Katie Holmes Biography and Full Profile

Name: Katie Holmes
Birth Name : Kate Noelle Holmes
Born: 18 December 1978 (Age: 31)
Where: Toledo, Ohio USA
Height: 5' 9"
Awards: No major awards yet

Biography:
TV stardom can be both a blessing and a curse for wannabe film actors. For every George Clooney there's a hundred David Carusos, those whose charisma could fill a living-room but who faded to impotence when the screen turned silver. One of the more interesting cases of the mid-Noughties was Sarah Michelle Gellar, who cleverly paced herself from Buffy the Vampire Slayer through two Scooby-Doo movies into the US remake of shocker The Grudge. Another would be Katie Holmes. Having earned a huge and loyal teenage following via six seasons of Dawson's Creek, wherein she cemented her image as the feisty but virginal and decent Joey Potter, her move into films would see her gradually, carefully draw away this veil of innocence and, as she grew deeper into her twenties, reveal herself as an actress of great intelligence and ability. Scarlett Johansson would often be described as the finest screen actress of a new generation, but Holmes was the dark horse, coming up quietly on the rails.
She was born Katherine Noelle Holmes on the 18th of December, 1978, in Toledo, Ohio, a large-ish town on the Maumee River, right by Lake Erie and some 40 miles south of Detroit. Her father, Martin, was a lawyer, doing well enough for his wife Kathleen to work as homemaker for their five children, of whom Katie was the youngest - following sisters Tamera, Holly and Nancy, and brother Martin. Dad was tall, very tall, an ex college basketball player, and Kathleen was far above average height, too, a reserved and lady-like beauty. Young Katie would inherit some of this height (eventually reaching 5 foot 9), her concomitant skinniness making her a gawky kid. This did not help as she attempted to follow in the family tradition of sporting excellence, an attempt part-thwarted when, in 7th Grade, a schoolmate accidentally hit her in the left eye, messing up her vision. When tired she would now see double from it, requiring corrective glasses. Thus sport was not to be her field of expertise.

Instead, having taken piano and singing lessons from a young age, Katie found her place in theatre, excelling in productions put on at the nun-run Notre Dame Academy, a Catholic all-girls high school her mother had attended before her. As the school's strict codes of conduct saw all the pupils wearing uniform, Katie had little opportunity to think about the likes of clothes and boys, instead focusing on work, excelling in chorus, dance and drama. Her father helped to keep her on the straight and narrow, his size intimidating predatory would-be boyfriends. Consequently, she only ever dated "nice" boys, and never broke her parents' curfew.
 
Katie Holmes ( full name Katherine Noelle Holmes ) was born on December 18, 1978, in Toledo, Ohio. The youngest of five children - Katie Holmes has three older sisters and an older brother - she had no intention of becoming an actress while growing up in Toledo.

Biography and Career :
Katie Holmes' mother, Kathy Holmes, enrolled her long-legged daughter into Margaret O'Brien's Modeling School in Toledo, which ultimately led Katie Holmes to her present career path. During her summer vacation from Notre Dame Academy (an all-girls Catholic high school), a 17-year old Katie Holmes attended a modeling convention in New York City.

At the convention, a talent scout from Los Angeles approached Katie Holmes and encouraged her to spend the rest of the summer in California auditioni
ng. Katie Holmes was off to Hollywood with her mother to try her luck at acting, despite her father's original skepticism.

Luck was definitely on Katie Holmes' side, since her feature film debut took no more than one audition. Inexperienced and tinged with a drop of naivete, she was cast in The Ice Strom, as Tobey Maguire's girlfriend.

After filming The Ice Storm, Katie Holmes returned to Toledo in order to complete high school. Katie Holmes was apparently offered the role of Buffy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but luckily for Sarah Michelle Gellar, Katie Holmes declined in order to graduate high school. With a film credit and a newfound passion, Katie Holmes dedicated her summer to starring in a local theatre production of Damn Yankees. That's when Katie Holmes heard a rumor that Kevin Williamson of Scream fame was casting actors for his television teenage drama.
With nothing to lose, Katie Holmes sent in her home video audition and hoped for the best. And that's what the Dawson's Creek screenwriter/producer saw when he watched her tape: the best. Fully impressed by what he saw, Williamson immediately invited Katie to come to the West Coast for a callback, but due to her commitment to Damn Yankees, she asked Williamson whether the offer could be postponed to a later date.

