Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw

American actress
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Kathleen Sue Spielberg (née Nail; born November 3, 1953), known professionally as Kate Capshaw, is an American retired actress, best known for her portrayal of Willie Scott, an American nightclub singer and performer in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), directed by eventual husband Steven Spielberg. Since then, she starred in Dreamscape (1984), Power (1986), Black Rain (1989), Love Affair (1994), Just Cause (1995) and The Love Letter (1999).

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Kate Capshaw was born on Tuesday, 3 November 1953 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Her full name at birth was Kathleen Sue Nail. She is best known as an actress. Capshaw's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Kate attended high school at Hazelwood Senior High School, Florissant, Missouri, USA. For university, she studied at BA History Education, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. Her religion is listed as Jewish. She is 5' 7" (170 cm) tall with a slim build. She has blue eyes and blonde hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $20,000,000 US dollars. Kate Capshaw is 71 years old and her zodiac star sign is Scorpio.

You can find people similar to Kate Capshaw by visiting our lists Family of Steven Spielberg and Educators from Missouri.

Full name at birth
Kathleen Sue Nail
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Claim to fame
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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Date of birth
3 November 1953
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Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Actress
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5' 7" (170 cm)
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Net worth
$20,000,000 USD
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High school
Hazelwood Senior High School, Florissant, Missouri, USA
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  • BA History Education, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
  • MA Special Education, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Partner: Steven Spielberg (Married) 3 children
1988-
Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg
The best preparation for acting is life -- observing life and people and observing yourself. All that becomes your library. So when you have to research a part, a scene or an emotion, you go into the library and get what you need.
  • Converted to Judaism when she married Steven Spielberg.
  • Children, with Steven Spielberg: Theo, Sasha, Sawyer, Mikaela and Destry.
  • There is a signed picture of Steven Spielberg (her husband) inside her sorority house at the University of Missouri signed: "Everyone knows the Best Women come from Missouri, Steven Spielberg".
  • Former Ford model.
  • Daughter (with Capshaw): Jessica Capshaw.

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