Biography for
Jessica Capshaw More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

9 August 1976, Columbia, Missouri, USA

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Mini Biography

Jessica is the daughter of actress Kate Capshaw and salesman Bob Capshaw. She is also the stepdaughter of Steven Spielberg. She was born in Columbia, Missouri where both parents were students at the University of Missouri. The family moved to New York then to pursue Kate's modeling career. Her parents divorced when she was 3 and Jessica got drawn along in her mother's new world. Kate married Spielberg when Jessica was 15. Among her three parents, she is one of 10 biological and adopted siblings. Jessica graduated from Brown University in 1998 with an English degree.She then attended acting classes at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. From there, she got her first acting role on TV's "Odd Man Out" (1999).

IMDb Mini Biography By: John Sacksteder <jsack@ka.net>

Spouse

Christopher Gavigan

(22 May 2004 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Stepdaughter of Steven Spielberg.

Has 2 younger half-sisters, Sasha Spielberg & Destry Spielberg, and a younger half-brother, Sawyer Spielberg.

Older stepsister of Max Spielberg and to Theo Spielberg & Mikaela Spielberg.

Daughter of Kate Capshaw and Bob Capshaw.

Graduated from Brown University with a degree in English (1998)

Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London

Son Luke, born 8 September 2007.

Graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 1994.

Her husband, Christopher Gavigan, is an entrepreneur. He is the former CEO of "Healthy Child, Healthy World". He is also co-founder of "The Honest Company".

Daughter, Eve Augusta Gavigan, was born on October 20, 2010.

Where Are They Now

(August 2006) Set to guest star on the Fox TV series, "Bones" (2005), as David Boreanaz's "Seely Booths"'s ex-girlfriend, "Rebecca", the mother of his son "Parker" and the woman who refused to marry him.

(February 2009) On the ABC series "Grey's Anatomy" (2005), she plays "Dr. Arizona Robbins", the new pediatric surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital.