Kate Noelle "Katie" Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress and director. Born in Toledo, Ohio, teen modelling led to a supporting role in Ang Lee's The Ice Storm, before she found international fame as Joey Potter on the teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. She transitioned to film in her hiatuses between seasons, appearing in movies including Doug Liman's Go, Curtis Hanson's Wonder Boys, and Joel Schumacher's Phone Booth.
During promotion for her role in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins, Holmes began a highly publicized relationship with actor Tom Cruise. The couple were engaged within two months of meeting, with Holmes converting from Roman Catholicism to the Church of Scientology, and Cruise flamboyantly professing his love for her during a controversial episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Months later, the couple produced a daughter, Suri, before marrying in November 2006.
Holmes went on to make her Broadway debut in a revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, portray Jacqueline Kennedy in the Reelz mini-series The Kennedys, and launched a short-lived fashion line. Holmes filed for divorce from Cruise in July 2012, gaining custody of her daughter and moving to New York, where she returned to the Roman Catholic Church. While tabloids have long speculated on the circumstances of the couple's divorce, Holmes has declined to speak publicly on the matter.
Following her divorce, Holmes returned to film with roles in The Giver, Woman in Gold and Steven Soderbergh's Logan Lucky, and recurred on the Showtime series Ray Donovan. In 2016, she made her feature directorial debut with the mother-daughter drama All We Had.
Rare Objects
Diana Van der Laar
2023
Tom Cruise: An Eternal Youth
Self (archive footage)
2020
Ocean's Eight
Katie Holmes (uncredited)
2018
Always at The Carlyle
Self (archive footage)
2018
Dear Dictator
Darlene Mills
2018
Logan Lucky
Bobbie Jo Chapman
2017
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Paramedic #1
2017
All We Had
Rita Carmichael
2016
Touched with Fire
Carla
2016
Woman in Gold
Pam Schoenberg
2015
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Self (archive footage)
2015
Days and Nights
Alex
2014
Miss Meadows
Miss Meadows
2014
The Giver
Mother
2014
Propaganda
Self (archive footage)
2013
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
Jack and Jill
Erin
2011
The Son of No One
Kerry White
2011
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Kim
2010
The Romantics
Laura Rosen
2010
The Extra Man
Mary Powell
2010
Mad Money
Jackie Truman
2008
Thank You for Smoking
Heather Holloway
2005
Batman Begins
Rachel Dawes
2005
First Daughter
Samantha Mackenzie
2004
The Singing Detective
Nurse Mills
2003
Pieces of April
April Burns
2003
Dawson's Creek - The Series Finale (Extended Cut)
Joey Potter
2003
Phone Booth
Pamela McFadden
2003
Abandon
Katie Burke
2002
The Gift
Jessica King
2000
Wonder Boys
Hannah Green
2000
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Leigh Ann Watson
1999
Muppets from Space
Joey Potter (uncredited)
1999
Go
Claire Montgomery
1999
Disturbing Behavior
Rachel Wagner
1998
The Ice Storm
Libbets Casey
1997
Captivated
Poker Face
Greta Finch · (1 episode)
2023
Alone Together
June
2022
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2020
The Secret: Dare to Dream
Miranda Wells
2020
Brahms: The Boy II
Liza
2020
Coda
Helen Morrison
2020
Boy Boy Girl Girl
2018
The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against A Criminal President
Jill Wine-Banks
The Kennedys: After Camelot
Jackie Kennedy Onassis · (2 episodes)
2017
Woman in Gold
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Dangerous Liaisons
Ann Walker
2014
Ray Donovan
Paige Finney · (4 episodes)
2013
The Kennedys
Jackie Kennedy · (8 episodes)
2011
Eli Stone
Grace Fuller · (1 episode)
2008
The Reichen Show
Self · (1 episode)
2005
The Colbert Report
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2005
How I Met Your Mother
Naomi · (1 episode)
2005
So You Think You Can Dance
(1 episode)
2005
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2004
The Tony Danza Show
Self · (1 episode)
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Punk'd
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Last Call with Carson Daly
Self · (1 episode)
2002
The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Rove
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1999
Dawson's Creek
Joey Potter · (128 episodes)
1998
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
The Grammys
Self · (1 episode)
1959