Katie Holmes: Recent News

May 08, 2012

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise's Mother-Daughter Flea Market Day

Mar 22, 2012

Katie Holmes, Suri Cruise Paint Their Own Pottery in N.Y.C.

Mar 14, 2012

Charlize Theron Chats with Katie Holmes at Luncheon

Mar 12, 2012

Katie Holmes: Snapshot

Name: Katie Holmes
Date of Birth: December 18, 1978
Birth Place: Toledo, Ohio

Few fans of Katie Holmes' doe-eyed Joey Potter in the teen melodrama Dawson's Creek could have guessed what was in store for the actress. After she started seeing superstar Tom Cruise, the former girl-next-door emerged as half of the "TomKat" duo that took the world by storm.

The high-profile couple attracted a whirlwind of publicity, due to Cruise's couch-jumping declaration of love, a Parisian wedding proposal, 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 has since earned top billing in a series of smaller flicks, but has garnered much praise for her burgeoning fashion line, Holmes & Yang.

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Katie Holmes: Video

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From teen favorite to cutting-edge fashionista, this star has matured her fashion acumen faster than you can say "TomKat!"

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Katie Holmes: Five Fun Facts

Katie Holmes deferred enrollment to Columbia University to play Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek.
Katie Holmes' father Martin is 6'4'' 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 Teen 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 Charm School in Toledo, Holmes studies both modeling and acting. After attending a talent convention in New York City, she signs with a manager in L.A.
1997: September 27
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 Toby 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. 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. Williamson reschedules, and Holmes wins the part of girl-next-door Joey Potter, opposite James Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams and Joshua Jackson.