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Kathleen Sue Nail Wiki Biography

Kathleen Sue Nail was born on the 3rd November 1953, in Fort Worth, Texas USA. Sh is an actress who is well known for starring in films like “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984) and television series including “A Girl Thing” (2001). She is also known as the wife of Steven Spielberg. Capshaw was active in the entertainment industry from 1981 to 2003.

How much is the net worth of Kate Capshaw? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the outright size of her wealth is as much as $20 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. The main source of her wealth is acting.

Kate Capshaw Net Worth $20 Million

To begin with, Kate was born into the family of an airline employee and a travel agent / beautician. She was raised in Fort Worth, Texas before her family moved to St Louis Missouri, where she was educated at Hazelwood Central High School. She graduated from the University of Missouri majoring in Education, and taught for several years, and then in the early 1980s she moved to New York as she wanted to pursue her dream of acting.

The first role she landed in the soap opera “The Edge of Night” (1981). Later, she was in the main cast of the science fiction horror film “Dreamscape” (1984) directed by Joseph Ruben. The same year she landed the lead role alongside Harrison Ford in the action adventure film “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984) directed by Steven Spielberg. Although the film was a success, the interpretation of her role by Capshaw was widely criticized and, in the opinion of many, had a negative impact on her career. Later, Capshaw landed the lead role in adventure film “SpaceCamp” (1986) based on the book of the same name by Patrick Bailey and Larry B. Williams. However, the film failed in the box office as well as receiving negative reviews from critics. In 1987, she appeared in the television film “The Quick and the Dead” by Robert Day. She was also in the main cast of the comedy drama film “Private Affairs” (1987) by Francesco Massaro, the action thriller film “Black Rain” (1989) by Ridley Scott as well as the crime thriller film “Just Cause” (1995) by Arne Glimcher. It is worth mentioning the fact that Kate was the main star and co-producer of the romantic comedy film “The Love Letter” (1999) directed by Peter Chan. In 2001, she starred in the miniseries “A Girl Thing”. Overall, all the above mentioned roles increased the net worth of Kate Capshaw.

Finally, in the personal life of the actress, Kate Capshaw was married to Robert Capshaw (1976-80), with whom she had a daughter Jessica Capshaw. In 1991, Kate converted to Judaism, and the same year she married the famous director Steven Spielberg; they have three biological and two adopted children. In politics, she was known to be a strong supporter of Barack Obama.



Full Name Kate Capshaw
Net Worth $20 Million
Date Of Birth November 3, 1953
Place Of Birth Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Height 5′ 7″ (1.7 m)
Profession Actress, singer
Education Hazelwood Senior High, University of Missouri
Nationality American
Spouse Steven Spielberg (m. 1991), Robert Capshaw (m. 1976–1980)
Twitter https://twitter.com/capshawkate?lang=en
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001009
Awards Glamour Award for The Crusaders
Movies “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984), “SpaceCamp” (1986), “Black Rain”, “Just Cause”, “Private Affairs”, “The Love Letter” (1999)
TV Shows “A Girl Thing” (2001), “The Edge of Night” (1981), “The Quick and the Dead”, “A Girl Thing” (2001)
Quote
1 The best preparation for acting is life — observing life and people and observing yourself. All that becomes your library. So when you have to research a part, a scene or an emotion, you go into the library and get what you need.
Fact
1 Kate and her husband Steven Spielberg are very close friends with Michelle Pfeiffer and her husband David E. Kelley.
2 Has been in two movies where a man pulled out another man’s heart: Dreamscape (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
3 Received a B.A. in History Education from the University of Missouri and a M.A. in Special Education from the University of Missouri.
4 Daughter-in-law of Arnold Spielberg.
5 Sister-in-law of Anne Spielberg.
6 Stepmother of Max Spielberg.
7 There is a signed picture of Steven Spielberg (her husband) inside her sorority house at the University of Missouri signed: “Everyone knows the Best Women come from Missouri, Steven Spielberg”.
8 Converted to Judaism when she married Steven Spielberg.
9 She was a sister of Alpha Delta Pi sorority at the University of Missouri.
10 Former Ford model.
11 Children: Theo Spielberg (adopted-b. 1989), Sasha Spielberg (b. May 14, 1990), Sawyer Spielberg (b. March 10, 1992), Mikaela Georg Spielberg (adopted-b. February 29, 1996) and Destry Allyn Spielberg (b. December 1, 1996) (with Steven Spielberg); Jessica Capshaw (b. August 9, 1976) (with Robert Capshaw).

