Biography

Phoebe Cates followed in the footsteps of her entertainment family. Her father and uncle are both television producers, and her cousin, Gil Cates Jr., is also in the movie business.
She attended the School of American Ballet until a knee injury in 1977 caused her to quit. From there she went on to model and do some work in commercials. But it was in 1982 she got her first break in film when Stuart Gilliard offered her a role in his movie, Paradise. Several movies followed, but sometime in 1997 she decided to take a break from acting in order to raise her two children, Greta and Owen, by husband, actor Kevin Kline.

Filmography

Anniversary Party, The (2001) .... Sophia Gold

Scratch the Surface (1997) .... Herself
Princess Caraboo (1994) .... Princess Caraboo/Mary Baker
My Life's in Turnaround (1993) .... Herself
Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993) .... Carol
Drop Dead Fred (1991) .... Elizabeth
63rd Annual Academy Awards, The (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Presenter - Best Documentary awards
Largo Desolato (1990/II) (TV) .... Young Philosophy Student
... aka Vaclav Havel's 'Largo Desolato' (1990) (TV) (USA)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) .... Kate Beringer
I Love You to Death (1990) (uncredited) .... Joey's Girl at Disco

Heart of Dixie (1989) .... Aiken
Shag (1989) .... Carson McBride
... aka Shag: The Movie (1989)
Bright Lights, Big City (1988) .... Amanda
Date with an Angel (1987) .... Patty Winston
Lace II (1985) (TV) .... Lili
Gremlins (1984) .... Kate Beringer
Lace (1984) (TV) .... Lili
Private School (1983) .... Christine Ramsey
Baby Sister (1983) (TV) .... Annie Burroughs
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) .... Linda Barrett
Paradise (1982) .... Sarah