Born: December 18, 1978
For Katie Holmes, the saying "burst" onto the scene can be taken quite literally. With only a few auditions under her belt, she became the hottest young thing to hit Hollywood in years. Born the youngest of five in Toledo, Ohio, she took up acting and soon learned to love it, appearing in numerous school plays. Living in the Midwest, Holmes never thought she had a real chance of becoming a star, but when she and her mom attended a modeling convention in New York in 1996, it touched off a chain... See All