Biography
Phoebe Cates is an American actress, model and businesswoman. Born Phoebe Belle Cates on 16 July 1963 in New York City, she began her career as a model in her teens before making her film debut in Paradise (1982). That same year she played Linda Barrett in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
She is best known for her roles as Kate Beringer in Gremlins (1984) and its sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), as well as appearances in Private School (1983), Drop Dead Fred (1991) and Princess Caraboo (1994). Her final screen role was in The Anniversary Party (2001). Cates has also worked in theatre and founded the Blue Tree boutique in New York in 2005.
In 1989 she married actor Kevin Kline; they have two children. She is the daughter of producer Joseph Cates and niece of director Gilbert Cates.
