Katie Holmes
Joey Potter on "Dawson's Creek"
Exuding a preternatural maturity both on and off the screen,
Katie Holmes is a captivating newcomer to the actingbusiness, landing major roles both in filmand on television with just a handful of auditions.
Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, 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, 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 and starred Kevin Kline, Sigourney
Weaver, Elijah Wood and Joan Allen. The slice-of-life art
house film about the sexual revolution of the 1970s featured
Holmes as the love interest of Toby Maguire.
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.
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Joey Potter on "Dawson's Creek"
Exuding a preternatural maturity both on and off the screen,
Katie Holmes is a captivating newcomer to the actingbusiness, landing major roles both in filmand on television with just a handful of auditions.
Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, 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, 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 and starred Kevin Kline, Sigourney
Weaver, Elijah Wood and Joan Allen. The slice-of-life art
house film about the sexual revolution of the 1970s featured
Holmes as the love interest of Toby Maguire.
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.
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