| Kimberley Kates | |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1969 |
| Birth Place: | California, US |
| Occupation: | Actress, film producer |
| Years Active: | 1987–present |
Kimberley Kates (born August 15, 1969)[1] is an American actress and film producer. Kates is best known for her role as Princess Elizabeth in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).[2] [3] She founded and is currently the CEO of Big Screen Entertainment Group, a Los Angeles–based publicly traded film production and distribution company.[4] [5] [6] [7]
Kates began her acting career when she was 15, and her movie debut came in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as Princess Elizabeth, starring alongside Keanu Reeves, Diane Franklin, Alex Winter, and George Carlin.[8] [9] [10]
As an actress and prior to becoming a full-time film producer, Kates starred in more than 40 films and television shows. Her credits include television shows such as Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show, Charmed, Growing Pains, Murder She Wrote, On Our Own, Sucker, and films such as Dangerous Love, Rescue Me, Chained Heat II, The New Age, Bounce and Highway.[11]
As a producer, she has worked on several films including, Dirty Love, Babysitter Wanted,[12] William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet,[13] Ramy Malek's Papillon and Bruce Willis' Air Strike.[14]
In 1995, Kates collaborated with Michael Manasseri and established a film production and distribution company, which was renamed Big Screen Entertainment Group (OTC: BSEG) in August 2005, a publicly traded firm with its headquarters in Los Angeles.[15]
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Venus Flytrap | Ginger | Direct-to-video release |
| 1988 | Dangerous Love | Susan | Credited as Kimberley LaBelle |
| 1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Princess Elizabeth | Credited as Kimberley LaBelle |
| 1992 | Rescue Me | Cindy | Alternative title: Street Hunter |
| 1993 | Chained Heat II | Alex Morrison | |
| 1994 | The Pornographer | Bettina | Alternative title: Family Values |
| The New Age | Other Catherine | ||
| Bad Blood | Lindee | Alternative title: Viper | |
| 1996 | Which Way to Oz | The Girlfriend | |
| 1998 | Armstrong | Susan Zorkin | |
| Charades | Laura | Alternative titles: Felons First Degree | |
| 1999 | Traitor's Heart | Maggie Brody | |
| 2000 | Bounce | Woman at Bar | Uncredited |
| 2002 | Highway | Jilly Miranda | |
| 2005 | Dirty Love | - | Producer |
| 2006 | Forget About It | Michelle Winchester | Producer |
| Lightfield's Home Videos | - | Producer | |
| 2007 | The Mirror | - | Producer |
| 2008 | Babysitter Wanted | - | Producer |
| 2009 | William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet | - | Executive producer |
| 2011 | Sodium Babies | - | Executive producer |
| 2013 | Sucker | - | Producer |
| Singularity Principle | - | Executive Producer | |
| 2015 | Untitled Snow White Project | - | Producer |
| Code Z | - | Producer | |
| 2016 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | - | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Flathead Lake | Producer | |
| 2016 | Father & Son | - | Special Thanks |
| 2016 | Equal Means Equal | - | Special Thanks |
| 2016 | OZZY | - | Distribution Executive |
| 2017 | Papillon | - | Distribution Executive (China) |
| 2018 | Air Strike | - | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | This Gets Ruff | - | Producer |
| 2018 | Girl Zero | - | Producer |
| 2019 | Overspeed | - | Producer |
| 2019 | Song of Love | - | Producer |
| 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music | - | Special Thanks |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Growing Pains | Sheena "Woo Woo" Berkowitz | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Freddy's Nightmares | Christina | 1 episode |
| Alien Nation | Dallas Ft Worth | 1 episode | |
| 1990 | Seinfeld | Diane | 1 episode |
| Sporting Chance | Betsy Hilderbrand | Television movie | |
| 1991 | The Wonder Years | Carol | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Eek! The Cat | Additional voices | Unknown episodes |
| The Larry Sanders Show | Sally | 1 episode | |
| 1994 | The Byrds of Paradise | Elaine | 1 episode |
| On Our Own | Alana Michaels | 10 episodes | |
| 1995 | The Watcher | 1 episode | |
| 1996 | Elaine Robb | 1 episode | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Kim Swofford | 1 episode | |
| The Sentinel | Laura McCarthy | 1 episode | |
| Public Morals | Moira Fogarty | 1 episode | |
| The Burning Zone | Rebecca | 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Charmed | Tanjella | 1 episode |
| Blue Valley Songbird | Thelma Russell | Television movie | |