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Katie Holmes 
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Katie Holmes, she is an exceptionally talented star of the highly popular hit TV series. 
 
Katie's News
 
Appearances 

Wednesday, 11 August 1999 - Katie Holmes is a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno  on NBC 

 
Katie's Background
Background Katie was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio.  She attended an all girl school, Notre Dame Academy.  It was at Notre Dame that Katie appeared in the role of Lola in the school's production of "Damn Yankees". 

Family Katie is the youngest of five daughters.  Her father is a lawyer and her mother a homemaker.  Katie lives in Wilmington, NC where "Dawson's Creek" is filmed. 

First Film Role Katie portrayed Libbets Casey the love interest of Toby Maguire in the award winning, coming of age film "The Ice Storm".  The film depicts middle class families in Connecticut involved in the sexual revolution and declining morals of the 70s. 

"Dawson's Creek" Katie is one of the four stars of the series.  She plays Joey Potter, a 15-year old whose mother has died of cancer and whose father is in jail.  She lives with her pregnant sister, Bessie, and Bessie's black boyfriend, Bodie.  Her love for and relationship with Dawson is the only thing keeping her together, but Jen comes along and things take a dramatic turn. 

Bio 

Katie Holmes 
December 18, 1978 
Toledo, Ohio 
Sagittarius
Favorites 
Actor - Tom Hanks 
Actress - Jodie Foster, Meg Ryan 
Director - Ron Howard, Woody Allen 
Movie - My Best Friend's Wedding
Films 
1998 - Disturbing Behavior .... Rachel Wagner  
1997 - The Ice Storm .... Libbets Casey
TV Projects 
1998 - Present - "Dawson's Creek" (Series) .... Josephine "Joey" Potter 
Past Projects 
1998 - Dawson's Creek (ongoing) . . . . Joey Potter 
1997 - The Ice Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Libbets Casey
 
Katie's Fan Mail
Send business-sized, self-addressed, stamped envelope to: 
Katie Holmes 
c/o The WB Network 
4000 Warner Blvd. 
Burbank, CA 91522
 
Katie's Projects
 
"GO" - 1999 release from Tri-Star.  Cast:  Jay Mohr, Breckin Meyer, J. Karen Thomas, Scott Wolf, Robert Peters. 

"Killing Mrs. Tingle" - 1999 release from Dimension Films.  Cast:  Marisa Coughlan=an, Vivica A. Fox, Katie Holmes, Michael McKean, Helen Mirren, Molly Ringwald, Liz Stauber, Jeffrey Tambor, Lesley Ann Warren, Barry Watson.  In this horror comedy, students decide to do in Mrs. Tingle, their hated teacher. 

"Wonder Boys" - 1999 release.  Cast:  Michael Douglas, Robert Downey, Jr., Katie Holmes, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Rip Torn. 
 
Related Items
 
"Dawson's Creek : The Beginning of Everything Else" 
by Jennifer Baker Paperback - 176 pages (May 1998). Available through Amazon.com. Click on this link for more information. 
CLick on the cover art to the right for a larger image. 
 
Also check out the new release . . 
"Long, Hot Summer (Dawson's Creek , No 1)" 
by Kevin Williamson  
Reading level: Young Adult 
Mass Market Paperback (July 1998) 
 
 
Links
Movies Future - Upcoming movies, release dates, and official links to their web sites. 

Movies Past - Links to the official movie web sites for past movies. 

People Index - List of actors with their profiles. 
 

 
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