Katie Holmes: Snapshot
- Name
- Katie Holmes
- Birth Date
- December 18, 1978
- Birth Place
- Toledo, Ohio
The high-profile couple attracted a whirlwind of publicity, due to Cruise's couch-jumping declaration of love, a Parisian wedding proposal and the birth of daughter Suri, and a star-studded wedding in Italy.
Before her relationship stole the spotlight, Holmes built a respected career with roles in little-seen but acclaimed screen gems like The Ice Storm, Wonder Boys and Pieces of April. The actress continues to choose her roles carefully and appears next in Mad Money with screen legend Diane Keaton.
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Katie Holmes: Five Fun Facts
- Katie Holmes turned down Columbia University to play Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek.
- Katie Holmes' father Martin is 6'7'' and used his height to intimidate boys interested in his daughter. "My being the youngest of five and having three sisters, he was right to be a little wary," Holmes told the San Mateo County Times.
- Husband Tom Cruise is happy to instruct Katie Holmes in his thrill-seeking ways. "I taught her how to ride a dirt bike in an hour and a half," he told PEOPLE. "She's a very quick learner."
- Katie Holmes has a grande soy sugar-free vanilla latte every morning. "Otherwise it's going to be a bad day," she told PEOPLE.
- A nude sex scene between Katie Holmes and Aaron Eckhart was mysteriously cut from a 2006 screening of Thank You For Smoking. "We were sitting there in shock," the film's writer-director Jason Reitman told the L.A. Times. No one knows who altered the movie, but the scene was later reinstated in theatrical release.
Katie Holmes: Biography 
- 1992
A Manager Makes it Official
As a student at Margaret O'Brien's International Modeling School in Toledo, Holmes studies both modeling and acting. She attends a talent convention in New York City, where she signs up with a manager.
- 1997
Taking Hollywood by 'Storm'
While still a senior in high school, Holmes lands a role in Ang Lee's The Ice Storm. She plays opposite Tobey McGuire (left), and her part calls for her to pass out in his lap. The performance catches the eye of Kevin Williamson, who wants her to audition for his new show, Dawson's Creek.
Priorities, Priorities
In her mother's sewing room, Holmes records a home-video audition for Dawson's Creek, with her mother reading Dawson's lines. Williamson asks her to fly out to L.A. for a screen test, but Holmes declines; the trip coincides with her performance in her high school musical Damn Yankees, and she doesn't want to let down her friends. Williamson agrees to reschedule, and Holmes wins the part of girl-next-door Joey Potter.
Photo Credits
Top Left: Frank Micelotta/Getty
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Splash News; Warner Bros.
