What ever did happened to Phoebe Cates, we're about to tell you. Phoebe Cates is an actress known to many for her work in the Gremlins movies (1984 and 1990 respectively), in which she played the lead female Kate Beringer. Phoebe Cates also won many young male hearts for her role as Linda Barrett in the cult high school film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, in which she was the visual impetus for Judge Reinhold’s characters self gratification (come on now, you know what we mean!).

Phoebe Cates last big film outing was probably Drop Dead Fred (1991), though she does star in three films later than this, none were huge successes in which she played the lead character.

So, just what did happen to Phoebe Cates. Well it’s another story of a female actor finding marital bliss, popping out babies and supporting her husband’s acting career of course. Phoebe Cates married actor Kevin Kline in March 1989 and they had their first child Owen in 1991, another in 1994 and their third in Dec, 2005. She also recently opened a boutique in NY called The Blue Tree.

There you have it, Phoebe Cates is still around, working for various charities and being a mommy. So if you’re a fan, or perhaps were wondering whatever happened to Phoebe Cates, you’re now in the know thanks to MovieSquad.