Born 1963 in New York City, American actress Phoebe Cates appeared on the cover of Seventeen magazine four times as a teen model. Dissatisfied with modeling, Cates decided to pursue acting. She was offered her first part, in the movie Paradise (1982), after a screen test in New York, it became her film debut.
Cates is known primarily for her roles in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Gremlins (1984) and Drop Dead Fred (1991). In 1994, she starred in the fact-based comedy-drama Princess Caraboo (1994), which also featured her husband Kevin Kline. This was the last film Cates appeared in before seemingly shifting her focus away from acting to raising her children.
In 2001, Cates briefly returned to acting for one film, The Anniversary Party (2001). In 2015, she provided the voice of her Gremlins character Kate Beringer for the video game Lego Dimensions.
Take a look at these gorgeous photos to see the beauty of a young Phoebe Cates in the 1980s.
