Gwyneth Paltrow's mother Blythe Danner urged her daughter not follow her into acting - because she wanted her offspring to embark on a more intellectual profession.

Danner has enjoyed her own long and prosperous acting career and Paltrow's later father Bruce was a successful film director.

However, Danner admits she and her husband always hoped their bright daughter would become a doctor or a lawyer - and tried to discourage her from entering show business.

Nevertheless, the couple gave in and allowed Paltrow to become a thespian when they saw her act.

She tells Fox news, "She's so smart we wanted her to find a cure for AIDS or something. We were pretty firm about her finishing her education but when we saw how talented she was we finally said okay."

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