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Kate Noelle Holmes
December 18, 1978 Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
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Kate Noelle Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress, director, and producer. She became famous for her role as Joey Potter on the popular teen drama television series Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003.
Holmes made her first movie appearance in The Ice Storm in 1997. She has since starred in many films, including the superhero movie Batman Begins (2005). She has also acted on Broadway and directed her own films.
Her marriage to actor Tom Cruise from 2006 to 2012 was widely covered by the media. They have one daughter together named Suri.
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Early Life and Education
Holmes was born in Toledo, Ohio, as the youngest of five children. Her mother, Kathleen, was a homemaker, and her father, Martin Joseph Holmes Sr., was an attorney. She has three sisters and one brother. Holmes was raised in the Catholic faith.
She was an excellent student at Notre Dame Academy, an all-girls high school in Toledo. She appeared in school musicals at nearby all-boys high schools, playing roles in Hello, Dolly! and Damn Yankees. Her father hoped she would become a doctor.
When she was 14, Holmes started taking classes at a modeling school. This led her to a talent competition in New York City in 1996. After performing a monologue from the book To Kill a Mockingbird, she signed with an agent. This helped her get her first movie role in The Ice Storm, acting alongside famous stars like Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver.
Acting Career
Breakthrough with Dawson's Creek
In 1997, Holmes auditioned for a new TV show called Dawson's Creek. Because she was busy with her school play, she sent her audition on a videotape. The show's creators were very impressed. The show's producer, Paul Stupin, said that as soon as he saw her tape, he knew she was perfect for the part of Joey Potter.
Dawson's Creek was a huge hit, and Holmes became a well-known star. She appeared on the covers of magazines like Seventeen and Rolling Stone. The show ran for six seasons, and Holmes was the only actor to appear in all 128 episodes.
Success in Movies
While still on Dawson's Creek, Holmes starred in several movies. In 1998, she was in the thriller Disturbing Behavior, for which she won an MTV Movie Award. The next year, she appeared in the comedy Go and the movie Teaching Mrs. Tingle.
In 2000, she had a small but memorable role in Wonder Boys with Michael Douglas. She also appeared in the thriller The Gift with Cate Blanchett.
After Dawson's Creek ended in 2003, Holmes focused on her film career. She earned praise for her role in the movie Pieces of April (2003). In 2005, she played Rachel Dawes, the childhood friend of Bruce Wayne, in the blockbuster film Batman Begins.
Broadway and Directing
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Holmes has also worked in theater. In 2008, she made her debut on Broadway in a play called All My Sons. She has returned to the stage several times since then.
She has also stepped behind the camera as a director. Her first feature film was All We Had (2016), which she also starred in. She later wrote and directed the romantic movie Alone Together (2022).
In television, Holmes played Jacqueline Kennedy in the miniseries The Kennedys (2011) and its sequel The Kennedys: After Camelot (2017).
Personal Life
Holmes dated her Dawson's Creek co-star Joshua Jackson when the show first started. From 2000 to 2005, she was in a relationship with actor Chris Klein.
In April 2005, she began dating actor Tom Cruise. They got engaged just a few months later. Their daughter, Suri, was born on April 18, 2006. Holmes and Cruise were married in a castle in Italy in November 2006.
The couple divorced in 2012. Holmes has custody of their daughter, Suri. After her divorce, Holmes returned to the Catholic Church.
Selected Film and TV Roles
Film
- The Ice Storm (1997) - Libbets Casey
- Disturbing Behavior (1998) - Rachel Wagner
- Go (1999) - Claire Montgomery
- Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) - Leigh Ann Watson
- Wonder Boys (2000) - Hannah Green
- Phone Booth (2003) - Pamela McFadden
- Pieces of April (2003) - April Burns
- First Daughter (2004) - Samantha Mackenzie
- Batman Begins (2005) - Rachel Dawes
- Thank You for Smoking (2005) - Heather Holloway
- Logan Lucky (2017) - Bobbie Jo Logan Chapman
- Brahms: The Boy II (2020) - Liza
- The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020) - Miranda Wells
- Alone Together (2022) - June (also director and writer)
- Rare Objects (2023) - Diana Van Der Laar (also director and writer)
Television
- Dawson's Creek (1998–2003) - Joey Potter
- The Kennedys (2011) - Jacqueline Kennedy
- How I Met Your Mother (2011, 2013) - Naomi
- Ray Donovan (2015) - Paige Finney
- The Kennedys: After Camelot (2017) - Jacqueline Onassis
See also
In Spanish: Katie Holmes para niños
