Kate Capshaw

Infobox Actor
name = Kate Capshaw

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birthdate = birth date and age|1953|11|3
birthplace = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
birthname = Kathleen Sue Nail
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spouse = Robert Capshaw (1976 - 1980; divorced) 1 child
Steven Spielberg (1991 - present) 6 children

Kate Capshaw (born November 3, 1953) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Willie Scott in the film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", and for her marriage to director Steven Spielberg (who directed the film).

Biography

Early life

Capshaw was born Kathleen Sue Nail in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Beverley Sue (née Simon), a travel agent and beautician, and Edwin Leon Nail, an airline employee. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/89/Kate-Capshaw.html Kate Capshaw Biography (1953-) ] ] [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB042F9C6257C57&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Search Results ] ] She moved to St. Louis, Missouri at the age of five, and graduated from Hazelwood Senior High, now called Hazelwood Central High School in 1972. Capshaw earned a degree in education from the University of Missouri, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi. She taught Special Education at Southern Boone County High School in Ashland, Missouri and Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri. She took the surname Capshaw upon her marriage to Robert Capshaw in January 1976; they had one child, actress Jessica Capshaw, and eventually divorced in 1980.

Career

Capshaw moved to New York to pursue her dream of acting, landing her first role on the soap opera "Love of Life". She met film director Steven Spielberg upon winning the female lead (from a pool of 120 actresses) for the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" prequel, "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom". She appeared in the Showtime Cable Network miniseries "A Girl Thing" with Elle Macpherson as her same-sex lover.

Personal life

Capshaw, originally an Episcopalian, converted to Judaism [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1DB163FF937A1575AC0A963958260 From 'Schindler's List,' a Jewish Mission - New York Times ] ] [ [http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/reviews/spielberg-holocaust.html Film: Steven Spielberg Faces the Holocaust ] ] before marrying director Steven Spielberg on October 12, 1991.

In popular culture

A character in the video game "", Kate Capsize, is named after Kate Capshaw. Steven Spielberg is a friend of George Lucas, whose film company, LucasFilm, founded LucasArts, the game's creator.

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0001009|name=Kate Capshaw
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963742 Performed voice over of Victoria Woodhull in the documentary, "America's Victoria: Remembering Victoria Woodhull"]

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NAME= Capshaw, Kate
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Nail, Kathleen Sue
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1953-11-3
PLACE OF BIRTH= Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
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