Phoebe Belle Katz Cates (born July 16, 1963) is an American film actress who, by her description, has retired from acting to become a full-time mother. She is the daughter of director Joseph Cates and the niece of Gilbert Cates, also a director. She is a native of New York City, where she attended the Children's professional Acting School. She is also the god-daughter of actress Joan Crawford.

She was famous in the early and middle 1980s for her acting in a handful of teen-orientated movies, and her face made the covers of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat, 16, Teen Beat and others ... (read more )