Katie Holmes

**Katherine Noelle "Katie" Holmes** (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress. She was born in Toledo, Ohio. She was "Joey" on the WB network TV show Dawson's Creek. Her mother's name is Katherine Ann Holmes

## Early life

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

## Personal life

Katie Holmes dated her _Dawson's Creek_ co-star Joshua Jackson early in the show's run. Katie Holmes met actor Chris Klein in 2000. Klein and Holmes were engaged in late 2003. In early 2005 she and Klein ended their relationship.

Weeks after her relationship with Chris Klein ended, Katie Holmes began dating actor Tom Cruise. She and Cruise married on November 18, 2006. On April 18, 2006 their daughter named Suri was born.

In June 2012, Katie Holmes filed for divorce. This was the first divorce for Katie Holmes and the third for Cruise.

## Legal issues

In early March 2011, Katie Holmes filed a $50 million libel lawsuit against the _Star_.  They had a cover story which made it seem that she took drugs. The suit was settled on April 27, 2011. The _Star_ wrote a public apology in the May 6, 2011 issue. They also made a "substantial" donation to Katie's charity Dizzy Feet Foundation.

## Awards

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

## Movies and television

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|1997|||||||
|Libbets Casey|First professional role|||||||
|align="center"|1998|||||||
|Rachel Wagner|MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor|||||||
|align="center"|1999|||||||
|Claire Montgomery||||||||
|align="center"|1999|||||||
|Leigh Ann Watson|First lead role Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Film - Choice Chemistry|||||||
|align="center"|2000|||||||
|Hannah Green||||||||
|align="center"|2000|||||||
|Jessica King||||||||
|align="center"|2002|||||||
|Katie Burke||||||||
|align="center"|2003|||||||
|Pamela McFadden||||||||
|align="center"|2003|||||||
|Nurse Mills||||||||
|align="center"|2003|||||||
|April Burns|Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture|||||||
|align="center"|2004|||||||
|Samantha Mackenzie||||||||
|align="center"|2005|||||||
|Rachel Dawes|Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress|||||||
|align="center"|2005|||||||
|Heather Holloway||||||||
|align="center"|2008|||||||
|Jackie Truman||||||||
|align="center"|2010|||||||
|Mary Powell||||||||
|align="center"|2010|||||||
|Laura|Liv Tyler was originally cast for this role. Katie Holmes, who was also the film's executive producer, replaced her. This is her first producing credit.|||||||
|align="center"|2011|||||||
|Kim||||||||
|align="center"|2011|||||||
|Kerry White||||||||
|align="center"|2011|||||||
|Erin Sadelstein|Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress|||||||

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|1998 - 2003|||||||
|Josephine "Joey" Lynn Potter|Main Role; 128 episodes Nominated - Teen Choice Award for TV - Choice Actress <small>(1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003)</small>|||||||
|align="center"|2001|||||||
|Host (Herself)|Episode: "Katie Holmes/Dave Matthews Band"|||||||
|align="center"|2008|||||||
|Grace|Episode: "Grace"|||||||
|align="center"|2011|||||||
|Slutty Pumpkin (Naomi)|Episode: "The Slutty Pumpkin Returns"|||||||
|align="center"|2011|||||||
|Jackie Kennedy|Miniseries|||||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Katie Holmes
- **image**: Katie Holmes, 2009.jpg
- **caption**: Katie Holmes at the National Memorial Day in Washington DC, May 24, 2009
- **alt**: Katie Holmes making a speech at the National Memorial Day in Washington DC, May 24, 2009
- **birth name**: Katherine Noelle Holmes
- **birth place**: Toledo, Ohio, USA
- **spouse**: Tom Cruise (2006 - 2012)
- **children**: 1; Suri Cruise
- **occupation**: Actress,celebrity
- **years active**: 1997 - present