Jessica Capshaw Biography
Jessica Capshaw is an actress from the United States known for her work in The Practice and on the ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. She was announced as an attending surgeon and the new head of pediatric surgery in Grey’s Anatomy’s fifth season. Capshaw’s contract, initially signed to feature in three shows, was extended to the entirety of the fifth season, with her becoming a recurring series in the sixth season.
How old is Jessica Capshaw? – Age
Jessica is 46 years old as of 9 August 2022. She was born Jessica Brooke Capshaw in 1976 in Columbia, Missouri, United States.
Jessica Capshaw Height
She stands at a height of 5’5″ (165 cm), tall.
Jessica Capshaw Family – Parents- Mother
Capshaw is the daughter of Kate Capshaw, an actress and producer, and Robert Capshaw, a sales manager, marketing director, business executive, and high school principal. She is the stepdaughter of director Steven Spielberg, who, when Capshaw was fifteen, married her mother. Her father belongs to a Jewish family, while her mother has converted to Judaism.
Jessica Capshaw Siblings
She has three sisters, actress Sasha Spielberg, actress Destry Allyn Spielberg, and actress Jessica Brooke Capshaw; and five brothers; musician Theo Spielberg, actor Max Spielberg, actor Sawyer Spielberg, Gabriel Barreto, and Mikaela George Spielberg.
Jessica Capshaw Husband – Relationship
Capshaw is married to Christopher Gavigan, who she wedded on May 22, 2004, at her family’s East Hampton estate. The couple has four children; Luke Hudson, Eve Augusta, Poppy James, and Josephine Kate. She is the godmother of Sasha Alexander’s daughter, Lucia.
Jessica Capshaw Grey’s Anatomy
She was cast as Arizona Robbins, the former Head of Fetal Surgery in season five to season fourteen of the American medical drama television series Grey’s Anatomy. Robbins is a retired Head of Fetal Surgery, an Assistant Pediatric Surgeon, and a Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital board member. She is Callie Torres’ ex-wife and the mother of Sofia Robbin Sloan Torres. To boost her daughter’s happiness, she wanted to move to New York to be closer to Callie.
Jessica Capshaw Career
Capshaw began her film career in 1997 with the film ‘The Locusts,’ in which she played Patsy aka Delilah Ashford Potts. Despite being her debut film, Capshaw’s inherent acting talent was explored as she played the character of an elderly woman who was a charmer and lured young men. She appeared in the romantic comedy ‘The Love Letter’ in 1999. In the same year, she made her television debut as Sally McKenna in ‘ER’. She starred as Aunt Jordan in the ABC Network series ‘Odd Man Out’ from 1999 to 2000. Jessica appeared in thirteen episodes of the sitcom. She also appeared in ‘The Back Page,’ a television film.
She returned to the big screen with ‘Valentine’ in 2001. The slasher film was based on the same-named novel. Despite being critically panned, the film was well-received by audiences and was a box-office success. Capshaw portrayed Dorothy Wheeler in the film. Following ‘Valentine,’ Capshaw was cast as a series regular in the television legal drama ‘The Practice’ for seasons 7 and 8. Jamie Stringer was the character she played. The seasons ran from 1998 to 2004. She appeared in the films ‘Minority Report and ‘View From The Top’ during this time period.
She appeared on the TV shows ‘Bones’ and ‘The L Word’ between 2006 and 2007. She also appeared in the films The Groomsmen and ‘Blind Trust’.
Jessica was cast in the fifth season of the immensely popular television series “Grey’s Anatomy.” Capshaw’s character of Arizona Robbins, a pediatric surgeon, was originally intended to appear in only three episodes but ended up appearing in all of the season’s remaining episodes. She has been a regular cast member since 2009 and has appeared in approximately 214 episodes. Capshaw opted out of the series in March 2018 due to creative differences. Capshaw’s most recent film collaboration was in 2014 when she voiced a Duck in the animated film “The Hero of Color City.”
Jessica Capshaw’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
Jessica Capshaw Movies and TV Shows
TV SHOWS:
♦ 2010 – One Angry Juror
♦ 2009–2018 – Grey’s Anatomy
♦ 2009 – Head Case
♦ 2007 – The L Word
♦ 2006 – Thick and Thin
♦ 2006 – Bones
♦ 2005 – How I met your mother
♦ 2005 – Into the West
♦ 2002-2004 – The Practice
♦ 2001 – The Back Page
♦ 1999-2000 – Odd Man Out
♦ 1999 – ER
MOVIES:
♦ 2021 – Dear Zoe – Elly Gladstone
♦ 2020 – Holidate
♦ 2014 – The Hero of Color City
♦ 2007 – Blind Trust
♦ 2006 – The Groomsmen
♦ 2003 – View from the Top
♦ 2002 – The Mesmerist
♦ 2002 – Minority Report
♦ 2001 – Valentine
♦ 2000 – Killing Cinderella
♦ 2000 – Big Time
♦ 1999 – The Love
♦ 1998 – Denial
♦ 1997 – The Locusts