Phoebe Cates

Phoebe Belle Katz Cates (born July 16, 1963) is an American film actress who, by her description, has retired from acting to become a full-time mother. She is the daughter of director Joseph Cates and the niece of Gilbert Cates, also a director. She is a native of New York City, where she attended the Children's professional Acting School. She is also the god-daughter of actress Joan Crawford.

She was famous in the early and middle 1980s for her acting in a handful of teen-orientated movies, and her face made the covers of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat, 16, Teen Beat and others.

In 1989 she married actor Kevin Kline. In 1991 she was going to participate in Father of the Bride, but became pregnant and could not act in the movie.

Selected Filmography

  • Paradise (1982)
  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
  • Lace (1984, TV)
  • Gremlins (1984)
  • Date with an Angel (1987)
  • Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
  • Shag (1989)
  • I Love You to Death (1990)
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
  • Drop Dead Fred (1991)
  • Bodies, Rest and Motion (1993)
  • Princess Caraboo (1994)
  • The Anniversary Party (2001)

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In 1991 she was going to participate in Father of the Bride, but became pregnant and could not act in the movie. More recently, she appeared in several episodes on the first season of the Showtime lesbian-themed television series, The L Word. In 1989 she married actor Kevin Kline. She beat out 600 other actresses for the title role of the notorious burlesque performer, Blaze Starr. She was famous in the early and middle 1980s for her acting in a handful of teen-orientated movies, and her face made the covers of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat, 16, Teen Beat and others. She is occasionally credited as "Lolita David." She first received notice co-starring in Blaze (1989) with Paul Newman. She is also the god-daughter of actress Joan Crawford. July 15, 1961) is an American actress of Serbian heritage.

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Princess Caraboo (1994). Gods and Monsters (1998). Bodies, Rest and Motion (1993). Drop Dead Fred (1991). Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).

I Love You to Death (1990). Shag (1989). Bright Lights, Big City (1988). Date with an Angel (1987).

Gremlins (1984). Lace (1984, TV). Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). Paradise (1982).