Kate Capshaw - wikipedia Kate Capshaw Kate Capshaw Capshaw in June 1984 Kathleen Sue Nail ( 1953 - 11 - 03 ) November 3, 1953 ( age 64 ) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. Alma mater University of Missouri Occupation Actress Years active 1981 -- present Spouse ( s ) Robert Capshaw ( m. 1976 ; div. 1980 ) Steven Spielberg ( m. 1991 ) Children 7, including Jessica Capshaw and Sasha Spielberg Kathleen `` Kate '' Capshaw Spielberg ( born November 3, 1953 ) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Willie Scott, an American nightclub singer and performer in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ( 1984 ). Since then, she starred in Dreamscape ( 1984 ), Power ( 1986 ), Black Rain ( 1989 ), Love Affair ( 1994 ), Just Cause ( 1995 ) and The Love Letter ( 1999 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early Life 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, actress Jessica Capshaw, before eventually divorcing in 1980. However, she kept the surname Capshaw and adopted it as her professional name upon becoming an actress. Career This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( May 2008 ) 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. She met film director and future husband Steven Spielberg upon winning the female lead as Willie Scott, a spoiled and stubborn sexy American night - club singer and performer opposite Harrison Ford ( Indiana Jones ) for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ( 1984 ), the prequel to the acclaimed and highly successful Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 ). 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. Capshaw was featured in films throughout the late 1980s into the 1990s, she stars alongside Michael Douglas and Andy García in Black Rain ( 1989 ), she stars alongside Sean Connery in Just Cause ( 1995 ), alongside Warren Beatty and Katharine Hepburn in Private Affairs, and in The Love Letter, she starred and produced the film. She was also featured in the 1997 film The Alarmist with David Arquette and Stanley Tucci. In 2001, she starred in the Showtime Cable Network miniseries A Girl Thing, with Stockard Channing, Rebecca De Mornay and Elle Macpherson. Personal Life Capshaw starred in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ( 1984 ), during the production of the film, she met 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. There are seven children in the Spielberg - Capshaw family. Jessica Capshaw ( born August 9, 1976 ) -- daughter of Kate Capshaw 's previous marriage to Robert Capshaw Max Samuel Spielberg ( born June 13, 1985 ) -- son from Spielberg 's previous marriage to actress Amy Irving Theo Spielberg ( born 1988 ) -- son adopted by Capshaw before her marriage to Spielberg, who later also adopted him Sasha Rebecca Spielberg ( born May 14, 1990, Los Angeles ) Sawyer Avery Spielberg ( born March 10, 1992, Los Angeles ) Mikaela George ( born February 28, 1996 ) -- adopted with Steven Spielberg Destry Allyn Spielberg ( born December 1, 1996 ) Capshaw endorsed Democratic U.S. President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. Filmography Film Year Title Role Note 1982 A Little Sex Katherine 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Willie Scott 1984 Best Defense Laura Cooper 1984 Dreamscape Jane DeVries 1984 Windy City Emily Reubens 1986 Power Sydney Betterman 1986 SpaceCamp Andie Bergstrom 1988 Private Affairs Brunetta Black Rain Joyce Love at Large Mrs. Ellen McGraw 1991 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Jolie 1994 Love Affair Lynn Weaver 1995 Just Cause Laurie Prentiss Armstrong 1995 How to Make an American Quilt Sally Dodd 1997 The Locusts Delilah Ashford Potts 1997 The Alarmist Gale Ancona 1999 The Love Letter Helen MacFarquhar Also Producer Television Year Title Role Notes 1981 The Edge of Night Jinx Avery Mallory # 1 1982 Missing Children : A Mother 's Story Elaine Rogers TV Movie The Quick and the Dead Susanna McKaskel TV Movie Her Secret Life Annie TV Movie 1988 Internal Affairs Joanna Gates TV Movie Black Tie Affair Margo Cody TV Series ; 13 Episodes 1994 Next Door Karen Coler TV Movie Duke of Groove Rebecka Short film 2001 A Girl Thing Casey Montgomery TV Movie 2001 Due East Becky Purdue TV Movie References Jump up ^ Kate Capshaw Biography ( 1953 -- ) Jump up ^ `` Edwin Nail, Kate Capshaw 's dad, dies at 65 Actress, her husband, Steven Spielberg, attend funeral '', Fort Worth Star - Telegram, December 30, 1998 Jump up ^ Code Name Dancer ( 1987 ) at Rotten Tomatoes Jump up ^ `` The DVD of A Girl Thing '' reviewed at Amazon Jump up ^ `` Elle 's Sexy Lesbian Romp. '' at Cinema.com Jump up ^ Karen W. Arenson ( September 24, 1995 ). `` From ' Schindler 's List, ' a Jewish Mission ''. New York Times. Jump up ^ `` Film : Steven Spielberg Faces the Holocaust ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Spielberg : the man, the movies, the mythology, by Frank Sanello, Taylor Publishing Co., 1996 Jump up ^ `` Spielberg, Steven -- Fun Facts, Answers, Factoids, Info, Information ''. Funtrivia.com. Retrieved March 2, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Biography for Sasha Spielberg ''. IMDb. Retrieved January 15, 2008. Jump up ^ `` California Birth Index ''. Familytreelegends.com. May 14, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2011. Jump up ^ `` California Birth Index ''. Familytreelegends.com. Retrieved January 31, 2011. Jump up ^ Greissinger, Lisa Kay ( 1996 - 04 - 15 ). `` Passages ''. people.com. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Steven Spielberg Fast Facts ''. cnn.com. 2013 - 04 - 11. Retrieved 2013 - 04 - 26. Jump up ^ ( 2011 - 07 - 16 ) `` Hollywood stars open wallets for Obama ''. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 16. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kate Capshaw. Kate Capshaw on IMDb `` The template below ( Authority control ) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. 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Question: indiana jones and the temple of doom actress
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