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Kate Capshaw Biography

Kate Capshaw is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on November 3, 1953 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Actress who is best known for her role as Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Her other movies comprise Black Rain, Private Affairs as well as Just Cause.

She was a part of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom alongside She starred in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with Harrison Ford..

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. 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 married marketing manager Robert Capshaw in January 1976 and they had one child, Jessica Capshaw, before eventually divorcing in 1980. However, she kept the surname Capshaw, which she used for her professional name upon becoming an actress.

She was married to She married Steven Spielberg in October 1991. She has seven children: Jessica, Max, Theo, Sasha, Sawyer, Mikaela and Destry. in October of 1991. Her children include Jessica, Max, Theo, Sasha, Sawyer, Mikaela and Destry..

NameKate Capshaw
First NameKate
Last NameCapshaw
OccupationMovie Actress
BirthdayNovember 3
Birth Year1953
Place of BirthFort Worth
Home TownTexas
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignScorpio
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
Other Family MembersGrandchildren : Luke Hudson Gavigan, Eve Augusta Gavigan, Poppy James Gavigan, Josephine Kate Gavigan
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseSteven Spielberg , Robert Capshaw
Children(s)Jessica Capshaw, Mikaela George Spielberg, MORE

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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She met film director and future husband Steven Spielberg upon winning the female lead as Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), a prequel to Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Capshaw starred opposite Harrison Ford, who played the titular character, Indiana Jones. In addition, she appeared as Andie Bergstrom, an appealing and stern yet frustrated camp instructor in the 1986 film SpaceCamp, opposite Richard Gere and Gene Hackman in Power (1986), and starred as Susanna McKaskel in The Quick and The Dead (1987) with Sam Elliott. Capshaw also starred in the spy film/romance Her Secret Life.

Kate Capshaw Net Worth

Kate Capshaw is one of the richest Movie Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kate Capshaw's net worth $100 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a Special Education teacher for a time at Southern Boone County HS.

The real name of her is Kathleen Sue Nail and she was as a character in The Love Letter.

Kathleen Spielberg (née Nail; born November 3, 1953) is an American retired actress, 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 eventual husband Steven Spielberg. Since then, she starred in Dreamscape (1984), Power (1986), Black Rain (1989), Love Affair (1994), Just Cause (1995) and The Love Letter (1999).

Net Worth$100 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeMovie Actress
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Capshaw moved to New York City to pursue her dream of acting, landing her first role on the soap opera The Edge of Night. After auditioning for a small role in A Little Sex, she was offered the role of the leading lady, which is when she asked for a dismissal from The Edge of Night. She starred in Dreamscape in 1984.

During the production of the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), she became close with director Steven Spielberg, whom she later married. Originally an Episcopalian, she converted to Judaism before marrying Spielberg on October 12, 1991. The two were married in both a civil ceremony and an Orthodox ceremony.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kate Capshaw height 5 ft 7 in Kate weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 7 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

Capshaw had roles in several films throughout the late 1980s into the 1990s. She starred alongside Michael Douglas and Andy García in Black Rain (1989), Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne in Just Cause (1995), and Warren Beatty and Katharine Hepburn in Love Affair (1994). She was also featured in the 1997 film The Alarmist with David Arquette and Stanley Tucci. In 1999, she starred in and produced The Love Letter.

Capshaw endorsed Democratic U.S. President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012.

Who is Kate Capshaw Dating?

According to our records, Kate Capshaw married to Steven Spielberg , Robert Capshaw . As of December 1, 2023, Kate Capshaw’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2001, she starred in the Showtime Cable Network TV Movie A Girl Thing, with Stockard Channing, Rebecca De Mornay and Elle Macpherson. She retired from acting after her final screen appearance in the 2001 TV movie, Due East.

Top Facts about Kate Capshaw

  1. Kate Capshaw is a former American actress.
  2. She was born on November 3, 1953 in Fort Worth, Texas.
  3. Capshaw’s breakout role was in the film “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”
  4. She married director Steven Spielberg in 1991.
  5. Capshaw has seven children, including three from Spielberg’s previous marriage.
  6. Her last acting credit was in the TV series “The Practice” in 2002.
  7. Capshaw is involved with various charitable organizations, including Save the Children and CARE.
  8. She has a net worth of approximately $20 million.
  9. Capshaw is known for her philanthropic work and activism for women’s rights.
  10. She received an honorary degree from Brown University in 2018 for her humanitarian efforts

Facts & Trivia

Kate Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kate Capshaw celebrates birthday on November 3 of every year.

Is Steven Spielberg still married to Kate Capshaw?

Spielberg is currently married to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom star Kate Capshaw. But the director’s first wife is also a horror icon and played a key part in a Spielberg-produced classic movie.

Is Jessica Capshaw Kate Capshaw's daughter?

Jessica Capshaw is Kate Capshaw’s eldest child from her first marriage with ex Robert Capshaw. When Kate married Steven in 1991, Jessica became the director’s stepdaughter at 15 years old.

Is Jessica Capshaw related to Kate Capshaw?

Jessica Capshaw was born in Columbia, Missouri, the daughter of actress Kate Capshaw (née Kathleen Sue Nail) and salesman Robert Capshaw.

How did Spielberg Meet Kate Capshaw?

Film director Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw met on the set of Indiana Jones (The Temple of Doom) in 1984 when Capshaw auditioned for the part of Willie Scott. The two married in 1991. The celebrity couple have a combined total of seven children: Theo, Sasha, Sawyer, Mikaela and Destry.

Who is Steven Spielbergs wife?

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