paltrow and Meghan Markle had a little fun Tuesday, joking about their supposed feud after the "Shakespeare in Love" actress said she didn’t know her Montecito neighbor "at all." ...

“Shakespeare in Love” producer Edward Zwick let readers in on a few big secrets about the making of the Oscar-winning 1998 film. The period romance starred Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes ...

Gwyneth Paltrow is gearing up for her 50th ... directing her followers to a Goop blog post. In the essay, the “Shakespeare in Love” star wrote that she “strangely [has] no sense of time ...

Gwyneth Paltrow starred as the main love interest of William Shakespeare, Viola De Lesseps. Viola De Lesseps comes from a wealthy family but loves to watch Shakespeare's plays. Viola then ...