Kate Capshaw
Kathleen Sue Spielberg (Born: November 3, 1953, Height: 5 ft 7 inches (1.70 m)), known professionally as Kate Capshaw, is an American actress and painter with a multifaceted career that traverses action-adventure classics, heartwarming comedies, and artistic pursuits. Born in Texas, Capshaw embarked on an unexpected path: initially, she pursued a career in education, earning a Master's degree in Learning Disabilities and teaching special education. However, her artistic heart yearned for a different stage. Driven by this passion, she moved to New York and delved into acting, landing a role in the soap opera "The Edge of Night." Fate and Hollywood intervened in 1984 when Capshaw, after beating out 120 actresses, landed the pivotal role of Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. This action-adventure blockbuster, directed by Steven Spielberg, not only catapulted her to international fame but also sparked a personal connection that led to their marriage in 1991. Capshaw's career thrived in the 80s and 90s, showcasing her dramatic and comedic chops in films like Dreamscape, Black Rain, Love Affair, and Just Cause. She explored lighter roles in SpaceCamp and The Love Letter, proving her versatility. Beyond acting, Capshaw is a devoted mother to seven children, including actress Jessica Capshaw, and co-parent to adopted children with Spielberg. She has actively supported various charities, highlighting her dedication to humanitarian causes.
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone....
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Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia....
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How to Make an American Quilt
as SallySoon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is...
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Just Cause
as Laurie ArmstrongA Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of...
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Dreamscape
as Jane DeVriesA government funded project looks into using psychics to enter people's dreams, with some...
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SpaceCamp
as AndieAndie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for...
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Love Affair
as Lynn WeaverEx-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land...
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The Love Letter
as HelenA romantic comedy about a mysterious love letter that turns a sleepy New England town upside down.
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Best Defense
as Laura CooperWylie is a lazy engineer. Landry is a Sergeant specialising in Armour. They have never met but...
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Power
as Sydney BettermanPete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the...
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Love at Large
as Mrs. Ellen McGrawVampish miss Dolan hires hardboiled P.I. Harry Dobbs to tail her shady boyfriend. Harry realizes...
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Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
as SelfAn in-depth look at an incredible moment in film history when Steven Spielberg and George Lucas...
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The Locusts
as Mrs. PottsDelilah Potts has always had her choice of men to work her ranch and fill her bed. But from the...
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The Quick and the Dead
as Susanna McKaskelIn 1876 Wyoming, the gun is the only law. And for Duncan and Suzanna McKaskel, newly arrived...
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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actress (archive footage)Hawaii, May 1977. After the success of Star Wars, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg meet to find...
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Everything Is Copy
as SelfA candid portrait of writer/director Nora Ephron, directed by her son, journalist Jacob Bernstein.
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A Little Sex
as KatherineMichael and Katherine have enjoyed a long relationship together even before they tie the knot....
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Due East
as Becky PurdueMary Faith Rapple, a bright high school senior, has never been part of the "in crowd." She...
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Next Door
as Karen ColerMatt and Karen have inconsiderate neighbours whose lawn sprinkler drowns their flowers. A feud...
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The Alarmist
as Gale AnconaYoung Tommy Hudler decides to become a security systems salesman, and is an instant success....
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A Girl Thing
as Casey MontgomeryA Girl Thing is a mini-series that revolves around a New York city street, a coffee house and a...
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The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
as SelfA documentary following the various stages in the production of Indiana Jones and the Temple of...
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My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as JolieH.D. Dalton is a champion rodeo rider whose career is ruined after being gored by a bull. He...
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Missing Children: A Mother's Story
as Elaine RogersA young mother hands her children into what she thinks is a childcare center while she finds a...
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Black Rain: Making The Film
as Self (archive footage)A documentary on the making of the film, Black Rain, which actually encompasses 4 parts,...
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Her Secret Life
as AnnieKate Capshaw plays a schoolteacher and suburban housewife who happens to be an ex-spy. Nobody...
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Internal Affairs
as Joanna GatesA skilled police detective in a case involving the strange, sadistic murder of a young...
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Windy City
as Emily ReubensThe lives of a group of young Chicago men, as seen through the eyes of one of them, a writer.
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Duke of Groove
as RebeckaMother takes her teenage son to a party, to make sure he will not be at home when father leaves...
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Private Affairs
as BrunettaRomantic comedy set against the backdrop of the fashion and television world of Rome.
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - GuestLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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The Edge of Night
as Jinx Avery Mallory #1The Edge of Night was an American television mystery series/soap opera produced by Procter &...
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Black Tie Affair
as Margo CodyBlack Tie Affair is an American crime drama spoof that aired from May 29 until June 19, 1993.
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