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. She is the sister of actor John Cusack. In 1989 she married actor Kevin Kline. She received Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominations for Working Girl (1988) and In & Out (1997). 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. Her other television work includes a short-lived series What About Joan (2001) and It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002). She is also the god-daughter of actress Joan Crawford. Cusack was a cast member of Saturday Night Live for one season in 1985.

She is a native of New York City, where she attended the Children's professional Acting School. Joan Cusack (October 11, 1962) is an American actress and comedienne from Evanston, Illinois. She is the daughter of director Joseph Cates and the niece of Gilbert Cates, also a director. My Bodyguard (1980). 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. Cutting Loose (1980). The Anniversary Party (2001). Class (1983).

Princess Caraboo (1994). Sixteen Candles (1984). Bodies, Rest and Motion (1993). Grandview, U.S.A. (1984). Drop Dead Fred (1991). The Allnighter (1987). Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990). Broadcast News (1987).

I Love You to Death (1990). Stars and Bars (1988). Shag (1989). Married to the Mob (1988). Bright Lights, Big City (1988). Working Girl (1988). Date with an Angel (1987). Men Don't Leave (1990).

Gremlins (1984). My Blue Heaven (1990). Lace (1984, TV). Ramirez (1991). Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). The Cabinet of Dr. Paradise (1982). Hero (1992).

Toys (1992). Addams Family Values (1993). Corrina, Corrina (1994). Nine Months (1995).

Wrong (1996). Mr. Two Much (1996). Grosse Pointe Blank (1997).

A Smile Like Yours (1997). In & Out (1997). Arlington Road (1999). Cradle Will Rock (1999).

Runaway Bride (1999). Toy Story 2 (1999, voice). High Fidelity (2000). Where the Heart Is (2000).

The School of Rock (2003).