How much older is Kevin Kline to Phoebe?

She was the 19-year-old model-actress best known for her seductive pool scene in 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He was a critically acclaimed theater actor 16 years her senior who’d recently starred in Sophie’s Choice. Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline first met while auditioning for 1983’s The Big Chill.

Are Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates married?

In 1983, during her audition for a role (awarded to Meg Tilly) in The Big Chill, Cates met actor Kevin Kline. They were both dating other people at the time, but became romantically involved two years later. In 1989, they married, and she changed her name to Phoebe Cates Kline.

Why did Phoebe Cates quit acting?

Cates seemingly left Hollywood to focus on motherhood. Cates’ departure from acting aligned with the birth of her second child, Greta Kline, in 1994. Cates has two children—Greta and Owen Kline, born in 1991—with theater and film actor Kevin Kline. The couple has been married since 1989.

Does Kevin Kline speak fluent French?

Though he plays an American, the role required Kline to be fluent. He studied French in junior high, high school and college, but he says that he didn’t really learn to speak until a 1995 movie role rekindled his interest.