Full Name: Katie Noelle Holmes
Birth Date: December 18, 1978
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, USA
Family: Her dad, Martin, who is a lawyer, her mom, Kathy, who is a homemaker, three older sisters and one older brother
Education: Graduated from Notre Dame Academy, an all-girls Catholic High School and she was accepted to Columbia University (the same university Julia Stiles is attending)
Favorite Movies: “My Best Friend’s Wedding”, “Pretty in Pink”, “Sixteen Candles”
Favorite TV shows: “Party of Five”, “ER”
Favorite Actors/Actresses: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Jodie Foster
Favorite Directors: Woody Allen, Ron Howard, Oliver Stone
Favorite Musicians: Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Frank Sinatra, Jewel, The Dave Matthews Band, Natalie Merchant
Favorite Books: “Snow Falling on Cedars” by David Guterson, “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin

Interesting facts
- She is accepted into Columbia University, New York in 1997 but she deferred enrollment. She did take a photography class in the summer.
- Katie’s callback for the part of Joey Potter on “Dawson’s Creek” conflicted with a High School production of Damn Yankees, in which she was a lead character. Rather than let down her classmates, she turned down the callback – much to the distress of her agent, but the audition was rescheduled and, the rest, as they say, is history. Apparently, the producers were very impressed by her loyalty!
- Was offered the part of Buffy Summers in the “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” TV series. She turned the part down because she wanted to finish High School.
- Auditioned for the role of Ellie Christianson in the movie “Wicked” (1998), but Julia Stiles won the part.
- Turned down the lead role in “40 Days and 40 Nights” (2001), due to scheduling conflicts.
- Other movies ans TV series Katie auditioned for, but didn’t get to star in: Friends, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Party of Five, Big Trouble, As The World Turns, The Beach.
- Katie uses e-mail, but is not exactly a web expert.
- In 2000, Katie dressed up as a one night stand for Halloween: “I put cardboard on my shoulders, cut a hole out for my head, decorated it with a tablecloth, a few pictures, and a lamp. Then I put a big 1 on the tablecloth.” In 2001, she dressed up as Marilyn Monroe.
- She particularly dislikes traffic in LA.
- She would like to work with directors Oliver Stone, Ron Howard and Woody Allen.
- She received $60.000 for the Garnier ads.
- She is scared when she watches “Scream”.
- When she was younger, she mowed neighbors lawns for $20.
- She always has painful feet.