Katie Holmes

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Biography

Already a teen model, Holmes scored an early success in director Ang Lee's somber family drama "The Ice Storm" (1997) before landing her breakout role as the adorably naïve Joey Potter on "Dawson's Creek" (The WB, 1998-2003). Attempts to segue into a feature film career during her "Creek" tenure yielded mixed results, with efforts like "Go" (1999), "Wonder Boys" (2000) and "Pieces of April" (2003) being among the high points. Nearly …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born

Katie Noelle Holmes on December 18, 1978 in Toledo, Ohio, USA

Career Milestones

Attended a modeling and talent convention in NYC where she was spotted by a talent manager

Born and raised in Toledo, OH

1997

Had featured role as Libbets Casey in Ang Lee's "The Ice Storm"

1997

Landed role of Lola in high school production of "Damn Yankees"

1998

Cast as Joey Potter, the childhood best friend of the title character, in "Dawson's Creek" (The WB)

1998

Played leading role in David Nutter's "Disturbing Behavior"

1999

Featured in the ensemble of Doug Liman's "Go"

1999

Starred in Kevin Williamson's directorial debut "Teaching Mrs Tingle"

2000

Played a college student infatuated with her English professor in "Wonder Boys"

2000

Played a slutty rich girl whose disappearance and murder is an integral plot point in "The Gift"

2003

Played Colin Farrell's mistress in Joel Schumacher's "Phone Booth"

2003

Played a troubled young woman forced to reevaluate her familial ties in "Pieces of April"

2005

Starred as the love interest to Bruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale) in "Batman Begins"

2006

Portrayed a reporter opposite Aaron Eckhart in the satirical comedy "Thank You for Smoking," directed by Jason Reitman

2008

Co-starred with Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton in "Mad Money"

2008

Made Broadway debut in a revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons"

2010

Co-starred in the ensemble romantic comedy "The Romantics"; also executive produced

2011

Cast in "The Son of No One," co-starring Al Pacino, Channing Tatum and Juliette Binoche

2011

Guest starred on CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" as the character nicknamed 'the Slutty Pumpkin'

2011

Portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy in the eight-hour miniseries "The Kennedys"; developed for the History Channel, but after they declined to air it, was shown on ReelzChannel

Awards

1999

MTV Movie Award for Best Female Breakthrough Performance in Disturbing Behavior

2000

MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Teaching Mrs. Tingle