Today, the heroine of our story will be the American model and actress Katie Holmes. She played the most significant role in the fantastic film "Batman: The Beginning". However, for most viewers she is not known at all for her work in the cinema, but because of her marriage to a Hollywood star of the first magnitude - Tom Cruise.
Biography
Katie Holmes was born December 18, 1978 in the American town of Toledo, located in Ohio. Her family was a typical middle class: her father worked as a divorce lawyer, and her mother was raising children, whom, by the way, they had five: four daughters and a son. Interestingly, Katie has Russian, Irish, German and English roots. The girl studied diligently in a Catholic school, but in the evenings she could not be torn off from the TV, where she enthusiastically watched such a seemingly inaccessible world of Hollywood. As a teenager, Katie began attending a model school. At the same time, she became interested in theater and did everything possible to attract the attention of an organization that helps to promote young talents in the world of show business.
Katie Holmes: filmography, the beginning of a career
The girl’s talent and attractive appearance did not go unnoticed, and in 1995 she received an invitation to sample in New York. From there, Katie immediately went to the city of Los Angeles, where she was offered to participate in the filming of several episodes of the uncomplicated television show. However, for a start, this was enough. A few months later, young Holmes made her debut on the big screen, appearing in one of the episodes of the film “Ice Storm”. The girl also received an invitation to shoot in a popular series called "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." But the first rays of fame did not turn young Katie's head, and in order to calmly graduate from school, she refused to participate in several attractive projects.
Career continuation
After Katie acquired a high school diploma, she received a truly fateful invitation to one of the most popular teenage series called Dowdson Bay. In this project, the young actress perfectly performed the role of the main character named Joey Potter. Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson perfectly played lovers who had known each other since childhood, and gradually their friendship grew into a serious adult relationship. Thanks to the filming of Dawson's Creek (the series was screened from 1998 to 2003), the young actress gained great fame, and no one doubted her brilliant future.
Then came the supporting roles of Holmes in films such as The Obscene Proposal, Kill Mrs. Tingle, Ecstasy, and others. None of these works has received the attention of critics, with the exception of the picture "Gift", in which Katie appears before the viewer naked.
On top of success
Katie Holmes, whose filmography already included several serious film works, continued to appear regularly on large screens. So, in 2002, she took part in the filming of the sensational thriller "Telephone Box". In this picture, Katie's partner on the set was Colleen Farrell. A year later, she perfectly played the nurse in the movie "Singing Detective", which also starred Robert Downey Jr.
In 2003, Holmes was on the list of pretenders for the lead role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, but in the end the producers and directors chose Emmy Rossum. In 2004, a new film with the participation of Katie - “The First Daughter” was released. The following year, she starred in two films at once - “Batman: The Beginning” and “They Smoke Here”. In the first of the films, Holmes played a minor character named Rachel Dawes. For this work, she received the Golden Raspberry Award in the Worst Supporting Role category. As a result, Katie was no longer invited to the next Batman movie.
In 2008, two films with the participation of Holmes were released: “Easy Money” and “Eli Stone”.
Last works
In 2010, Katie Holmes starred in three films, among which one can distinguish the thriller "Do not be afraid of the dark." A year later, she appeared in front of the audience in the image of the wife of the former US president - Jacqueline Kennedy in the film "The Kennedy Clan." However, most critics agreed that the latest work of the actress is far from perfect and do not deserve special attention.
Also in 2011, Holmes starred in the film “Such Different Twins” and in the episode of the popular television series “How I Met Your Mother”. In 2013, a film with the participation of Katie called “Days and Nights” was released. In the current year 2014, the premiere of two more projects is expected: "Miss Meadows" and "Enlightened".
Personal life
While working on the series "Dawdson's Bay" Katie Holmes for some time met with her partner on the set - Joshua Jackson. In 2000, the actress began an affair with the star of "American Pie" - Chris Klein. Three years later, the couple even got engaged, but after that their relationship did not last even two years.
In April 2005, the actress first appeared in public in the company of one of the most successful actors of our time - Tom Cruise. True, then many thought that this was just a PR move to draw attention to a new film project. However, everything turned out to be much more serious. A few months later, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes announced their engagement, and in April 2006 they had a daughter named Suri. In November of that year, young parents got married. Despite the fact that the couple was considered one of the most beautiful and strongest in Hollywood, after a few years of marriage, the actors decided to leave. The Cruz and Katie Holmes divorce was filed in August 2012. Today, the actress lives in New York and brings up little Suri herself.