On December 18, 1978 Katie Holmes was born in Toledo, Ohio. She is an American actress who has won a shared award with Tom Cruise. This was the Golden Raspberry Award for the movie Most Tiresome Tabloid Targets in 2006.
Throughout her years in high school, Katie Holmes appeared in several school musicals, including the role of a waitress in Hello, Dolly! and the role of Lola in Damn Yankees. At the age of fourteen, Katie Holmes began taking modeling classes and eventually went to the International Modeling and Talent Association Competition in New York City in 1996. While there she was able to find an agent. She was then cast in the movie The Ice Storm in 1997, during which she played the role of Libbets Casey. Following this movie, Katie Holmes went to Los Angeles for pilot season. (This is when producers cast and shoot new programs in hopes of securing a spot on a network schedule.) At this time she was offered the lead in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, which she turned down. Of course, she also turned down the opportunity to audition for the role of Joey Potter on The WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek. Instead she auditioned by videotape. While she landed this role, she also first achieved her fame via this role.
