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Kate Capshaw
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kathleen Sue Nail, Kathleen Sue Spielberg
American actress who converted to Judaism
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The love letter
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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
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 416
- Total plays
- 2,517
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 23,888x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,412x
- 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 15,393x
- 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 10,815x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,767x
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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)
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Kate Capshaw, actress.jpg
- Height
- 170
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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
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Article
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