Katie Holmes


Learn more about the girl who plays Joey Potter

katie The Facts about Katie
Full Name: Katherine Holmes
hometown: Toledo, Ohio
Height: 5'8"
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Birthday: December 18, 1978
Starsign: Sagittarius
Family: Dad's An Attorney, Mom's A Home-Maker. Katie Has 3 Older Sisters And 1 Older Brother
Worst Habit: "I Drink Way Too Much Coffee."
Directors She Would Love To Work With: Oliver Stone, Ron Howard, Woody Allen
First Movie She Ever Saw: ET
First Concert Attended: Whitney Houston
Fantasy Role: Sydney In Scream 3
Worst Job Ever: "Mowing The Neighbor's Lawn For $20 When I Was 14. It Was So Hot And Sticky."
Secret Desire: To Do A Period Movie Dressed In Elaborate Costumes

Favourites
Favourite Movie: My Best Friend's Wedding
Favourite Music: Dave Matthews Band, Natalie Merchant, Jewel
Favourite Actors: Jodie Foster, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan
Favourite Directors: Woody Allen, Ron Howard

Filmography
40 Days and 40 Nights (2001)
Gift, The (2000)
Wonder Boys (2000) .... Hannah Green
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) .... Leigh Ann Watson
Muppets From Space (1999) (uncredited) .... Joey Potter
Go (1999) .... Claire Montgomery
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) .... Leigh Ann Watson
Wonder Boys (1999) .... Hannah Green
Disturbing Behavior (1998) .... Rachel Wagner
"Dawson's Creek" (1998) TV Series .... Joey Potter
Ice Storm, The (1997) .... Libbets Casey

Notable TV appearances
"TRL" (1998) playing "Herself" 1999
"Access Hollywood" (1998) playing "Herself" 1998
"MTV'S Fanatic" (1998) playing "Herself" 1998

Exuding a preternatural maturity both on and off the screen, Katie Holmes is a captivating newcomer to the acting business, landing major roles both in film and on television with just a handful of auditions.

Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, Holmes started acting in theater productions in high school, but didn't think she had a shot at stardom living in the Midwest. Fate intervened when she was attending a national modeling and talent convention in New York City, and she met a talent manager who encouraged her to come to Los Angeles for television's pilot season.

On her very first professional audition, Holmes dazzled the casting director for the acclaimed feature film "The Ice Storm." Directed by Ang Lee ("Sense and Sensibility"), the Fox Searchlight release won the screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival and starred Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Elijah Wood and Joan Allen. The slice-of-life art house film about the sexual revolution of the 1970s featured Holmes as the love interest of Toby Maguire.

When the next pilot season came up during her senior year of high school, Holmes opted to skip coming out to Los Angeles to perform in her school's production of "Damn Yankees" as Lola. For the "Dawson's Creek" audition, she sent in a videotape from Toledo, and when the call back conflicted with her play's opening night, she declined rather than let down her classmates. Fortunately, the producers were able to reschedule her audition and she landed the series regular role of Joey Potter.