Phoebe Belle Cates was born on July 16, 1963, in New York City, New York. She is an actress known for roles in some iconic films and her ongoing marriage with her famous husband. Cates comes from a family of entertainers and has continued the tradition.
Phoebe Cates attended the Professional Children’s School and the Julliard School. Cates was modeling by the age of ten, eventually finding her way into Seventeen and teen-oriented magazines.
For a time, she trained at the School of American Ballet but quit due to a knee injury at the age of 14. Cates would model for a while but move into acting in the early 1980s.
Who are her parents?
Phoebe Cates’ parents are Broadway and television personalities. She is the daughter of Lily and Joseph Cates. Joseph Cates, formerly Katz, was a Broadway producer and helped create the television game show The $64,000 Question.
Phoebe Cates’ uncle is Gilbert Caes. He produced numerous television specials as well as producing the Academy Awards shows.
Cates’ godmother is Jacqueline Susann, known for her writing and acting. Her most famous work is the novel Valley of the Dolls.
What nationality is Phoebe Cates? Is Phoebe Cates half Filipino?
Cates’ father and maternal grandmother were of Russian-Jewish descent. Her maternal grandfather was of Chinese-Filipino descent. Cates’ mother is of Chinese descent and was born in Shanghai, China. That would make Cates one-quarter Filipino.
How tall is Phoebe Cates?
Several sources, including IMDB, confirm that Phoebe Cates is 5’7” tall, which puts her above the average height for a woman in the United States, 5’4”.
When did she start acting?
Tired of modeling, finding it to be uninspiring, Cates turned her attention toward acting. Her first role was in the 1982 film Paradise. Paradise was a drama directed by Stuart Gillard. She was only 17 years old when Phoebe Cates made the film. She starred alongside Willie Aames and Tuvia Tavi.
What roles is she known for?
Phoebe Cates is best known for three films in her career, though she made several films.
The first film she is most known for was her second film, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. This 1982 comedy was a phenomenon and would radically influence the teen culture of the 1980s. Directed by my Heckerling and written by Cameron Crow, the film starred Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, and Phoebe Cates. Phoebe Cates would play the character of Linda Barrett. Many teens would immortalize Cates in the film for a topless scene that would be parodied in pop culture for decades to come.
Her second most iconic film was Gremlins. This 1984 holiday horror-comedy was directed by Joe Dante and written by Chris Columbus. Phoebe Cates starred as Kate Beringer, the love interest and friend of Zach Galligan’s Billy Peltzer. Throughout the film, Cates would need to perform with animatronic and puppet “Gremlins” that presented their issues.
The third most iconic film in Phoebe Cates’ filmography is Drop Dead Fred. This 1991 comedy was one of Phoebe Cates’ final films. Drop Dead Fred was directed by Ate de Jong and stars Phoebe Cates as a young woman named Elizabeth Cronin and Rik Mayall as her imaginary friend “Drop Dead Fred.” The film follows Elizabeth being haunted by her childhood friend, who will not go away. The film was not successful at first but has become a cult classic.
What did she do after these iconic movies?
After Drop Dead Fred, Phoebe Cates would make three more films: Bodies, Rest & Motion in 1993, Princess Caraboo in 1994, and The Anniversary Party in 2001. She has not made another film since 2001.
When did she stop acting? Why did she stop working?
Cates has kept herself busy since 2001, but it has not been as an actress. As it stands, her body of work as an actress spans roughly 20 credits.
Her reason for quitting acting seems to be that she wanted to focus on being a mother following the birth of her second child in 1994.
Supposedly, Cates and her husband, Kevin Kline, promised to trade off parental duties to maintain their careers. Still, according to Kevin Kline, she would stay with her children whenever the opportunity came up.
Instead of acting, and as her children have grown older, she has turned her attention to her store.
What did she do after performing?
Phoebe Cates Kline (having taken Kevin’s name) opened her general store, Blue Tree, in 2005.
This is a store curated by Cates and features women’s clothing and jewelry, among other goods.
The store can be found on Madison Avenue in New York and sells much of its inventory online.
One charming way the celebrity couple promoted the store was by shooting a commercial for it, featuring them both. The store has become a popular destination for gifts and tourists in New York.
She also has a voice acting credit in 2015 as the voice of her Gremlins character Kate in the 2015 video game Lego Dimensions.
Who is Phoebe Cates married to? What’s the age difference between them?
Phoebe Cates married actor Kevin Kline on March 5, 1999. He was born on October 24th, 1947, making him 16 years older than her. Kevin Kline is an Academy Award Winner and has won three Tony Awards. He has also been nominated for multiple awards.
He has had a substantial career and continues to work today, such as voice acting for the fan-favorite character Calvin Fischoeder in the animated series Bob’s Burgers.
Two of his most iconic films include 1988’s A Fish Called Wanda and 1997’s In & Out.
Are Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates still married?
Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates are still happily married as of 2022.
Do they have kids?
Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline have two children.
Who are their kids, and what do they do?
Their son, Owen Joseph Kline, was born in 1991. Owen has acted, directed, and written some projects. He is best known for the film The Squid and the Whale in 2005.
Their daughter, Greta Kline, was born in 1994. Greta Kline was known for a time by the stage name of Frankie Cosmos and is a musician and singer-songwriter. She now leads the band Frankie Cosmos, derived from her stage name. She would also appear in the film The Squid and the Whale.
Both children have appeared with their parents in the 2001 movie Anniversary Party.
Does Phoebe Cates have Instagram or other Social media?
We searched far and wide and have not been able to locate any social media profiles from Phoebe.
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