Kate Noelle "Katie" Holmes (born December 18, 1978 in Toledo, Ohio, USA) is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB teen drama "Dawson's Creek" from 1998 to 2003. Holmes part on the show, only her second professional role, made her a star. Her movie roles have ranged from art house films such as "The Ice Storm" to thrillers such as "Abandon" to blockbusters such as "Batman Begins".
Holmes hosted "Saturday Night Live" on February 24, 2001, participating in a send-up of "Dawson's Creek" where she falls madly in love with Chris Kattan's Mr. Peepers character and singing "Hey, Big Spender" from Sweet Charity. On the November 9, 2003 episode, she was Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher and the next year she was the subject of an episode of the MTV program Diary.
Holmes was annually named by both the British and American editions of FHM magazine as one of the sexiest women in the world from 1999 forward. She was named one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2003; its sibling Teen People declared her one of the "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" that year; and in 2005, People said she was one of the ten best dressed stars that year. She has appeared in advertisements for Garnier Lumia haircolor, Coach leather goods, and clothing retailer The Gap.
In early 2005, Holmes began a highly publicized relationship with actor Tom Cruise. In June, two months after they first met, she became engaged to Cruise. The couple announced Holmes was pregnant in October 2005; on April 18, 2006, she gave birth to a daughter, Suri Cruise. On November 18, 2006, she and Cruise were married in Italy. Wikipedia
