Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes started acting in theater productions in high school, but didn't think she had a shot at stardom living in the Midwest. Fate intervened when she was attending a national modeling and talent convention in New York City, and she met a talent manager who encouraged her to come to Los Angeles for television's pilot season.
On her very first professional audition, Katie Holmes dazzled the casting director for the acclaimed feature film "The Ice Storm." Directed by Ang Lee ("Sense and Sensibility"), the Fox Searchlight release won the screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival...

When the next pilot season came up during her senior year of high school, Holmes opted to skip coming out to Los Angeles to perform in her school's production of "Damn Yankees" as Lola. For the "Dawson's Creek" audition, she sent in a videotape from Toledo, and when the call back conflicted with her play's opening night, she declined rather than let down her classmates. Fortunately, the producers were able to reschedule her audition and she landed the series regular role of Joey Potter.

Katie Holmes Picks Up 'Smoking'
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Katie Holmes, who next stars in the upcoming "Batman Begins," has joined the ranks for journalists.
The 25-year-old actress has signed on to play a reporter opposite Aaron Eckhart in the indie satire "Thank You for Smoking," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Based on Christopher Buckley's novel, the film revolves around Big Tobacco spokesman Nick Naylor (Eckhart) who tries to promote the smoking industry while still appearing as a role model for his 12-year-old son. He has to be on his guard around canny Washington Post reporter Heather Holloway (Holmes), however, since she's after his professional secrets.

Today - 20th Century Fox will release "First Daughter" on DVD this January. Learn more.
20th Century Fox will release "First Daughter" on DVD this January 25th. The film stars Katie Holmes and is directed by Forest Whitaker.

Among the extras are "audio commentaries by Director Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, Marcus Blucas and Amerie Rogers", "Amerie Rogers Making of Choreography Featurette" and much more.

Synopsis:
"Once Upon A Time there lived a lovely girl named Samantha. She had everything she could possibly wish for, and lived in a beautiful white house. The White House Katie Holmes stars as First Daughter Samantha Mackenzie _ a sheltered young woman who just wants a normal school experience, away from the influence of her parents. Only trouble is, her dad (Michael Keaton) is the President of the United States! But nothing will stop Samantha, so, under Secret Service surveillance and a nonstop media glare, she meets _ and falls hard for _ a handsome student who has a secret existence of his own."

Moore's 'Forgotten' finds movie audience
Critics weren't kind to it, but audiences took a shine to The Forgotten, which topped another weak movie weekend.

The Julianne Moore thriller scared up $22 million, according to estimates from box office tracking firm Nielsen EDI -- $7 million more than most analysts predicted.

First Daughter, the Katie Holmes romantic comedy, managed $4 million, good for fourth place behind Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow's $6.7 million and Mr. 3000's $5 million.

The campy Shaun of the Dead took in $3.3 million, while The Motorcycle Diaries, the story of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara, did a healthy $157,000 on only three screens. Final figures are due today.

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Klein, Holmes Haven't Set Wedding Date
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Popping the question was easy. Setting a date for the wedding - that's another story.

Chris Klein, who starred in "American Pie" and "American Pie 2," says it was only natural for him to propose to Katie Holmes ("Dawson's Creek") after dating for five years.

"I really believe it's the natural evolution of a relationship," Klein told AP Radio in an interview. "As you grow up in your life, your relationships grow and mature. And that's the next step. Not because it has to be but because it's the next thing that should happen in order for us to grow and be together."

Klein proposed in December. The 25-year-old actor said he and Holmes, also 25, haven't yet been able to fit a wedding into their busy schedules.

"We don't have a date set yet," he said. "What we do is very different from the normal `nine to five where you go home' type of situation. We're actually apart for long stretches of time."

Klein has been promoting his new movie, "The United States of Leland," and Holmes has been filming the new "Batman" movie.

 

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