Supporting Actresses
by Dane McDonald and Louis Peitzman
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About this podcast
A movie-by-movie breakdown of the careers of our favorite actresses, from their first brushes with fame to their newest releases. Co-hosts Dane McDonald and Louis Peitzman are charting the ups, downs, obstacles, and triumphs in this chronological deep dive into actress filmographies.
Episodes
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- Klara and the Sun with Katie Walsh (Chasing Amy Adams: Episode 52) · 2 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 52Amy Adams has gotten some of her least favorable reviews for the 2026 sci-fi drama Klara and the Sun, where she plays Chrissie, a grieving mother who bonds with Jenna Ortega's…
- The Anniversary Party with Natalie Walker (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 20) · 1 h 53 min · Season 2 Episode 20Gwyneth Paltrow reunited with her Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh for the 2001 dramedy The Anniversary Party, where she plays movie star Skye…
- Bounce with Hannah Aaron Brown (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 19) · 1 h 51 min · Season 2 Episode 19Gwyneth Paltrow went brunette to play grieving widow Abby Janello in the 2000 romantic drama Bounce, starring alongside her recent ex Ben Affleck. We're joined by Not…
- Duets with Griffin Newman (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 18) · 1 h 51 min · Season 2 Episode 18Gwyneth Paltrow was supposed to star alongside Brad Pitt in the 2000 musical dramedy Duets, but after they broke up, she was forced to go it alone as Liv Dean, a woman who…
- The Talented Mr. Ripley with Clay Keller (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 17) · 2 h 33 min · Season 2 Episode 17Gwyneth Paltrow's first film after winning the Oscar was the 1999 thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley, where she plays Marge Sherwood, who grows increasingly suspicious of Matt…
- Shakespeare in Love with Izzy Custodio (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 16) · 2 h 13 min · Season 2 Episode 16Gwyneth Paltrow completed her 1998 five-film run with the period romantic dramedy Shakespeare in Love. She plays aspiring actress and Shakespeare muse Viola de Lesseps, a role…
- A Perfect Murder with Bobby Finger (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 15) · 1 h 50 min · Season 2 Episode 15Gwyneth Paltrow's fourth 1998 movie was the thriller A Perfect Murder, a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder. She plays Emily, a U.N. translator who survives her…
- Sliding Doors with Marya E. Gates (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 14) · 2 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 14Gwyneth Paltrow went British again for the 1998 romantic dramedy Sliding Doors, where she plays a woman named Helen who is living two different timelines after missing (or not…
- Hush with Phil Iscove (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 13) · 2 h 15 min · Season 2 Episode 13Gwyneth Paltrow's 1998 continued with the Jessica Lange-led thriller Hush, where she plays the terrorized pregnant daughter-in-law Helen. We're joined by writer and Podcast Like…
- Great Expectations with Julieanne Smolinski (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 12) · 1 h 33 min · Season 2 Episode 12Gwyneth Paltrow began her jam-packed 1998 with the romantic drama Great Expectations, playing Estella in Alfonso Cuarón's modern-day adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic…
- BONUS: What We're Watching: The Odyssey, The End of Oak Street, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Patreon Preview) · 1 h 33 min · Season 2 Episode 11In today's special Patreon preview, we're sharing the latest installment of our What We're Watching series. For August, we're celebrating Hot Anne Hathaway Summer and Hot Tom…
- Hard Eight with Adam B. Vary (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 11) · 2 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 11In 1997, over a year after its Sundance debut, audiences finally got to see Gwyneth Paltrow as cocktail waitress-slash-sex worker Clementine in Paul Thomas Anderson's first…
- Emma with Jourdain Searles (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 10) · 1 h 44 min · Season 2 Episode 10Gwyneth Paltrow entered her leading lady era with the 1996 period romantic comedy Emma, where she plays snobbish yet well-intentioned matchmaker Emma Woodhouse. We're joined by…
- The Pallbearer with Fran Hoepfner (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 9) · 1 h 34 min · Season 2 Episode 9Gwyneth Paltrow was essentially bribed into doing the 1996 romantic comedy The Pallbearer, where she plays Julie, the former high school crush of David Schwimmer's Tom. We're…
- Moonlight and Valentino with Joe Reid (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 8) · 1 h 45 min · Season 2 Episode 8Just one week after Se7en hit theaters, another Gwyneth Paltrow film was released to a lot less fanfare. In the 1995 dramedy Moonlight and Valentino, she plays Lucy, the virginal…
- BONUS: Cape Fear: Season Finale (Patreon Preview) · 1 h 37 min · Season 1 Episode 51In today's special Patreon preview, we're recapping the season finale of Apple TV's Cape Fear, where Amy Adams plays Anna Bowden, a defense attorney with secrets. We also share…
- Se7en with Wynter Mitchell (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 7) · 1 h 31 min · Season 2 Episode 7Gwyneth Paltrow makes the most of her limited screentime in the hit 1995 crime thriller Se7en, where she plays Tracy, the doomed wife of Brad Pitt's Detective Mills. We're joined…
- Jefferson in Paris with Drea Clark (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 6) · 1 h 40 min · Season 2 Episode 6Gwyneth Paltrow's busy 1995 began with the historical drama Jefferson in Paris, where she plays Thomas Jefferson's daughter, Patsy. We're joined by producer and Maximum Film!…
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle with Chris Feil (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 5) · 2 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 5Gwyneth Paltrow took a trip back to the 1920s in the 1994 biopic Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, where she plays fictional actress Paula Hunt alongside the real members of…
- Flesh and Bone with Amy Odell (Chasing Gwyneth Paltrow: Episode 4) · 1 h 56 min · Season 2 Episode 4Gwyneth Paltrow got her most substantial role—and her first taste of awards buzz—in the 1993 thriller Flesh and Bone, where she plays a petty criminal named Ginnie. We're joined…
