What is Kate Capshaw doing now? Children, Net Worth, Daughter



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Kate Capshaw was born on November 3, 1953, in Fort Worth, Texas. Her parents divorced when she was five, and she was raised by her mother, Mary Alice (née Bowman), a teacher, and her stepfather, Edwin Leon Spencer, Jr., a journalist. She has two older siblings, a sister, Gretchen, and a brother, Spencer. Capshaw attended Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas, and graduated in 1971. She then enrolled at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, where she studied education. After two years at Missouri, she transferred to the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education.

Capshaw began her acting career in 1978 with a small role in the film A Little Romance. She appeared in several made-for-television films throughout the 1980s, including The Love Boat, Hart to Hart, and Hotel. In 1983, she starred in the Spielberg film Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi as an alien slave dancer. She also appeared in the 1984 TV movie The Mississippi and the 1985 TV movie The Awakening of Candra.

In 1986, Capshaw starred in the film The Color Purple as Shug Avery, a woman who has an affair with the main character’s husband. The film was a critical and commercial success, and Capshaw’s performance earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 1988, Capshaw starred in the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Willie Scott, a nightclub singer who accompanies Indiana Jones on a quest to find a lost city. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $333 million worldwide.

In 1989, Capshaw married actor Steven Spielberg. The couple have three children: daughters Sasha and Sawyer, and son Theo.

In 1991, Capshaw starred in the Spielberg film Hook as Tinkerbell. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $300 million worldwide.

In 1993, Capshaw starred in the Spielberg film Jurassic Park as Dr. Ellie Sattler, a paleobotanist who is brought to Jurassic Park to study the dinosaurs. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $900 million worldwide.

In 1997, Capshaw starred in the Spielberg film The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Dr. Ellie Sattler. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $618 million worldwide.

In 2001, Capshaw starred in the Spielberg film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence as Monica Swinton, a scientist who creates an artificial intelligence robot. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $235 million worldwide.

In 2002, Capshaw starred in the Spielberg film Minority Report as Lara Clarke, a woman who is accused of a crime she did not commit. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $358 million worldwide.

In 2005, Capshaw starred in the Spielberg film War of the Worlds as Mary Ann Ferrier, a mother who is trying to protect her children from the aliens. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $591 million worldwide.

In 2008, Capshaw starred in the Spielberg film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as Marion Ravenwood, Indiana Jones’ love interest from Raiders of the Lost Ark. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $786 million worldwide.

Capshaw has appeared in numerous other films throughout her career, including Black Rain (1989), Love Field (1992), The Locusts (1997), What Lies Beneath (2000), and The Love Letter (1999). She has also appeared in several television series, including Cheers (1982), Amazing Stories (1985), and Dream On (1990).

Capshaw has been married to Steven Spielberg since 1991. They have three children together: daughters Sasha and Sawyer, and son Theo.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia