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Kate Capshaw

American actress who converted to Judaism · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1953 · age 73

Kathleen Sue Spielberg, known professionally as Kate Capshaw, is an American retired actress, producer and painter. She is best known for her portrayal of Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), directed by her eventual husband, Steven Spielberg.

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2026Marty, Life Is ShortFilm2024Music by John WilliamsFilm2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison FordFilm2015Everything Is CopyFilm2003Indiana Jones: Making the TrilogyFilm2002Due EastFilm, Becky Purdue2001A Girl ThingSeries, Casey Montgomery1998The Entertainment BizSeriesIntimate Portrait: Sean ConneryFilm, 19981996Duke of GrooveFilm, Rebecka1994Love AffairFilm, Lynn Weaver1993Black Tie AffairSeries, Margo CodyLate Night with Conan O'BrienSeries, 1993Late Show with David LettermanSeries, 19931991My Heroes Have Always Been CowboysFilm, Jolie1989Black RainFilm, Joyce1987Her Secret LifeFilm, Annie1986PowerFilm, Sydney Betterman1982A Little SexFilm, Katherine1975Saturday Night LiveSeries1956The Edge of NightSeries, Jinx Avery Mallory #11953The OscarsSeriesBorn3 November 1953

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  • Music by John Williams 2024
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984
  • Black Rain 1989
  • How to Make an American Quilt 1995
  • The Quick and the Dead 1987

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She subsequently starred in Dreamscape (1984), Power (1986), SpaceCamp (1986), Black Rain (1989), Love Affair (1994), Just Cause (1995), The Locusts (1997), and The Love Letter (1999). Her portraiture work has been shown in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and the Pérez Art Museum Miami.

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Born 1953 · age 73

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Balthazar GettyAlso in My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)Sam ElliottAlso in The Quick and the Dead (1987)Blair UnderwoodAlso in Just Cause (1995)Julie ChristieAlso in Power (1986)Eddie AlbertAlso in Dreamscape (1984)

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