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Phobe Cates

Phoebe Cates - Paradise

 

Phoebe Cates at 81st Annual Academy Awards, February 22, 2009   Cates and Kevin Kline at an after party for the 1989 Academy Awards
Born	Phoebe Belle Cates (1963-07-16) July 16, 1963 (age 50) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Model (1977–1981) Actress (1982–1994, 2001) Entrepreneur (2005–present)
Spouse(s)	Kevin Kline (m. 1989)
	2             Phoebe Cates Kline (born Phoebe Belle Cates; July 16, 1963), better known as Phoebe Cates, is an American film actress, model, and entrepreneur. She is known for her roles in several teen films, most notably Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins.   Early life[edit] Cates was born Phoebe Belle Cates, in New York City, to a family of television and Broadway production insiders. Her parents are Lily and Joseph Cates (originally "Joseph Katz"[1]), who was a major Broadway producer and a pioneering figure in television, who helped create The $64,000 Question.[2][3] Her late uncle, Gilbert Cates, produced numerous television specials, often in partnership with Cates' father, and several annual Academy Awards shows. Her paternal grandparents and maternal grandmother were Russian Jews, and her maternal grandfather was Chinese Filipino.[4][5][6] Cates attended the Professional Children's School and the Juilliard School.[7] When she was ten, she wanted to become a dancer. She eventually got a scholarship to the School of American Ballet, but after suffering a serious knee injury at age 15, she gave up her dancing career.[8] She next began a career as a professional model, which was short-lived, although successful.[8] Cates, however, did not like the industry: "It was just the same thing, over and over. After a while I did it solely for the money."[9]