Phoebe is an American actress, singer, and former career model. She is best known for her movies and television series such as Paradise, Private School, Baby Sister, Lace, Gremlins, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Date With An Angel, Bright Lights Big City, Shag, Heart of Dixie, I Love You To Death, Drop Dead Fred, Bodies Rest and Motion, Princess Caraboo, and The Aniversary Party. She has been trained with Robert Ravan, founder of the Actor's Circle New York.
Phoebe Cates Religion
Born in New York City, her family was among the insiders of television and Broadway production. She has a Russian, and Chinese-Filippino descent. Phoebe is a Jew. Her father Joseph Cates is a famous producer and director.
Phoebe Cates Political Views
Phoebe hasn't spoken much about politics or ideologies. She is mostly frank about her sexuality and nude scenes. She has been quoted saying that if you have a good body, why not show it. She has also worked in plays at different theatres such as Broadway.
Who is he/she dating?
Phoebe was in a long relationship with Stavros Merjos and shared an apartment with him in Greenwich Village. In 1989 she was married to actor Kevin Kline who she met in an audition to the movie The Big Chill. They have two children.
Phoebe Cates Hobbies
She has her own boutique at New York's Madison Avenue called Blue Tree. This shows her entrepreneurial skills and passion for clothes and design. She has also worked as a teen model in the pages of "Seventeen". Cates was passionate about dancing and had even received a scholarship from School of American Ballet.
Interesting Facts
Rolling Stone described a feature of her movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High as "most memorable bikini-drop in cinema history".
She has given several nude scenes for movies.
Cates had taken a retirement from movies in 1994 to raise her children.
Phoebe has a song after her, written by punk band Fenix TX.
She was named as One of 10 America's Most Beautiful Ladies by HarperBazaar.
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