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Due East 2002 TV Movie Becky Purdue
A Girl Thing 2001 TV Movie Casey Montgomery
The Love Letter 1999 Helen
The Alarmist 1997 Gale Ancona
The Locusts 1997 Mrs. Potts
No Dogs Allowed 1996 Short
Duke of Groove 1996 TV Short Rebecka
How to Make an American Quilt 1995 Sally
Just Cause 1995 Laurie Prentiss Armstrong
Love Affair 1994 Lynn Weaver
Next Door 1994 TV Movie Karen Coler
Black Tie Affair 1993 TV Series Margo Cody
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 1991 Jolie, H.D.’s Girlfriend
Love at Large 1990 Mrs. Ellen McGraw
Black Rain 1989 Joyce
Internal Affairs 1988 TV Movie Joanna Gates
Private Affairs 1988 Brunetta
Her Secret Life 1987 TV Movie Annie
The Quick and the Dead 1987 TV Movie Susanna McKaskel
SpaceCamp 1986 Andie Bergstrom
Power 1986 Sydnet Betterman
Windy City 1984 Emily Reubens
Dreamscape 1984 Jane DeVries
Best Defense 1984 Laura Cooper
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 Willie Scott
Missing Children: A Mother’s Story 1982 TV Movie Elaine Rogers
A Little Sex 1982 Katherine
The Edge of Night 1956 TV Series Jinx Avery Mallory #1 (1981)

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Just Cause 1995 “The Riddle Song”
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 performer: “Anything Goes” 1934

Producer

Title Year Status Character
The Love Letter 1999 producer

Self

Title Year Status Character
The 88th Annual Academy Awards 2016 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
The EE British Academy Film Awards 2016 TV Special documentary Herself – Audience Member
Everything Is Copy 2015 Documentary Herself
70th Golden Globe Awards 2013 TV Special Herself – Audience Member (uncredited)
The 84th Annual Academy Awards 2012 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2012 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
A Decade of Difference: A Concert Celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation 2011 Documentary Herself – Video
The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2011 TV Special Herself – Audience Member (uncredited)
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2009 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
The 10th Annual ‘A Home for the Holidays’ with Faith Hill 2008 TV Movie Herself – Audience Member
Indy’s Women: The American Film Institute Tribute 2008 Video short Herself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 2006 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
Black Rain: Making the Film – Part 1 2006 Video documentary short Herself
Black Rain: Post-Production 2006 Video documentary short Herself
Black Rain: The Script, the Cast 2006 Video documentary short Herself
The 78th Annual Academy Awards 2006 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 TV Movie documentary Herself – Audience Member
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy 2003 Video documentary Herself
Entertainment Tonight 2003 TV Series Herself
Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait 2002 Documentary Herself
The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2002 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2002 TV Special documentary Herself – Audience Member (uncredited)
The Oprah Winfrey Show 1999-2000 TV Series Herself – Guest
The 52nd Annual Directors Guild Awards 2000 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
The Martin Short Show 1999 TV Series Herself – Guest
Late Show with David Letterman 1999 TV Series Herself
The 71st Annual Academy Awards 1999 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
The 1999 Annual Golden Laurel Awards 1999 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1999 TV Movie documentary Herself – Audience Member
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1997-1998 TV Series Herself – Guest
America’s Victoria: Remembering Victoria Woodhull 1998 TV Movie documentary Victoria Woodhull (voice)
The 50th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards 1998 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
Sean Connery Close Up 1997 Video documentary Herself
The Rosie O’Donnell Show 1997 TV Series Herself – Guest
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 1997 TV Series Herself – Guest
3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 1997 TV Special Herself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg 1996 TV Special documentary Herself – Audience Member (uncredited)
The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1995 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
The Annual Artist Rights Foundation Honors Steven Spielberg 1995 TV Movie Herself – Audience Member
The 66th Annual Academy Awards 1994 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
The 46th Annual Director’s Guild Awards 1994 TV Special Herself – Audience Member
The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards 1994 TV Special Herself – Presenter
Intimate Portrait 1993 TV Series documentary Herself
American Masters 1993 TV Series documentary Herself
Shattered Lullabies 1992 Herself – Host
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Kirk Douglas 1991 TV Special documentary Herself – Audience Member (uncredited)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to David Lean 1990 TV Special Herself – Audience Member (uncredited)
Cooking with Wolfgang Puck 1987 Video Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1986 TV Series Herself
Hour Magazine 1986 TV Series Herself
The Making of ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’ 1985 TV Movie documentary Herself (uncredited)
Late Night with David Letterman 1984 TV Series Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
The Insider 2015 TV Series Herself
MythBusters 2005-2006 TV Series documentary Willie Scott
Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs and Blockbusters 2006 Documentary Willie Scott (uncredited)
Fred Roos and the Casting of ‘The Outsiders’ 2005 Video documentary short Herself
The Light and Magic of ‘Indiana Jones’ 2003 Video documentary short Herself

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