Angela Goethals
Biography
Angela Goethals is an American actress known for her work in film, television, and theater. Born and raised in New York City, she made her debut as a child actor on Broadway in Coastal Disturbances in 1987. At 14 she won an Obie Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway play The Good Times Are Killing Me. She played the sister in Home Alone (1990) and later starred in the sitcom Phenom (1993). She appeared in Jerry Maguire (1996) and, after graduating from Vassar College with a French degree in 1999, returned to acting. She had a recurring role on 24 in 2005 and gained critical acclaim for Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006). Her other films include Rocket Gibraltar (1988), Heartbreak Hotel (1988), V.I. Warshawski (1991), and Spanglish (2004). She was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award and several Young Artist Awards. She also appeared in the 2018 short film P.T.A-Holes.
49years old
Turns 50 on May 20in 219 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: TaurusLast day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
- Also credited as Angela Bethany Goethals
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 18 years1988 to 2006
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Behind the award
At 14, Goethals earned the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress. Her winning role was Edna Arkins in the 1991 Off-Broadway staging of The Good Times Are Killing Me.
First role
Goethals got her first professional acting job in 1986, when she was nine. She was the understudy to Sarah Michelle Gellar in The Widow Claire, an off-Broadway play by Horton Foote.
Languages
Goethals earned a bachelor's degree in French from Vassar, a private liberal arts college, in 1999, and she is fluent in that language. She also rode at the Advanced Walk-Trot-Canter level in the IHSA Zone II Region 1.
Angela Goethals movies on Netflix
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernonas Taylor Gentry
Spanglishas Gwen
Stealing Christmasas Noelle Gibson
Storytellingas Elli (segment "Fiction")
V.I. Warshawskias Kat
Home Aloneas Linnie
Heartbreak Hotelas Pam Wolfe
Rocket Gibraltaras Dawn Black
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon2006 Comedy, Horror, Thrilleras Taylor Gentry
IMDb rating 6.627K votes
Worked with
Angela Goethals shares two films with Macaulay Culkin, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Macaulay Culkin2 films together, 1988 to 1990
Macaulay Culkin's page Home Alone1990IMDb rating 7.8Goethals as LinnieCulkin as Kevin
Rocket Gibraltar1988IMDb rating 6.5Goethals as Dawn BlackCulkin as Cy Blue Black
John Goodman1 film together, 2001
John Goodman's page Storytelling2001IMDb rating 6.8Goethals as Elli (segment "Fiction")Goodman as Marty Livingston
Stephen Root1 film together, 1991
Stephen Root's page V.I. Warshawski1991IMDb rating 5.0Goethals as KatRoot as Mickey
Xander Berkeley1 film together, 2001
Xander Berkeley's page Storytelling2001IMDb rating 6.8Goethals as Elli (segment "Fiction")Berkeley as Mr. DeMarco (segment "Non-Fiction")
Paul Giamatti1 film together, 2001
Paul Giamatti's page Storytelling2001IMDb rating 6.8Goethals as Elli (segment "Fiction")Giamatti as Toby Oxman (segment "Non-Fiction")
Bill Pullman1 film together, 1988
Bill Pullman's page Rocket Gibraltar1988IMDb rating 6.5Goethals as Dawn BlackPullman as Crow Black
Chris ColumbusDirector, 2 films, 1988 to 1990
All films by Chris Columbus Home Alone1990IMDb rating 7.8Goethals as Linnie
Heartbreak Hotel1988IMDb rating 5.7Goethals as Pam Wolfe
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.


