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
