- Born
- Birth nameKathleen Sue Nail
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Kate Capshaw was born Kathleen Sue Nail in Fort Worth, Texas, to Beverley Sue (Simon), a beautician and travel agent, and Edwin Leon Nail, an airline employee. Capshaw worked as a teacher with an MA in Learning Disabilities. Her desire to be an actress led her to New York where she landed a role on the soap The Edge of Night (1956). She met her future husband, Steven Spielberg while beating out 120 actresses for the female lead in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
- IMDb mini biography by: Ray Hamel
- SpousesSteven Spielberg(October 12, 1991 - present) (5 children)Robert Capshaw(January 1976 - 1980) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsBeverley Sue SimonEdwin Leon NailBonita Ann 'Nita' Richards
- RelativesDavid Leon Nail(Sibling)
- 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".
- As Kathleen Capshaw, she taught Learning Disabilities at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Missouri and appears as staff in the 1978 yearbook.
- Child with Robert Capshaw: Jessica Capshaw (b. August 9, 1976). Children with Steven Spielberg: Theo Spielberg (adopted-b. 1989), Sasha Spielberg (b. May 14, 1990), Sawyer Spielberg (b. March 10, 1992), Mikaela George Spielberg (adopted-b. February 29, 1996) and Destry Allyn Spielberg (b. December 1, 1996).
- Former Ford model.
- Received a B.A. in History Education from the University of Missouri and a M.A. in Special Education from the University of Missouri.
- 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.
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