Kate Capshaw
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Born | Kathleen Sue Nail November 3, 1953 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Missouri |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1981–2001 |
Spouses |
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Children | 6, including Jessica, Destry, and Sasha |
Relatives | Arnold Spielberg (father-in-law) |
Kathleen Sue Spielberg (
Early life
Capshaw was born Kathleen Sue Nail, the daughter of Edwin L. Nail, an airline employee.
She married marketing manager Robert Capshaw in January 1976 and they had one child, Jessica Capshaw, before eventually divorcing in 1980.[citation needed] However, she kept the surname Capshaw, which she used for her professional name upon becoming an actress.
Career
Capshaw moved to New York City to pursue her dream of acting, landing her first role on the soap opera The Edge of Night. After auditioning for a small role in A Little Sex, she was offered the role of the leading lady, which is when she asked for a dismissal from The Edge of Night. She starred in Dreamscape in 1984, and afterwards was directed by her then-boyfriend Armyan Bernstein in Windy City.[5]
She met film director and future husband
Capshaw had roles in several films throughout the late 1980s into the 1990s. She starred alongside
In 2001, she starred in the
In 2009, Capshaw began her art studies—drawing, painting, and portraiture. She turned her interest to portraits of young people experiencing homelessness. In March 2019, three of these portraits were selected as finalists in the Smithsonian
On April 28, 2023, Capshaw along with Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance on stage during Bruce Springsteen's show in Barcelona where they provided backing vocals and tambourine on the song "Glory Days".[11]
Personal life
During the production of the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Capshaw became close to director Steven Spielberg, whom she later married. Originally an
There are seven children in the Spielberg–Capshaw family.
- Jessica Brooke Capshaw – daughter from Capshaw's previous marriage to Robert Capshaw
- Max Samuel Spielberg – son from Spielberg's previous marriage to actress Amy Irving
- Theo Spielberg – son adopted by Capshaw before her marriage to Spielberg, who later also adopted him[15]
- Sasha Rebecca Spielberg
- Sawyer Avery Spielberg
- Mikaela George Spielberg – adopted with Steven Spielberg[16]
- Destry Allyn Spielberg[17]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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1982 | A Little Sex | Katherine Harrison | |
1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Willie Scott | |
1984 | Best Defense | Laura Cooper | |
1984 | Dreamscape | Jane DeVries | |
1984 | Windy City | Emily Reubens | |
1986 | Power | Sydney Betterman | |
1986 | SpaceCamp | Andie Bergstrom | |
1987 | The Quick and the Dead | Susanna McKaskel | |
1988 | Private Affairs | Brunetta | |
1989 | Black Rain | Joyce | |
1990 | Love at Large | Mrs. Ellen McGraw | |
1991 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Jolie Meadows | |
1994 | Love Affair | Lynn Weaver | |
1995 | Just Cause | Laurie Prentiss Armstrong | |
1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Sally Dodd | |
1997 | The Locusts | Delilah Ashford Potts | |
1997 | The Alarmist | Gale Ancona | |
1999 | The Love Letter | Helen MacFarquhar | Also producer |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | The Edge of Night | Jinx Avery Mallory #1 | TV series |
1982 | Missing Children: A Mother's Story | Elaine Rogers | TV film |
1987 | The Quick and the Dead | Susanna McKaskel | TV film |
1987 | Her Secret Life | Annie | TV film |
1988 | Internal Affairs | Joanna Gates | TV film |
1993 | Black Tie Affair | Margo Cody | TV series; 13 episodes |
1994 | Next Door | Karen Coler | TV film |
1996 | Duke of Groove | Rebecka | Short film |
2001 | A Girl Thing | Casey Montgomery | TV film |
2001 | Due East | Becky Purdue | TV film |
References
- ISBN 9781569764725.
- ^ "UNACCOMPANIED, Kate Capshaw | 2019 | The Outwin: American Portraiture Today | Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery".
- ^ "Art review: At the National Portrait Gallery, the finalists in the 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition redefine the idea of portraiture. - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Spielberg: The Man, the Movies, the Mythology
- ^ Code Name Dancer (1987) at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "The DVD of A Girl Thing" reviewed at Amazon
- ^ "Elle's Sexy Lesbian Romp." at Cinema.com
- ^ "Unaccompanied: The Outwin". Smithsonian. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Cassaday, Daniel (12 May 2023). "Kate Capshaw's Portraits Bring Homeless Youth Out of Dark and Into View". ArtNews. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Blanchett, Ben (2023-04-29). "Michelle Obama Joins Bruce Springsteen Onstage During Barcelona Concert". MSN.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- New York Times. p. 1001030. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ Weinraub, Bernard (12 December 1993). "Film: Steven Spielberg Faces the Holocaust". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 February 2001. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ISBN 9780878339112.
- ^ "Spielberg, Steven – Fun Facts, Answers, Factoids, Info, Information". Funtrivia.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- People.com. Time Inc. Archived from the originalon 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.11 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
External links
- Kate Capshaw at IMDb