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Kate Capshaw
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American actress who converted to Judaism
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Kate Capshaw is an American actor, model, teacher, and television actor. Born Kathleen Sue Nail on November 3, 1953, in Fort Worth, Texas, she is a citizen of the United States. She received her education at the University of Missouri and began her professional work period in 1981. Capshaw is fluent in English and has worked in the United States.
She is married to Steven Spielberg, and the couple has three children: Sasha Spielberg, Jessica Capshaw, and Destry Spielberg. Capshaw has authored one work, titled *The love letter*. Her career in acting has been recognized across various media platforms, with her profile appearing in numerous encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The love letter
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Kathleen Sue Spielberg (born November 3, 1953), known professionally as Kate Capshaw, is an American actress and painter with a multifaceted career that traverses action-adventure classics, heartwarming comedies, and artistic pursuits. Born in Texas, Capshaw embarked on an unexpected path: initially, she pursued a career in education, earning a Master's degree in Learning Disabilities and…
Known for
- Marty, Life Is Short — Self2026
- Music by John Williams — Self - Actor / Wife of Steven Spielberg2024
- Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford — Self2023
- Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age — Self - Actress (archive footage)2021
- Everything Is Copy — Self2015
- Black Rain: Making The Film — Self (archive footage)2006
- Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy — Self2003
- Due East — Becky Purdue2002
- A Girl Thing — Casey Montgomery2001
- The Love Letter — Helen1999
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 416
- Total plays
- 2,517
Tags
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kate+Capshaw">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,630x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,797x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,988x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,999x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,253x
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Key facts
- Born
- Kathleen Sue Nail , ( 1953-11-03 ) November 3, 1953 (age 72) , Fort Worth, Texas , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Missouri
- Occupations
- Actress producer painter
- Years active
- 1981–2001
- Spouses
- Robert Capshaw ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1980 ) Steven Spielberg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 )
- Children
- 6, including Jessica , Sasha , Sawyer , and Destry
- Relatives
- Arnold Spielberg (father-in-law), Christopher Gavigan (son-in-law)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth
- Spouse
- Steven Spielberg
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Kate Capshaw, actress.jpg
- Height
- 170
- Work location
- United States
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- Commons category
- Kate Capshaw
- date of birth
- 1953-11-03
- Commons gallery
- Kate Capshaw
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- birth name
- Kathleen Sue Nail
- name in native language
- Kate Capshaw
- writing language
- English language
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Kathleen Sue Spielberg (née Nail; born November 3, 1953), known professionally as Kate Capshaw, is an American retired actress, producer and painter. She is best known for her portrayal of Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), directed by her eventual husband, Steven Spielberg. She subsequently starred in Dreamscape (1984), Power (1986), SpaceCamp (1986), Black Rain (1989), Love Affair (1994), Just Cause (1995), The Locusts (1997), and The Love Letter (1999). Her portraiture work has been shown in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and the Pérez Art Museum Miami.
Early life
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