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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 2737991, member: 833"] I recently saw Phoebe Cates mentioned in an article, and thought I would circle back to her. She retired in 1994, so she doesn't count for this thread, but she is definitely an actress that could have been a monster star if she had stayed in the business. She was bankable (Starred in Gremlins, Drop Dead Fred, Gremlins II, all successes), did well in a few indie flicks in the early days of indie flicks, and was one Disclosure type movie away from being the next Demi Moore. She is gorgeous in a very non-generic, non-threatening way, so she could play virtually anything. She would probably have needed the perfect role to win an Oscar, but she could have been a big star into her 40's, and with her looks, transitioned to mom roles to stretch her career out in a way that Demi Moore couldn't. But she packed it in instead. [/QUOTE]