Katie Holmes

American actress (born 1978)
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Kate Noelle Holmes is an American actress. She first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003).

Holmes was born in Toledo, Ohio. She is the youngest of five children born to Kathleen, a homemaker and philanthropist, and Martin Joseph Holmes Sr., an attorney who played basketball at Marquette University under coach Al McGuire. She has three sisters and one brother. Holmes was baptized a Catholic and attended Christ the King Church in Toledo.

She graduated from the all-female Notre Dame Academy in Toledo (also her mother's alma mater), where she was a 4.0 student. At St. John's Jesuit and St. Francis de Sales, nearby all-male high schools, Holmes appeared in school musicals, playing a waitress in Hello, Dolly! and Lola in Damn Yankees. She scored 1310 out of 1600 on her SAT and was accepted to Columbia University (and attended for a summer session); her father wanted her to become a doctor.

At age 14, she began classes at a modeling school in Toledo which led her to the International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) Competition held in New York City in 1996. Eventually, Holmes was signed to an agent after performing a monologue from To Kill a Mockingbird. An audition tape was sent to the casting director for the 1997 film The Ice Storm, directed by Ang Lee, and Holmes made her big-screen debut in the role of Libbets Casey in the film, opposite Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver.

Date of Birth18th December 1978
Age46 Years
Zodiac SignSagittarius
CountryUnited States of America
Current CityToledo
Birth PlaceToledo
NationalityUnited States of America
CitizenshipUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
SpousesTom Cruise
ChildrenSuri Cruise
Education
Columbia University
Occupationtelevision actor, film actor, stage actor, film director, film producer, actor
Awards
  • Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Drama
  • GLAAD Media Awards

Movies / Shows by Katie Holmes

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Alone Together

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The Secret: Dare to Dream

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Ocean's 8

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Logan Lucky

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The Woman in Gold

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Touched with Fire

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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

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The Giver

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Miss Meadows

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Days and Nights

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The Extra Man

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Jack and Jill