Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott is a fictional character from the 1984 film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom played by actress Kate Capshaw. A busty blonde singer and cabaret dancer, she first becomes involved with archeologist Indiana Jones during his ill-fated 'deal' with gangster Lao Che for the remains of the Emperor Nurhachi, and later accompanies him on a quest to recover the sacred Sankara Stones (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom). In a ...
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Wilhelmina "Willie" Scott is a fictional character from the 1984 film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom played by actress Kate Capshaw. A busty blonde singer and cabaret dancer, she first becomes involved with archeologist Indiana Jones during his ill-fated 'deal' with gangster Lao Che for the remains of the Emperor Nurhachi, and later accompanies him on a quest to recover the sacred Sankara Stones (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom). In a documentary for "Temple Of Doom", Steven Spielberg and George Lucas described that they created Willie to be completely dissimilar to Marion Ravenwood.
Born in Missouri in the USA, Scott grew up on a farm owned by her parents. Her grandfather, an entertainer and magician, was a regular fixture in her childhood; however his death during her teens helped develop her determination to succeed in the entertainment industry.
Scott originally pursued a career in Hollywood as a Cabaret singer. However, the Great Depression; she left Hollywood in...
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