Katherine Noelle Holmes was born December 18, 1978, in Toledo, Ohio. The youngest of five children,
Katie had no intention of becoming an actress while growing up in Toledo, but her mother enrolled
her into Margaret O'Brien's Modeling School, which ultimately led Katie to her present career.
During her summer vacation from Notre Dame Academy, Katie, now seventeen years old, attended a
modeling convention in New York City. At the convention, a talent scout from Los Angeles encouraged
Katie to spend the rest of the summer in California auditioning. Katie went to Hollywood with her
mother to try her luck at acting, despite skepticism from her father. Luck was definitely on her
side, since Katie's feature film debut took only one audition. Inexperienced and tinged with naive
she was cast in The Ice Storm alongside Tobey Maguire. After filming The Ice Storm, Katie returned
to Toledo to complete high school. She was apparently offered the role of Buffy in the Buffy the
Vampire Slayer television show, but she declined in order to graduate high school. With a film
credit and a newfound passion for acting, she dedicated her summer to starring in a local theatre
production of Damn Yankees. That's when Katie heard a rumor that Kevin Williamson of Scream
fame was casting actors for his television teenage drama. With nothing to lose,
Katie sent in her home video audition (made in her basement while her mother played Dawson) and
hoped for the best. And that's what the Dawson's Creek screenwriter/producer saw when he watched
her tape: the best. Williamson immediately invited Katie to come to the West Coast, but due to her
commitment to Damn Yankees, she asked Williamson whether the offer could be postponed to a later
date. Obviously worth the wait, he rescheduled so that Katie could attend. Williamson didn't need
acting experience credits to convince him that Katie was right for the part of Joey Potter for
Dawson's Creek. She was immediately cast as the girl from the wrong
side of the creek in the series that was garnering rave reviews even before it premiered. Viewers
have since tuned in to Katie Holmes and the high school drama since 1998, watching the cast of
angst-ridden teens deal with teenage life. Based on the success of Dawson's Creek and its popularity
among teens, Katie was cast in the thriller Disturbing Behavior in 1998. The next summer, Katie
could be seen in theatres in two feature films; Go, and as the heroine
in Teaching Mrs. Tingle (also directed by Williamson). While still roaming the halls of high
school in Dawson's Creek, Katie appeared in Wonder Boys, starring Michael Douglas and her Ice
Storm co-star, Tobey Maguire. Currently living in Wilmington, NC, where the television series is
filmed, Katie is dating actor Chris Klein. She deferred her acceptance to Columbia University
until she has more time in her hectic acting schedule.
2004 First Daughter
Character played: Samantha Mackenzie
2003 The Singing Detective
Character played: Nurse Mills
2003 Pieces of April
Character played: April Burns
2003 Phone Booth
Characters played: Kelly, Pamela McFadden
2002 Abandon
Character played: Katie Burke
2001 The Gift
Character played: Jessica King
2001 Saturday Night Live: Katie Holmes
Character played: Host
2000 Wonder Boys
Character played: Hannah Green
1999 Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Character played: Leigh Ann Watson
1999 Go
Character played: Claire Montgomery
1998 Dawson's Creek: Boyfriend
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: Roadtrip
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: Detention
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: Baby
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: Discovery
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: Beauty Contest
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: Double Date
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: The Scare
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: Decisions
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: Season 01
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek [TV Series]
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Disturbing Behavior
Character played: Rachel Wagner
1998 Dawson's Creek: Kiss
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: Hurricane
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: Pilot
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1998 Dawson's Creek: Dance
Character played: Josephine "Joey" Potter
1997 The Ice Storm
Character played: Libbets Casey
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