Phoebe Cates Is 59! Celebrate The ‘Fast Times’ Star’s Birthday With Photos From Her Young Days To Now

Phoebe Cates Is 59! Celebrate The ‘Fast Times’ Star’s Birthday With Photos From Her Young Days To Now

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Phoebe Cates Through The Years: Photos

Phoebe Cates Through The Years: Photos — Making a splash! Whether you love Phoebe Cates for her iconic role as heartthrob Linda Barrett in ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ or the spirited tour guide Kate Beringer in ‘Gremlins, it’s easy to appreciate this gorgeous former actress. You may also recognize her as the spouse of Academy Award winner Kevin Kline.

Though she’s since decided to leave Hollywood behind, she’s carved out her own niche in the industry by way of appearances throughout beloved films like ‘Drop Dead Fred’ and ‘Father of the Bride’. And while the New York City-born actress may have decided to step out of the spotlight, she’s still a memorable and integral part of some of our favorite pieces of media.

Want to see more Phoebe? Keep clicking through the gallery for a look at some of the most iconic phases of Phoebe’s career.

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Phoebe Cates At A Screening Of ‘Gremlins’

Phoebe Cates At A Screening Of ‘Gremlins’ — Phoebe Cates starred in the box office smash ‘Gremlins’ in 1984. She later reprised her role as Kate Beringer in the sequel ‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch’ six years later in 1990.

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Phoebe Cates In Lace

Phoebe Cates In Lace — Phoebe Cates paired a gorgeous black dress with a lace panel with soft, voluminous curls for this bombshell look. Her fire red lip ties the entire look together.

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Phoebe In ‘Bright Lights, Big City’

Phoebe In ‘Bright Lights, Big City’ — Phoebe took on the role of as Amanda Conway, a model who’s just left her fact-checker husband Jamie Conway (Michael J. Fox), in ‘Bright Lights, Big City’. Her close-cropped hair gives her a completely different look.

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Phoebe Cates In ‘Gremlins’

Phoebe Cates In ‘Gremlins’ — One of Phoebe’s most recognizable roles found her playing a tour guide in ‘Gremlins’. She’s appeared in two ‘Gremlins’ films and even reprised her role in the ‘LEGO Dimensions’ video game.

Phoebe Cates & Matthew Modine In ‘Private School’

Phoebe Cates & Matthew Modine In ‘Private School’ — Phoebe took on the role of Christine Ramsey in ‘Private School’, an ’80s teen comedy starring Matthew Modine and Betsy Russell. This raunchy romp found Phoebe cozying up to Matthew as Jim Green at the Freemount Academy for Men.

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Phoebe Cates In ‘Princess Caraboo’

Phoebe Cates In ‘Princess Caraboo’ — Phoebe Cates played the title character in 1994’s ‘Princess Caraboo’. The movie, which also starred husband Kevin Kline, was about what happens when a mysterious young woman speaking a strange language shows up in an English village and is taken in by aristocrats who assume she is a foreign princess.

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Phoebe Cates At The 2004 Tonys

Phoebe Cates At The 2004 Tonys — Phoebe Cates looks very 2000s in a black and white dip-dyed slip dress during the 2004 Tony Awards, in New York on Jun. 6, 2004. She wore a flashy necklace and carried a silver shawl over her arm.

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Phoebe Cates In 2004

Phoebe Cates In 2004 — Phoebe Cates glows during the 32nd Annual Promise Ball in Aid of Juvenile Diabetes at New York’s American Museum Of Natural History on Nov. 13, 2004. She wore a blue shawl over a matching dress and carried a cute bucket bag with flowers on it.

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Phoebe Cates At The 2009 Oscars

Phoebe Cates At The 2009 Oscars — Phoebe Cates is ravishing in red during the 81st Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 22, 2009. Her dress fell of her shoulders ever-so-slightly and dipped into a low V.

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Phoebe Cates At The Premiere Of ‘The Extra Man’

Phoebe Cates At The Premiere Of ‘The Extra Man’ — Phoebe Cates is cute at the New York premiere of her husband Kevin Kline’s film ‘The Extra Man’ on Jul. 19, 2010. Her hair was shiny and sleek.

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Phoebe Cates At A Screening Of ‘The Jacket’

Phoebe Cates At A Screening Of ‘The Jacket’ — Phoebe Cates smiles during a 2005 screening of ‘The Jacket’ in LA. She donned a crisp white blouse for the April 27 event.

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Phoebe Cates At The 2017 Tony Awards

Phoebe Cates At The 2017 Tony Awards — Phoebe Cates is glam in a long sleeve dress with a beautiful sequined design of a crane on the front during the 71st Annual Tony Awards on Jun. 11, 2017. She wore dangly earrings and her hair was up.

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