Katie Holmes facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Katie Holmes
Holmes in 2009
Born	Kate Noelle Holmes (1978-12-18) December 18, 1978 (age 46) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actress director producer
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Tom Cruise ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2012)​
Children	1

Kate Noelle Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress. She became famous for playing Joey Potter on the TV show Dawson's Creek (1998–2003).

Katie Holmes started her film career with a small part in The Ice Storm (1997). She has acted in many movies, both big and small. Some of her well-known films include Go (1999), Wonder Boys (2000), Phone Booth (2002), Pieces of April (2003), and Batman Begins (2005).

Beyond movies, Katie Holmes has also performed on Broadway theatre. She played Jacqueline Kennedy in the TV miniseries The Kennedys (2011). She also started directing films, with her first movie All We Had in 2016. In 2022, she wrote and directed her second film, Alone Together.

Katie Holmes was married to actor Tom Cruise from 2006 to 2012. They have one daughter named Suri.

Early life and first steps in acting

Katie Holmes was born in Toledo, Ohio. She is the youngest of five children. Her mother was a homemaker, and her father was an attorney. Katie went to Notre Dame Academy in Toledo, an all-girls school. She was a very good student there.

She also acted in school musicals at nearby high schools. She played a waitress in Hello, Dolly! and Lola in Damn Yankees.

When she was 14, Katie started taking classes at a modeling school. This led her to a competition in New York City in 1996. After performing a monologue from To Kill a Mockingbird, she got an agent. Her audition tape was sent for the 1997 film The Ice Storm. Katie got the role of Libbets Casey, which was her first big movie part. She acted alongside famous stars like Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver.

Career highlights

Becoming a TV star with Dawson's Creek (1997–2003)

Holmes in May 2006

In 1997, Katie went to Los Angeles for "pilot season." This is when TV shows are cast and filmed to see if they will be picked up by a network. She was offered a main role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. However, she turned it down to finish high school.

The creators of a new show called Dawson's Creek wanted her to audition. But Katie had a conflict: she was playing Lola in her school play, Damn Yankees. She told them she couldn't miss her school play.

So, the producers allowed her to audition by sending a videotape. Katie filmed her audition for the role of Joey Potter in her basement. Her mother read the lines for the character Dawson. The producers were very impressed. They said her audition "has become the stuff of legend." Katie won the part, and the show became very popular.

Dawson's Creek made Katie Holmes famous across the country. She appeared on the covers of many magazines like Seventeen and Rolling Stone.

While on Dawson's Creek, Katie also starred in her first main film role in Disturbing Behavior (1998). She played a loner in this thriller. She won an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance for this role. In 1999, she appeared in the movie Go, which got great reviews. The same year, she starred in Teaching Mrs. Tingle. She also had a small, uncredited appearance in Muppets from Space with her Dawson's Creek co-star Joshua Jackson.

In 2000, Katie was in two more films. She played Hannah Green in Wonder Boys, which many critics liked. She also appeared in The Gift.

Katie hosted Saturday Night Live in 2001. In 2002, she starred in Abandon. During the last season of Dawson's Creek, she was in the successful movie Phone Booth (2003). She also played a nurse in The Singing Detective (2003). Dawson's Creek ended in 2003, and Katie was the only actor to appear in all 128 episodes.

Focusing on films and theatre (2003–2009)

After Dawson's Creek, Katie's first main role was in Pieces of April (2003). She played April, a young woman dealing with her family on Thanksgiving. Many critics said this was one of her best performances. She even received a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actress.

In 2004, she starred as the U.S. President's daughter in First Daughter. In 2005, she played Rachel Dawes in the superhero movie Batman Begins. This film was a big success.

Holmes in 2009

Katie also appeared in the movie Thank You for Smoking (2005). This film was a success and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. After her daughter, Suri, was born in 2006, Katie took a break from acting until 2008.

She did not return for the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. Instead, she starred in the comedy Mad Money (2008). In 2008, Katie also appeared in an episode of the TV show Eli Stone.

Katie made her debut on Broadway theatre in October 2008. She starred in a play called All My Sons by Arthur Miller.

Television work and directing (2010–present)

Holmes in 2011

In 2009, Katie started filming Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, which was released in 2011. Also in 2011, she played Jackie Kennedy in the TV miniseries The Kennedys. She also appeared in two episodes of How I Met Your Mother.

In 2012, Katie returned to Broadway in the comedy Dead Accounts. In 2015, she joined the cast of the TV show Ray Donovan for its third season.

Katie directed a short film for ESPN in 2015 about Olympic gymnast Nadia Comăneci. It was called Eternal Princess.

She then directed her first full-length movie, All We Had, released in 2016. Katie also starred in the film as a single mother named Rita. The movie shows the changing relationship between Rita and her teenage daughter.

In 2017, Katie starred in the comedy Logan Lucky, directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film received good reviews and earned a lot of money worldwide.

In 2018, she was in the comedy Dear Dictator. The same year, she had a small appearance in the movie Ocean's 8. This film starred many famous actresses like Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett. Ocean's 8 was very successful, making over $297 million worldwide.

In 2019, Katie acted in the independent film Coda with Patrick Stewart. Critics praised this movie.

In 2020, she starred in Brahms: The Boy II. The same year, she was the main character in The Secret: Dare to Dream. This movie was released online and in some cinemas.

In 2022, Katie wrote and directed her second film, a romantic drama called Alone Together. She also starred in the movie. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.

In 2023, Katie returned to the theatre in the play The Wanderers. She also directed and acted in the movie Rare Objects, released in April 2023. In 2024, Katie starred in the Broadway play Our Town.

Personal life

Holmes with Tom Cruise in May 2009

Katie Holmes dated her Dawson's Creek co-star Joshua Jackson when the show first started. She later met actor Chris Klein in 2000. They were engaged in 2003 but ended their relationship in 2005.

Katie began dating actor Tom Cruise in April 2005. They got engaged in June 2005. Their daughter, Suri, was born on April 18, 2006. Katie and Tom Cruise were married in Italy on November 18, 2006.

On June 29, 2012, Katie filed for divorce from Tom Cruise. In July 2012, they reached a divorce agreement. Katie has custody of their daughter, Suri.

From 2013 to 2019, Katie was rumored to be in a relationship with actor and singer Jamie Foxx. She also dated chef Emilio Vitolo Jr. from 2020 to 2021, and musician Bobby Wooten III in 2022.

Awards

In June 2011, Katie Holmes received the Women in Film Max Mara Face of the Future Award.

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Video games

See also

In Spanish: Katie Holmes para niños