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Kate Capshaw

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Capshaw worked as a teacher with an MA in Learning Disabilities. Her desire to be an actress led her to New York where she landed a role on the soap The Edge of Night. She met her future husband, Steven Spielberg while beating out 120 actresses for the female lead in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. See full bio »

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Kathleen Sue Nail
in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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2002 Due East (TV movie)
Becky Purdue
 
2001 A Girl Thing (TV movie)
Casey Montgomery
 
1999 The Love Letter
Helen
 
1997 The Alarmist
Gale Ancona
 
1997 The Locusts
Mrs. Potts
 
1996 Duke of Groove (TV short)
Rebecka
 
1996 No Dogs Allowed (short)
 
1995 How to Make an American Quilt
Sally
 
1995 Just Cause
Laurie Prentiss Armstrong
 
1994 Love Affair
Lynn Weaver
 
1994 Next Door (TV movie)
Karen Coler
 
1993 Black Tie Affair (TV series)
Margo Cody
– Episode #1.5 (1993) … Margo Cody
– Episode #1.4 (1993) … Margo Cody
– Episode #1.3 (1993) … Margo Cody
– Episode #1.2 (1993) … Margo Cody
– One (1993) … Margo Cody
 
1991 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Jolie, H.D.'s Girlfriend
 
1990 Love at Large
Mrs. Ellen McGraw
 
1989 Black Rain
Joyce
 
1988 Internal Affairs (TV movie)
Joanna Gates
 
1987 Private Affairs
Brunetta
 
1987 Her Secret Life (TV movie)
Annie
 
1987 The Quick and the Dead (TV movie)
Susanna McKaskel
 
1986 SpaceCamp
Andie Bergstrom
 
1986 Power
Sydnet Betterman
 
1984 Windy City
Emily Reubens
 
1984 Dreamscape
Jane DeVries
 
1984 Best Defense
Laura Cooper
 
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Willie Scott
 
1982 Missing Children: A Mother's Story (TV movie)
Elaine Rogers
 
1982 A Little Sex
Katherine
 
1981 The Edge of Night (TV series)
Jinx Avery Mallory #1
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1999 The Love Letter (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (performer: "Anything Goes" 1934)
 
Show ShowSelf (45 titles)
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
2012 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
2011 A Decade of Difference: A Concert Celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation
Herself - Video
 
2011 The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2009 The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Audience Member
 
2008 The 10th Annual 'A Home for the Holidays' with Faith Hill (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
2006 Black Rain: The Script, the Cast (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2006 Black Rain: Post-Production (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2006 Black Rain: Making the Film - Part 1 (video documentary short)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
2006 The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Audience Member
 
2003 Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (video documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
2003 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 October 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2002 Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait (documentary)
Herself
 
2002 The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2002 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1999-2000 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 April 2000 (2000) … Herself
– Episode dated 19 May 1999 (1999) … Herself
 
2000 The 52nd Annual Directors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1999 The Martin Short Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.50 (1999) … Herself
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1999 The 1999 Annual Golden Laurel Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1998 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 26 October 1998 (1998) … Herself
 
1998 America's Victoria: Remembering Victoria Woodhull (TV documentary)
Victoria Woodhull (voice)
 
1998 The 50th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 October 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 October 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 Sean Connery Close Up (video documentary)
Herself
 
1996 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg (TV special documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1995 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1995 The Annual Artist Rights Foundation Honors Steven Spielberg (TV movie)
Herself
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1994 The 46th Annual Director's Guild Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1994 The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1993 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– George Lucas: Heroes, Myths and Magic (1993) … Herself
 
1993 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Holly Hunter … Herself
 
1992 Shattered Lullabies
Herself - Host
 
1991 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Kirk Douglas (TV special documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1990 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to David Lean (TV special)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1989 The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1987 Cooking with Wolfgang Puck (video)
Herself
 
1985 A Gala Tribute Honoring Leonard Goldberg (TV movie)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2005-2006 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Wilhelmina 'Willie' Scott (uncredited)
 
2005 Fred Roos and the Casting of 'The Outsiders' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 The Sound of 'Indiana Jones' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 The Music of 'Indiana Jones' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' (video documentary short)
Herself
 

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom -- Clip: The Bridge The Love Letter -- US Home Video Trailer from Dreamworks Pictures SKG Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom -- Clip: Mining Cart
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Print ad (with daughter Jessica Capshaw) for "The GAP" (Winter 2001).

Publicity Listings:

4 Interviews  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The best preparation for acting is life -- observing life and people and observing yourself. All that becomes your library. So when you have to research a part, a scene or an emotion, you go into the library and get what you need. See more »

Trivia:

Born on the same day as comedian Dennis Miller. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio