Katie Holmes

Katherine Noelle "Katie" Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress from Ohio best known for her role as Joey Potter, the tomboy down the titular waterway on The WB television drama Dawson's Creek. Holmes' movie roles have ranged from art house films such as Pieces of April to thrillers such as Abandon. In June 2005, she became engaged to the actor Tom Cruise, which made her the center of international press attention.

Early life and career

Holmes, born in Toledo, Ohio, is the youngest of the five children of Martin, an attorney, and Kathleen Holmes. She lived in Sylvania Township and attended Catholic schools in Toledo, including the all-female Notre Dame Academy. While in high school, she went with her mother to Los Angeles to audition for pilots for television shows. She did not land a television role, but was cast as the character Libbets Casey in the film The Ice Storm (1997), directed by Ang Lee and starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver.

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Toledo, Ohio - Sylvania Township - Los Angeles - The Ice Storm - 1997 - Ang Lee - Kevin Kline - Sigourney Weaver

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She returned to Toledo but her audition tapes continued to circulate. One reached the producers of a new show created by Kevin Williamson for Columbia Tri-Star Television: Dawson's Creek. Her appointment to read for it was unknowingly set by the producers for the same day as her high school production of Damn Yankees (she was playing Lola), but they permitted her to send a videotape rather than make her miss the show. Holmes read for the part of Joey, the tomboyish best friend of the title character, while her mother read Dawson's lines, including dialogue about sex and masturbation. Holmes won the part. Williamson said "She had those eyes, those eyes just stained with loneliness."

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Kevin Williamson - Columbia Tri-Star Television - Damn Yankees - Tomboy - Sex - Masturbation

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