Obviously worth the wait, he rescheduled so that Katie Holmes could attend. Williamson didn't need acting experience credits to convince him that Katie Holmes was right for the part of Joey Potter for Dawson's Creek. Katie Holmes was immediately cast as the girl from the wrong side of the creek in the series that was garnering rave reviews even before its premiere.

Viewers have been tuning in to Katie Holmes and the high school drama since 1998, watching the cast of angst-ridden teens (which also includes pouty-lipped Michelle Williams) deal with teenage life.

Based on the success of Dawson's Creek and its popularity among teens, Katie Holmes was cast in the thriller Disturbing Behavior in 1998. The following summer, Katie Holmes could be seen in theatres in two feature films; Go, and as the heroine in Teaching Mrs. Tingle (also directed by Kevin Williamson).

While still roaming the halls of high school in Dawson's Creek, Katie Holmes appeared in Wonder Boys, starring Michael Douglas and her Ice Storm co-star, Tobey Maguire.

Winner of the 1999 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance, Katie Holmes was also voted one of Teen People Magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" and Sweden's Expressen Fredag's "Babe of the Year" in 1998.

Filmography :
Year Movie Role
1997 The Ice Storm Libbets Casey
1998 Disturbing Behavior Rachel Wagner
1999 Go Claire Montgomery
1999 Muppets from Space Joey Potter
1999 Teaching Mrs. Tingle Leigh Ann Watson
2000 Wonder Boys Hannah Green
2000 The Gift Jessica King
2002 Abandon Katie Burke
2003 Phone Booth Pamela McFadden
2003 The Singing Detective Nurse Mills
2003 Pieces of April April Burns
2004 First Daughter Samantha Mackenzie
2005 Batman Begins Rachel Dawes
2006 Thank You for Smoking Heather Holloway
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Chris Pine Profile and Full Biography

Son of: : Actor Robert Pine ("CHiPS") and actress Gwynne Gilford
Chris Pine's Birth Date: August 26, 1980
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, CA
And His Full Name is: Christopher Whitelaw Pine
Not Just a Movie Actor: Pine has an extensive background in theatre. He performed at the Williamstown Theater Festival and at University of California, Berkeley as well as other theater companies in and around Los Angeles.

Chris Pine Biography: After guest starring roles on the TV series' CSI: Miama, The Guardian, and ER, Chris Pine moved on to feature films. Pine caught the attention of the ladies in the audience with the lead role of 'Lord Nicholas Devereaux' in Princess Diaries 2 opposite Anne Hathaway.

Pine followed Princess Diaries 2 with the dramatic thriller, Confession. He then returned to the land of teenage romantic comedies with Just My Luck featuring pop star/actress Lindsay Lohan. Other film credits include Blind Dating and the twisted Joe Carnahan movie, Smokin Aces.

Pine took on one of the leads in the independent film Bottle Shock co-starring Alan Rickman in 2008. He also entered the world of huge budgets and even bigger special effects with his starring role as the young James T Kirk in JJ Abrams' Star Trek (2009).
 
Personal life:
Pine was born in Los Angeles, California to Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford; he also has an older sister, Katherine. His father was an actor who appeared in CHiPs as the sergeant Joseph Getraer. His mother was an actress and is now a practicing psychotherapist. His maternal grandparents were Anne Gwynne, a Hollywood actress, and Max M. Gilford, a Hollywood attorney. He has stated in an interview that he is "probably agnostic". He is of Welsh and Jewish descent on his mother's side. Pine received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002 and while he was there studied English at the University of Leeds in England for one year. After graduation, he studied at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

Career:
Pine's first acting role was in a 2003 episode of ER; the same year, he also appeared in episodes of The Guardian and CSI: Miami. In 2004, he appeared in Why Germany?, a short film, and in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.

