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Phoebe Cates

フィービー・ケイツ　/　ふぃーびー・けいつ

American actor

July 16, 1963 (age 62)　・　Manhattan, New York, United States

New York
actor
film actor
singer

My Take

Phoebe Cates is my favorite kind of Hollywood story: the one who walked away. After defining a slice of the eighties with Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins, she could have chased relevance for decades. Instead she quietly retired and opened her own boutique in 2005, choosing a life over a brand. I find that decision more glamorous than any comeback. There is also something poignant in the gap between the eternally young figure preserved on film and the grounded businesswoman she became. She reminds me that fame is a phase you can outgrow gracefully, on your own terms, without bitterness or noise.

Overview

Phoebe Belle Cates Kline (born July 16, 1963) is an American businesswoman and retired actress and model. She appeared in the films Paradise (1982), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Gremlins (1984), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Drop Dead Fred (1991) and Princess Caraboo (1994). In 2005, she founded the Blue Tree boutique.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Phoebe Cates
Name (Japanese): フィービー・ケイツ
Reading: ふぃーびー・けいつ
Born: July 16, 1963 (age 62)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Rabbit
Origin: Manhattan, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: actor / film actor / singer / model / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%84

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