If you grew up in the 80s, you probably remember the face of Phoebe Cates. The American was the muse of this decade, especially thanks to his roles in the Gremlin films. Here we will tell you what happened to this actor who left such an impression that the TV series Stranger Things made a reference to him.
Phoebe Cates successfully starred in the teen comedy It’s Heating Up at Ridgemont High School (including a notable breast scene) and the lead female role in the cult fantasy comedy Gremlins, which she reprized five years later in the sequel. but then?
After once again playing the character of Kate Gremlins 2, a new generationPhoebe Cates excelled in comedy opposite Matthew Modine at Private School, then saw her career take a rather atypical direction. We see French actors opposite him (Ariel Dombaslet in Lace and Emmanuelle Béart in Rendez-vous avec un ange) or even Michael J. Fox (Night Lights).
The performances in which Phoebe Cates shines are low-key, but the casting is always strong, as is Une’s pause, a quatrain in which she stars alongside Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth and Eric Stoltz. In 1989, the American married actor Kevin Kline, whom she had met a few years earlier during an audition for Les Copains d’abord. The couple, who had three children together, starred in Princess Caraboo (1994) and The Anniversary Party (2000), which was the actor’s last screen appearance.
Phoebe Cates, now 60, has been away from the set for more than two decades. He has been a director since 2005 New York boutique It specializes in selling jewelry and clothing.
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