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  • NAME: Katie Holmes
  • OCCUPATION: Actress
  • BIRTH DATE: December 18, 1978 (Age: 34)
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Toledo, Ohio
  • Full Name: Katherine Noelle Holmes
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius

Best Known For

Actress Katie Holmes played Joey Potter on The WB teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. She has a daughter with actor Tom Cruise.

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Katie Holmes was born December 18, 1978 in Toledo, Ohio. She first achieved fame for her performance as Joey Potter on The WB teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. Her performance led to several big-screen roles, from independent films to big-budget blockbusters. She began a highly publicized relationship with actor Tom Cruise in 2005. She gave birth to their baby girl, Suri, in April 2006. In June 2012,

Cruise and Holmes announced that they would be splitting after five years of marriage.

Early Life

Katherine Noelle Holmes, better known as Katie Holmes, was born on December 18, 1978 in Toledo, Ohio. One of five children raised in a tight-knit Roman Catholic household, Holmes was a straight-A student who participated in several extracurricular activities, most notably acting. She first achieved fame for her performance as Joey Potter on The WB teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003.

Her critically acclaimed girl-next-door performance on the hit show led to several big-screen roles, from independent films like The Ice Storm, Pieces of April and Thank You for Smoking to big-budget blockbusters like Batman Begins and Phone Booth.

Personal Life

 

Holmes received increased scrutiny into her personal life after she began a highly publicized relationship with actor Tom Cruise in 2005. She became engaged to Cruise two months after they met, and gave birth to their baby girl, Suri, in April 2006. That same year, the pair got married in an Italian castle. In June 2012, after five years of marriage, Cruise and Holmes announced that they would be divorcing.

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