What is the name of Gwyneth Paltrow's character in Se7en?

Gwyneth Paltrow plays Tracy Mills in Se7en (1995). Tracy is the wife of Detective David Mills, played by Brad Pitt, and her character provides the film’s most personal connection to its grim investigation.

Tracy has recently moved with David to the unnamed, rain-soaked city where he begins working with veteran detective William Somerset, played by Morgan Freeman. She is uncomfortable with the city’s violence and isolation, while David is eager to establish himself professionally. Her worries help reveal the emotional cost of David’s impulsive personality and the case’s escalating danger.

The name is sometimes confused with the film’s other female or victim-related references. “Jane Doe” is a generic label for an unidentified woman, while Tracy Mills is a named character. Amy Dunne and Meg Altman are characters played by Paltrow’s fellow actors in other thrillers, not Se7en.

Se7en was directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. Its murders are organized around the seven deadly sins, but Tracy is not one of the killer’s symbolic victims; she is central to the story’s devastating final act.