About Me
VIDEO I MADEBorn and raised in Toledo,Ohio,Holmes started acting in theaterproductions in high school but didn't think she had a shot at stardom livingin the midwest.Fate intervened when she was attending a national modelingand talent convention in New York and she met a talent manager whoencouraged her to come to Los Angeles for television's pilot season. Whenthe next pilot season came up during her senior year of high school Holmesopted to skip coming out to Los Angeles to perform in her school'sproduction of ''Damn Yankees'' as Lola. For the ''Dawson's Creek''audition,she sent in a videotape from Toledo and when the call came backconflicted with her play's opening night she declined rather than let downher classmates.Fortunately,the producers were able to reschedule heraudition and she landed the series regular role of Joey Potter. The youngestof five,Holmes got into acting only two years ago.While a junior,she landeda role in Ang Lee's ''The Ice Storm.''For now,she has put off admission toColumbia University.While on hiatus from the show she is filming a thriller ''disturbing Behavior''.
Birth Name: Katherine Noelle Holmes
Birthday: December 18, 1978
Birth Place: Toledo, Ohio USA
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 108
Eyes: HazelHair: Brunette
Parents: Martin and Kathy
Siblings: 3 older sisters: Tamera, Holly & Nancy, and 1 older brother named Martin.
Best Friend: Meghann Birie
HighSchool: Notre Dame Academy
College:Was accepted to Columbia in NY. She deferred admissions.
Favorites:
Food: Veggie Burgers
Candy: Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
Snacks: Pretzels with Salsa, Buttered Popcorn
Midnight Snack: Raw Cookie Dough
Fast Food: Onion Rings
Drink: Vanilla Latte, Diet Coke
Sports Shoes: Chuck Taylor Low Tops
Teacher: Highschool English Teacher, Laura Gallagher.
Books: Snow Falling on Cedars, The Awakening
School Subject: Math
Music Artists: Dave Matthews Band, Jewel, Natalie Merchant, Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman
Mood Music: Frankie "old blue eyes" SinatraActor: Tom Hanks
Actresses: Meg Ryan, Jodie Foster
Directors: Woody Allen, Ron Howard.
Movies: Pretty in Pink, My Best Friend's Wedding
Tv Shows: Party of Five, ER.
Videos: Tommy Boy, Annie Hall, When a man loves a woman
Big City: Los Angeles. "I like the news stands..there aren't many of those in Toledo."
Store: Urban Outfitters, Earl Jeans
Syle of Clothes: Conservative, Casual.
Color: "I wear alot of Browns and Black-I like those colors
For being as famous as she is, Katie Holmes is surprisingly down-to-earth. Not that long ago, Ms. Holmes, 29, got the world's attention with her whirlwind courtship and marriage to Tom Cruise, followed by the birth of baby Suri. But the Toledo, Ohio, native shrugs off the extra attention and constant glare of the spotlight.Ms. Holmes returns to acting in Mad Money, a new comedy about a trio of Federal Reserve workers who find a hole in security procedures and manage to smuggle loads of cash out of work each day.On working with her co-stars Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah, she says during a recent phone conversation: "I learned so much. We had great conversations about so many different things. Film, architecture, interior design, fashion, music, makeup, bras, raising kids and being daughters. These women are so intelligent and dynamic."Here's more from Ms. Holmes:This was your first role after becoming a mother. How was that for you?
It was very exciting. I felt better. Before children I was so into myself, because I had no one else to be into or to take care of but me. I'm very focused. It puts boundaries in my life, but in a good way. "OK, this is work and I have to be done by this time." I'm more organized, and I love organizatio
