Katie Holmes Biography

Quick Facts

NAME: Katherine Noelle Holmes
OCCUPATION: Actress
BIRTH DATE: December 18, 1978 (Age: 33)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Toledo, Ohio
ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius

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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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Synopsis

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.

Profile

Actress. Born Katherine Noelle Holmes 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.

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 just two months after they met and gave birth to their baby girl, Suri, in April 2006.