In 20 years of her career in Hollywood, the actress who married Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has appeared in numerous movies and stage plays. The 38-year-old won an Oscar for her role in "Shakespeare in Love". She starred in mega box office hit "Iron Man" and its sequel before landing a role in drama musical "Country Strong". She trained herself to play the guitar in order to portray a country singer and even braved herself to perform on the stage of 2010 Country Music Association Awards.
Then she joined the popular TV series "Glee" as a guest star, singing and dancing to earn herself the title of triple threat. She will next be seen in Steven Soderbergh's virus thriller "Contagion".