Kate Capshaw's Real Name: Kate Capshaw
Kate Capshaw → Kate Capshaw
Quick answer: The actress is known professionally as Kate Capshaw. TV Guide and Rotten Tomatoes independently name Fort Worth, Texas, as her birthplace. TV Guide alone, among these sources, lists the birth name Kathleen Sue Nail, so that form is recorded below rather than used in the title. Rotten Tomatoes alone dates the birth to November 3, 1953, so that date is recorded in the body rather than used in the meta description (TV Guide; Rotten Tomatoes).
Real name and early life
She is known professionally as Kate Capshaw. TV Guide lists her birth name as Kathleen Sue Nail and her birthplace as Fort Worth, Texas, United States, without giving a birth date in the biography. Rotten Tomatoes independently lists the birthday November 3, 1953, and the birthplace Fort Worth, Texas, without using Nail in the profile. People magazine independently describes an earlier career as a special education teacher in Missouri. Rotten Tomatoes says she graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's in history education and a master's in special education, and spent two years teaching children with learning disabilities before moving to New York; TV Guide independently says she earned a B.A. and an M.A. in education and attended the University of Missouri.
Career highlights
TV Guide and Rotten Tomatoes both say she is known for the female lead, Willie Scott, in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). Rotten Tomatoes independently lists other leading roles in Windy City (1984), SpaceCamp (1986), and The Love Letter (1999). TV Guide also names How to Make an American Quilt among her other later film credits. People magazine independently describes that earlier teaching career in Missouri and discusses her later marriage to the film's director, Steven Spielberg. TV Guide independently notes that the film introduced her to Spielberg.
Name notes for searchers
People looking up Kate Capshaw or Kathleen Sue Nail are looking for the same Fort Worth-born actress, later known for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The longer form, Kathleen Sue Nail, is recorded from TV Guide but is not used in the title.
FAQ
What is Kate Capshaw's real name?
She is known professionally as Kate Capshaw. TV Guide lists the birth name Kathleen Sue Nail.
When and where was she born?
TV Guide and Rotten Tomatoes name Fort Worth, Texas. Rotten Tomatoes dates the birth to November 3, 1953.
What film is she best known for?
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), according to TV Guide and Rotten Tomatoes, in which she played Willie Scott.
Did she work as a teacher?
Yes. People magazine says she was a special education teacher in Missouri. Rotten Tomatoes says she spent two years teaching children with learning disabilities after graduate study at the University of Missouri.