Celebrity Biographies
Phoebe Cates Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1963, July 19 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 57 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 7 inches |
| Name | phoebe cates |
| birth name | Phoebe Belle Cates Kline |
| Dad | Joseph Cates |
| Mother | lily cates |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | New York |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Actress, singer and model |
| Net worth | $35 million |
| eye color | brown drake |
| Hair color | brown drake |
| face color | White |
| body measurements | 34-24-32 |
| breast size | 34B |
| waist size | 24 |
| hip size | 32 |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Kevin Kline (born 1989) |
| Kids | Frankie Cosmos, Owen Kline |
| Education | Juilliard School, New York, New York, USA (dropped out) |
Synopsis
American film actress, singer, and former model, Phoebe Belle Cates Kline, is known professionally as Phoebe Cates. She became popular for playing the lead role in the famous movies, Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins .
Early age and education
Fast Times at Ridgemont High star Phoebe Cates was born on July 16, 1963 in New York City, New York, United States of America. Her parents are Lily and Joseph Cates, who was a former Broadway producer and pioneering figure in television
Cates is of American nationality and ethnicity; Cates is of mixed ethnic background, as her father was of Russian Jewish descent and her maternal grandfather was Chinese-Filipino. She has made her education her from segregated schools.
At age 10, Cates wanted to become a ballerina and was awarded a scholarship to the School of American Ballet. However, she gave up her dancing career at the age of 15 due to her serious knee injury.
Career
Cates began her modeling career for a short time. After that, she decided to look into her acting career and began her acting career with the 1982 film, Paradise . The same year, she gained enormous public attention after playing the role of Linda Barrett opposite Sean Penn in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
In the year 1989, Cates appeared in the dramatic film, Heart of Dixie along with Ally Sheedy, Virginia Madsen , and Michael Paul Chan.
Personal life
53-year-old former model Phoebe Cates lives a happy married life with her husband, Kevin Kline . The couple got married in the year 1989 after dating for quite some time. Kevin is one of the most inspiring American stage and film actors and singers.
The Gremlins’ actress, Phoebe met Kevin Kline while auditioning for the film, The Big Chill in 1983. Their friendship gradually turned into a romantic relationship even after there was a huge 16-year age gap between them. The couple have also celebrated their paternity on two occasions.
They welcomed their first child, Owen Kline, on October 14, 1991. Cates gave birth to their second child, their daughter, Frankie Cosmos, on March 2, 1994. Their son, Owen, is a teen actor while that his daughter Frankie is an American musician and singer-songwriter.
Cates and her husband Kevin We have been together for 28 years. Cates currently resides in New York City with her husband and her two children. Cates previously dated her ex-boyfriend Stavros Merjos. The former couple also shared a Greenwich Village apartment in the early 1980s.
Net worth and body measurement
Phoebe Cates earns a good amount of money from her acting career as she has appeared in several hit movies of all time. Cates and her husband Kevin share a net worth of $35 million in the year 2017.
One of Cates’ hit films, Gremlins is a 1984 comedy horror film, which grossed a box office take of $153.1 million while it was budgeted for $11 million. She is 5 feet 7 inches tall.