Pine appeared in the made-for-television film Surrender, Dorothy which aired in early 2006. He also played Jake Hardin in the American film Just My Luck (2006), a romantic comedy in which he starred opposite Lindsay Lohan who played Ashley Albright. Later flixster.actor.standard.01.326393041 - flixsterthat year Pine appeared in the comedy Blind Dating and in the action film Smokin' Aces. In 2007 he starred opposite Scott Wolf in the Los Angeles production of Neil LaBute's play "Fat Pig" and won raves for his depiction of a competitive, alpha-male friend.

For his portrayal of real-life Napa Valley vintner Bo Barrett in the 2008 film Bottle Shock, Pine sported hippie-length blond locks.
In 2007, Pine turned down a role in a film adaptation of White Jazz, under production but unreleased as of late 2009, in order to accept the part of James T. Kirk in the 2009 Star Trek, which was released to critical and viewer acclaim in May of that year. That same month, he made a brief appearance promoting the film on Saturday Night Live with co-stars Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy.

His other upcoming films include Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (voice work only) and the independent film Small Town Saturday Night.

Pine is currently in talks to team up with director D.J. Caruso on the film The Art of Making Money early next year. On October 13, 2009, Paramount Pictures confirmed that Pine is in talks to play CIA analyst Jack Ryan in a reboot of Tom Clancy's novels. He would be the fourth actor to play Jack Ryan, after Alec Baldwin (The Hunt for Red October), Harrison Ford (Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger) and Ben Affleck (The Sum of All Fears).

Dakota Fanning Profile and Full Biography

Real Name: Hannah Dakota Fanning
Birthplace: Conyers, Georgia, USA
Occupation: Actor
Sign: Pisces
Born: February 23, 1994.
Birthplace: Conyers, Georgia. Dakota’s family has since moved to LA in order to accommodate the acting careers of Dakota and Elle.
Family: Parents Steven and Joy Fanning and sister Elle

Dakota Fanning Biography
Dakota Fanning had only been acting professionally for one year when she landed the role that would catapult her to stardom and forever change her life. In 2001, Dakota starred alongside Sean Penn as the young daughter of a mentally challenged man fighting to win custody of his only child. Critics and audiences alike were amazed by her onscreen talent and Dakota was awarded a surprise Screen Actor’s Guild nomination for best actress for her convincing portrayal. Amazingly, she is the youngest actress ever to be nominated for this award. This was to be the start of a very promising career that shows no sign of slowing down.Her latest movie Hound Dog which takes place in the South in 1961, Dakota plays a precocious girl who overcomes the negative effects of abuse by singing and dancing like Elvis.
Dakota Fanning has always been an expressive and talented young child. She fondly recalls acting out imaginative scenes with her younger sister Elle in their childhood home. In hopes of nurturing her talent, Dakota’s parents enrolled her at the nearby Playhouse acting school.Almost immediately, Dakota demonstrated her incredible ability to emote and her acting teachers urged her parents to acquire an agent for her. The family was advised that the best way for Dakota to try her hand in the professional acting world was to spend 6 weeks in LA to see if she could land a job.

Sure enough, Dakota was successful, and beating out countless other girls, Dakota made her first foray into acting at the tender age of 5 in a Tide commercial. In that very same year, Dakota was cast alongside the musical legend Ray Charles in a commercial for the Georgia State lottery. A number of other small projects followed, but Dakota had her big break when she was cast as a young girl with Leukemia in the long-running medical drama ER. Proving her talents as an actress, Dakota soon landed roles in other television programs such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Friends, The Practice, Spin City and Malcolm in the Middle. She also played the younger version of two very funny women in Ally McBeal and The Ellen Show.
The Dakota Fanning bio does not end here. Today, Dakota is one of the most respected child actors in Hollywood and she continues to amaze the critics with her outstanding performances. At such a young age, Dakota is already an industry pro and there is no doubt that she has a long and lucrative career ahead of her.