{"id":7426,"date":"2026-07-13T12:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/?p=7426"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:55:20","slug":"remember-her-she-was-so-pretty-see-how-she-looks-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/?p=7426","title":{"rendered":"Remember her? She was so pretty. See how she looks now\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phoebe Cates became one of the most recognizable actresses of the 1980s through memorable roles in <em>Fast Times at Ridgemont High<\/em>, <em>Gremlins<\/em>, <em>Gremlins 2: The New Batch<\/em>, and <em>Drop Dead Fred<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Born in New York City on July 16, 1963, she appeared in 16 films over a 12-year career before stepping away from Hollywood in the mid-1990s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before acting, she worked as a child model after a knee injury ended her dream of becoming a ballet dancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her breakthrough came with <em>Fast Times at Ridgemont High<\/em>, a film that later became a cultural classic and was added to the U.S. National Film Registry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She went on to star in several popular films throughout the 1980s while also performing in theater, where she often said she found more rewarding opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Although some of her later movies received mixed reviews, she remained a familiar face in film during that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1989, Cates married Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Kline, and the couple later welcomed two children. As her family grew, she chose to step away from acting to focus on raising <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">her children rather than continuing a full-time career in Hollywood. Her decision reflected a desire to prioritize family life over staying in the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2005, Phoebe Cates opened Blue Tree, a boutique on Madison Avenue in New York City offering clothing, books, gifts, and home accessories. She has made only occasional entertainment appearances<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> since then, including a small role in <em>The Anniversary Party<\/em> and voice work for <em>Lego Dimensions<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, she is remembered both for her successful acting career and for building a fulfilling life centered on family and business outside Hollywood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phoebe Cates became one of the most recognizable actresses of the 1980s through memorable roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and Drop Dead Fred. Born in New York City on July 16, 1963, she appeared in 16 films over a 12-year career before stepping away from Hollywood in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/?p=7426\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Remember her? She was so pretty. See how she looks now\u2026&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7427,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7428,"href":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7426\/revisions\/7428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topsdecor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}