Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg support daughter Destry Allyn Spielberg at the Longines Masters in Los Angeles on Oct. 1, 2015. Destry is Steven and Kate’s youngest child.

She has worked as an actress, with credits in the film ‘Mass Hysteria’ and the 2020 MBO miniseries ‘I Know This Much Is True’, starring Mark Ruffalo.

She defended herself against claims of nepotism after news of her short film ‘The Rightway’ was announced in July 2021 via Deadline. The Spielberg-directed short featured Hopper Penn, the son of Sean Penn and Robin Wright, and was written by Owen King, the son of Stephen King.

She tweeted, and later deleted, “I am just a young aspiring female filmmaker who admires the art of cinema. People can argue nepotism, But I know deep down that I worked hard to get where I am and it wasn’t easy. Beyond proud of this film and proud of the team it took to make it.”

Later she clarified in another post, writing, “I acknowledge that I was born with privilege! I own that through and through! I make it my mission to bring new talent into the industry & give opportunities to artists of all backgrounds. No one should be left out because of the connections they don’t have.