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Kate Capshaw

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Kate Capshaw

Kathleen Sue Spielberg (née Nail; born November 3, 1953), known professionally as Kate Capshaw, is an American former actress and painter. She is best known for her portrayal of Willie Scott, an American nightclub singer and performer in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), directed by her eventual husband Steven Spielberg. Since then, she 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.

Infobox

Born
Kathleen Sue Nail (1953-11-03) November 3, 1953 (age 72)Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Missouri
Occupations
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Years active
1981–2001
Spouses
mw- Robert Capshaw (m. 1976; div. 1980) Steven Spielberg (m. 1991)
Children
6, including Jessica, Sasha, Sawyer, and Destry
Relatives
Arnold Spielberg (father-in-law)Christopher Gavigan (son-in-law)

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1982
A Little Sex
Role(s)
Katherine Harrison
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Role(s)
Willie Scott
Best Defense
Role(s)
Laura Cooper
Dreamscape
Role(s)
Jane DeVries
Windy City
Role(s)
Emily Reubens
1986
Power
Role(s)
Sydney Betterman
SpaceCamp
Role(s)
Andie Bergstrom
1987
The Quick and the Dead
Role(s)
Susanna McKaskel
1988
Private Affairs
Role(s)
Brunetta
1989
Black Rain
Role(s)
Joyce
1990
Love at Large
Role(s)
Mrs. Ellen McGraw
1991
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Role(s)
Jolie Meadows
1994
Love Affair
Role(s)
Lynn Weaver
1995
Just Cause
Role(s)
Laurie Prentiss Armstrong
How to Make an American Quilt
Role(s)
Sally Dodd
1997
The Locusts
Role(s)
Delilah Ashford Potts
The Alarmist
Role(s)
Gale Ancona
1999
The Love Letter
Role(s)
Helen MacFarquhar
Notes
Also producer
Year
Title
Role
Note
1982
A Little Sex
Katherine Harrison
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Willie Scott
1984
Best Defense
Laura Cooper
1984
Dreamscape
Jane DeVries
1984
Windy City
Emily Reubens
1986
Power
Sydney Betterman
1986
SpaceCamp
Andie Bergstrom
1987
The Quick and the Dead
Susanna McKaskel
1988
Private Affairs
Brunetta
1989
Black Rain
Joyce
1990
Love at Large
Mrs. Ellen McGraw
1991
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Jolie Meadows
1994
Love Affair
Lynn Weaver
1995
Just Cause
Laurie Prentiss Armstrong
1995
How to Make an American Quilt
Sally Dodd
1997
The Locusts
Delilah Ashford Potts
1997
The Alarmist
Gale Ancona
1999
The Love Letter
Helen MacFarquhar
Also producer
· Filmography › Television
1981
The Edge of Night
Role(s)
Jinx Avery Mallory #1
Notes
TV series
1982
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Role(s)
Elaine Rogers
Notes
TV film
1987
The Quick and the Dead
Role(s)
Susanna McKaskel
Notes
TV film
Her Secret Life
Role(s)
Annie
Notes
TV film
1988
Internal Affairs
Role(s)
Joanna Gates
Notes
TV film
1993
Black Tie Affair
Role(s)
Margo Cody
Notes
TV series; 13 episodes
1994
Next Door
Role(s)
Karen Coler
Notes
TV film
1996
Duke of Groove
Role(s)
Rebecka
Notes
Short film
2001
A Girl Thing
Role(s)
Casey Montgomery
Notes
TV film
Due East
Role(s)
Becky Purdue
Notes
TV film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1981
The Edge of Night
Jinx Avery Mallory
TV series
1982
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
Elaine Rogers
TV film
1987
The Quick and the Dead
Susanna McKaskel
TV film
1987
Her Secret Life
Annie
TV film
1988
Internal Affairs
Joanna Gates
TV film
1993
Black Tie Affair
Margo Cody
TV series; 13 episodes
1994
Next Door
Karen Coler
TV film
1996
Duke of Groove
Rebecka
Short film
2001
A Girl Thing
Casey Montgomery
TV film
2001
Due East
Becky Purdue
TV film

References

  1. Oddball Texas
    https://books.google.com/books?id=EPJ_0i9zNS8C
  2. The Outwin: American Portraiture Today | Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
    https://portraitcompetition.si.edu/exhibition/2019-outwin-boochever-portrait-competition/unaccompanied?lang=eng
  3. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/portraits-that-bend-the-rules-of-portraiture-in-the-outwin-2019/2019/12/11/db924a86-1619-11ea-9110-3b34ce1d92b1_story.html
  4. Pérez Art Museum Miami
    https://www.pamm.org/en/exhibition/kate-capshaw-exclusive-tonsorial-services/
  5. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-edwin-nail/127694653/
  6. www.scmp.com
    https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3306757/meet-steven-spielbergs-wife-30-plus-years-kate-capshaw-shes-been-actress-producer-painter-model-and
  7. Spokesman.com
    https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/feb/27/pushing-limits-actress-kate-capshaw-finely/
  8. Spielberg: The Man, the Movies, the Mythology
    https://books.google.com/books?id=TFpvAH09IT8C&pg=PA142
  9. Code Name Dancer (1987) at Rotten Tomatoes
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/code_name_dancer/
  10. "The DVD of A Girl Thing" reviewed at Amazon
    https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Thing-Kate-Capshaw/dp/B00005NRNS/
  11. "Elle's Sexy Lesbian Romp." at Cinema.com
    http://www.cinema.com/news/item/318/elles-sexy-lesbian-romp.phtml
  12. Smithsonian
    https://portraitcompetition.si.edu/exhibition/2019-outwin-boochever-portrait-competition/unaccompanied/
  13. ArtNews
    https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/kate-capshaw-homeless-youth-portraits-paintings-1234667547/
  14. Pérez Art Museum Miami
    https://www.pamm.org/en/exhibition/kate-capshaw-exclusive-tonsorial-services/
  15. Vanity Fair
    https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/story/kate-capshaw-painted-steven-spielberg
  16. National Portrait Gallery
    https://npg.si.edu/support-us/2025-gala
  17. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/24/us/from-schindler-s-list-a-jewish-mission.html
  18. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/15/reviews/spielberg-holocaust.html
  19. Spielberg: The Man, the Movies, the Mythology
    https://books.google.com/books?id=1RsIAQAAMAAJ
  20. Funtrivia.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100309223135/http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Celebrities/Spielberg-Steven-14300.html
  21. People.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071940/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20103281,00.html
  22. Cable News Network
    http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/21/us/steven-spielberg-fast-facts
  23. MSN.com
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/michelle-obama-joins-bruce-springsteen-onstage-during-barcelona-concert/ar-AA1avzvt
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