The legendary Phoebe Cates came on the silver screen during the 80s with the help of movies like ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ and ‘Gremlins.’ She continued to build her career into the 90s and became a part of ‘Drop Dead Fred’ and ‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch.’
Cates walked into her retirement phase in 1994. However, she came back to film in 2001 for one film, ‘The Anniversary Party,’ after which she disappeared from the silver screen entirely. A doting mother and a good wife, Cates is happily married to actor Kevin Kline and runs her own boutique store.
Nancy McKeon
McKeon is best known to the world for her performance in ‘The Facts of Life’ as Jo Polniaczek and continued to act in several TV shows and movies. The next big thing that happened to her was ‘Can’t Hurry Love,’ but unfortunately, this show was rather short-lived.
Her most recent project was a TV movie called ' You Light Up My Christmas' in 2019 after a few-year-long hiatus. These days, she still auditions and still looks for that one role that will bring her fame. However, we all know that no matter what she does, she will forever remain Jo Ploniaczek, with her unique facts of life.
Daryl Hannah
Hannah’s claim to fame was acting in classic films. She achieved her stardom by the end of the 1980s when she showed her acting chops in movies like ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘Splash.’ She rolled through Hollywood with her star status until the early 2000s.
You will be surprised to know that Hannah’s name is included in the cast of super hit movies like ‘A Walk to Remember,’ ‘My Favorite Martian,’ ‘The Little Rascals,’ and ‘Grumpy Old Men’! Her fans were overjoyed to see her performance in Netflix’s sci-fi series ‘Sense8’. Apart from all these, she is also an environmental activist.
Kate Winslet
Does she need any introduction at all? The entire world came to know Winslet after she nailed the character of the vulnerable-yet-strong Rose in ‘Titanic.’ Her talent and obvious beauty kept the roles coming. An exceptionally gifted actress, Winslet continues to be one of the best actresses in Hollywood even today.
She has delivered several box office hits like ‘Revolutionary Road,’ ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ and ‘Finding Neverland.’ To her credit, she is the world’s youngest actress to receive six Oscar nominations. She's won three out of four important American entertainment awards. Winslet recently had an incredible role in the show "Mare of Easttown."
Tatyana Ali
Ali claimed fame as Will Smith’s young cousin, Ashley. She recurrently appeared on most of the 90s super hit show ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ episodes and was loved by thousands of fans for her portrayal of Ashley Banks from 1990 to 1996. Over the years, she shared her talents in many TV shows, some more successful than others.
She continued to steadily bag roles in soap operas like ‘The Young and The Restless and ‘Jawbreaker.’ What was the one thing that Ali regretted in her career? Not being able to make it as a singer despite having the voice for it.