Katie Holmes: filmography and personal life of the actress

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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 Begins. However, to most viewers, she is known not at all for her work in the cinema, but thanks to her marriage to the 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 engaged in 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 at a Catholic school, but in the evenings she could not be torn off the TV, where she enthusiastically watched such a seemingly inaccessible world of Hollywood. As a teenager, Kathy began attending modeling school. At the same time, she became interested in the theater and did her best to turn toto the attention of an organization that helps promote young talent in the world of show business.

Katie Holmes: filmography, early career

The girl's talent and attractive appearance did not go unnoticed, and in 1995 she received an invitation to audition 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 a simple TV show. However, this was enough to get started. A few months later, young Holmes made her debut on the big screen, appearing in one of the episodes of the film Ice Storm. Also, the girl received an invitation to shoot in the popular series called "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". But the first rays of fame did not turn young Katy's head, and in order to finish school in peace, she refused to participate in several tempting projects.

Continuing career

After graduating from high school, Katy received a life-changing invitation to one of the most popular teen shows called Dowdson's Creek. 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 have known each other since childhood, and gradually their friendship grew into a serious adult relationship. Thanks to filming in Dowdson's Creek (the series aired from 1998 to 2003), the young actress gained great fame, and no one doubted her brilliant future.

Then followed the minor roles of Holmesin films such as "Indecent Proposal", "Kill Mrs. Tingle", "Ecstasy" and others. None of these works received critical attention, with the exception of The Gift, in which Katie appears naked before the viewer.

On top of success

Katie Holmes, whose filmography already included several major films, continued to appear regularly on the big screens. So, in 2002, she took part in the filming of the sensational thriller "Phone Booth". In this picture, Katie's partner on the set was Collin Farrell. A year later, she superbly played a nurse in The Singing Detective, which also starred Robert Downey Jr.

In 2003, Holmes was on the list of contenders for the lead role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, but in the end, producers and directors chose Emmy Rossum. In 2004, a new film with Katie's participation, First Daughter, was released. The following year, she starred in two films at once - "Batman Begins" and "Smoking 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, Katy was not invited to the next Batman film.

In 2008, two films featuring Holmes were released: "Easy Money" and "Eli Stone".

Recent works

In 2010, Katie Holmes starred in three films, among which the thriller Don't Be Afraid of the Dark can be distinguished. A year later sheappeared before 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 works of the actress are far from perfect and do not deserve special attention.

Also in 2011, Holmes starred in the film "Such Different Twins" and in an episode of the popular television series "How I Met Your Mother." In 2013, a film with Katie's participation called "Days and Nights" was released. In the current year, 2014, the premiere of two more projects is expected: "Miss Meadows" and "Enlightened".

Private life

While working on Dowdson's Creek, Katie Holmes dated her co-star Joshua Jackson for some time. In 2000, the actress began an affair with American Pie star 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, who was named Suri. In November of the same year, the young parents got married. Despite the fact that the couple was considered one of the most beautiful and strong in Hollywood, after a few years of marriage, the actors decided to leave. Cruz's divorceKatie Holmes was decorated in August 2012. Today, the actress lives in New York and is raising little Suri herself.