14 Facts About Angela Goethals

Angela Bethany Goethals is an American film, television and stage actress.

Angela Goethals played the sister of Macaulay Culkin's character in Home Alone, and went on to star in several independent films and television shows, including the title role on the short-lived sitcom Phenom, as well as a small role in Jerry Maguire.

Angela Goethals is a great-great-granddaughter of the from Flanders originating George Washington Goethals, the chief engineer of the Panama Canal, and namesake of New York's Goethals Bridge.

Angela Goethals was a cheerleader at Stuyvesant High School and was introduced to the acting world by actress Jeanie Hackett, a family friend, who took her to several auditions.

Two years later Angela Goethals appeared as the daughter of Edwin Booth, portrayed by David Strathairn, in a workshop production of Booth: A House Divided, at The Players, New York City.

Angela Goethals's first starring role came in the 1993 TV series Phenom.

Angela Goethals played Angela Doolan, a young tennis player struggling with the challenges of life.

In 1990, Angela Goethals played Linnie, the sister of main character Kevin McCallister, in Home Alone.

Angela Goethals was one of only three main cast members not to return in the sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, two years later.

Angela Goethals appeared in 1996's Jerry Maguire, playing Kathy Sanders, Jerry's client who fakes tears when he calls her to inform her of his departure from the agency.

In 1999, Angela Goethals graduated from the private liberal arts college, Vassar, with a bachelor's degree in French, in which she is fluent, and she rode in the IHSA Zone II Region 1 at the Advanced Walk-Trot-Canter level.

Between 2003 and 2004, Angela Goethals made guest appearances on single episodes of Boston Public, Six Feet Under and Without a Trace, as well as playing a minor role in the Adam Sandler romantic comedy, Spanglish.

In 2005, Angela Goethals made a recurring guest appearance on the TV show 24.

Angela Goethals went on to make guest appearances on Grey's Anatomy, CSI, and Crossing Jordan.