Katie Holmes plays Josephine (Joey) Potter on the WB's Dawson's Creek. Holmes was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. She started acting in theater productions in high school, but she really didn't think she had a shot at stardom living in the Midwest.
Katie's very first audition was for Ang Lee's "The Ice Strom" staring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Elijah Wood, Christina Ricci, and Joan Allen. She played the love interest of Toby Maguire.
When the next pilot season came up during her senior year of high school, Katies chose to skip coming out to Los Angeles, she decided 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 the offer and 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's newest movie is Disturbing Behavior. "GO" & "Killing Ms. Tingle" is Katie's next movies. GO also stars Scott Wolf and Killing Mrs. Tingle also stars Barry Watson.
*Real Name: Katherine Noelle Holmes
*Birthdate: December 18, 1978
*Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
*Eyes and Hair Color: Brown and Brown
*Height: 5'8"
*Family: Dad's an attorney; Mom's a homemaker. Katie has three older sisters and an older brother.
*Worst Habit: "I drink too much coffee."
*Directors She'd Love to Work With: Oliver Stone, Ron Howard, Woody Allen
*First Movie He Ever Saw: E.T.
*First Concert Attended: Whitney Houston
*Fantasy Role: Sidney in Scream 3
*Worst Job Ever: "Mowing my neighbor's lawn for twenty dollars when I was fourteen. It was so hot and sticky."
*Secret Desire: To do a period movie dressed in elaborate costumes.
HER FAVORITIES:
*Movie: My Best Friend's Wedding
*Music: Dave Matthews Band, Natalie Merchant, Jewel
*Actors: Jodie Foster, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan
*Hobbies: Shopping, Dancing, Watching Basketball
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS:
*Dated Dawson's Creek costar Joshua Jackson
*Dated Kevin Eastland
*Voted as "Babe of the Year 98" (Årets Babe 98) by Expressen Fredag, Sweden.
*Attended high school at Notre Dame Academy, an all girls parochial school in Toledo,OH.
*Appeared as main character in music video of the song "Got You (Where I Want You)" by the Flys. Included in the album "Holiday Man". Released on August 25, 1998.
HER CREDITS:
FILMS
*Go!(1999)
*Killing Mrs. Tingle(1998)
*Disturbing Behavior(1998)
*The Ice Storm(1997)
TELEVISION
*Dawson's Creek
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