Phoebe Cates attended Professional Children's School in New York
City and made her motion picture debut as Jennifer Jason Leigh's
"experienced" confidante in Amy Heckerling's acclaimed "Fast Times
at Ridgemont High" in 1982. Cates then landed the role of Christine
Ramsey in "Private School," then co-starred in the innovative
"Gremlins" for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment directed by
Joe Dante. Cates has remained active in theatre as well. After
making her New York debut in Joseph Papp's Off-Broadway production
of "The Nest of the Wood Grouse" in 1984, she followed with David
Hwang's "Rich Relations" at The Second Stage and a one-act festival
at the Manhattan Punchline. On the West Coast, Cates played Nina in
the La Jolla Playhouse production of Chekhov's "The Sea Gull," and
has since appeared in "Much Ado About Nothing" at New York's Public
Theatre, and as Juliet in Chicago's Goodman Theatre production of
"Romeo and Juliet."
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– Zach Galligan had a crush on Phoebe Cates during GREMLINS (1984) filming.
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– Played as one of Joey's girlfriends in I LOVE YOU TO DEATH (1990). Joey is played by Kevin Kline, who is married to Cates.
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– Her nationality: Russian Jew (Father), and Filipino (Mother).
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– According to Matsumoto Izumi, the creator of Kimagure Orange Road a popular manga series (Japanese comic) and animated TV-series, Ms. Cates was the inspiration behind the beautiful character Ayukawa Madoka.
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– Gets at least some of her exotic beauty from her Filipina mother.
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– Named on Harper's Bazaar's list of America's 10 Most Beautiful Women (1984)
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– Hair color: Brown
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– According to Phoebe, at one point she was a store detective making sure people didn't steal.
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– Godmother was Jacqueline Susann.
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– Was originally going to play the role of Annie Banks in the remake of FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991) but became pregnant so she had to drop out. The role then went to Kimberly Williams (I).
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– In the movie PRIVATE SCHOOL (1986), Cates sings two of the soundtrack songs: Just One Touch and How Do I Let You Know.
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– The punk band Fenix TX wrote a song about her entitled Phoebe Cates.
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– Was a teen model.
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