Phoebe Cates

Phoebe Cates, full name Phoebe Belle Cates Kline, was born in New York City on 16 July 1963 and is an American businesswoman and retired actress and model. She grew up in a family of Broadway and television producers, as the daughter of producer Joseph Cates, and studied at the Professional Children's School and the Juilliard School. She won a scholarship to the School of American Ballet but left after a knee injury at fourteen. She began modeling at ten and appeared on the cover of Seventeen four times before turning to acting. Her films include Paradise and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (both 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.