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Cates was born Phoebe Belle Cates in New York City, to a family of TV and Broadway production insiders. Her father, Joseph Cates was a major Broadway producer and a pioneering figure in television, who helped create The $64,000 Question. Her uncle Gilbert Cates produced numerous TV specials, often in partnership with Cates' father, and several annual Academy Awards shows.
Cates attended the Professional Children's School and the Juilliard School. When she was ten, she wanted to become a dancer. She eventually got a scholarship to the School of American Ballet, but after suffering a serious knee injury at age 15, she gave up her dancing career. She next began a career as a professional model, which was short-lived although successful.
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Later in 1982, Cates starred in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (along with Sean Penn), which features "the most memorable bikini-drop in cinema history." The following year, she was in the sex comedy Private School, for which she sang on two songs of the film's soundtrack.
From Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
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From Fast Times at Ridgemont High. |
In 1985, Cates appeared Off-Broadway in Rich Relations written by David Henry Hwang at the Second Stage Theatre. In 1994, she starred in the romantic comedy Princess Caraboo.
Cates retired from acting in the mid-90s in order to raise her children. However, she did return in 2001 for one film with her family; The Anniversary Party, as a favor to the director, her best friend, Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Cates sang the title song (of the same name) for the film Paradise. She also sang the songs "Just One Touch" and "How Do I Let You Know" for the Private School soundtrack. She has also sang along with her husband, actor Kevin Kline, on Sesame Street (see video.)
In 1989, Cates married Kevin Kline, whom she had originally met while auditioning for the part that Meg Tilly ultimately won in The Big Chill. Kline and Cates make their home in New York City and have two children. In 2005, their son, Owen Joseph Kline, received rave reviews for his performance in The Squid and the Whale. Owen and sister Greta Simone Kline appeared in Cates' most recent film, The Anniversary Party in 2001.
In 2005, Cates opened her own boutique called Blue Tree on New York's Madison Avenue. (http://www.bluetreeny.com/)
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If he didn't seem to be a great guy, I would really hate Kevin Kline for making her life so great she didn't need to do movies....
ReplyDeleteI thank her she made me realize what sexy was plus she keept getting knocked down and getting back up she is a role model
ReplyDeleteShe is fabuloze! I adore her as a person and as a actor and of course as a singer!
ReplyDeleteI am in the same age like her and when I was young around 1982 all my friends use to call me in her name! I am from Europe! (: