Katie Holmes’ Special Bonding Moment With Her Daughter Suri Is Binge-Watching ‘Dawson’s Creek’

Apr 10, 2023

Katie Holmes is a woman of many talents who is no stranger to the spotlight. While her talents as an actress, director, and producer are what put her on the map and have continued to earn her fame, success, and recognition, it was her whirlwind relationship with fellow actor Tom Cruise that really brought the star plenty of media attention. 

The pair were married from 2006 to 2012, and they had one child together named Suri Cruise. Holmes now has custody of her daughter. She is also showing just how content and confident she has become since her famous split and is continuing to advance her career more and more.

Holmes was born on Dec. 18, 1978, in Toledo, Ohio. She focused on both her studies and her love for entertaining from a young age and has since created a successful career for herself. She took modeling lessons when she was 14 and eventually signed with an agent. 

After bagging her first feature film, “The Ice Storm,” in 1997, Holmes was introduced to a whole lot of opportunities in the media. Perhaps one of the biggest roles that she has ever been in was on “Dawson’s Creek.” 

Running for six seasons from 1998 to 2003, Holmes became one of the most beloved actresses in Hollywood. And 25 years later, the 44-year-old actress is looking back on her beginnings through the lens of her 16-year-old daughter Suri, who she says is now the same age as she was when she was starting in the industry. 

In 2023, Holmes revealed that she was hit with a pang of nostalgia when she rewatched the series that catapulted her to fame, which was even more sentimental now that she’s with her daughter. 

Soon after, Holmes auditioned via a taped video for a new teen show called "Dawson's Creek," and the producers instantly fell in love with her for the tomboy best friend role of Joey Potter. The show catapulted all four of the leads into the spotlight — James Van Der Beek, Joshua Jackson, Michelle Williams and Holmes — and the rest, as they say, is history. Following the show's success, Holmes took on darker movie roles that showed her range, often choosing independent or more serious movies that distanced her from her teen image.

Despite having talent, some of the movies she chose were "bombs," as Holmes said herself. Nevertheless, Holmes was a fixture in Hollywood but, for the most part, kept out of the public eye ever since her star-making turn on "Dawson's Creek."

She also had a few high-profile relationships before meeting Cruise, including with her "Dawson's Creek" co-star Jackson, who she described as her "first love," and another former teen heartthrob, Chris Klein, with whom she was engaged. 

Holmes met Cruise, who was 16 years older than him, in 2005. Their relationship began like a whirlwind, with Cruise declaring his love for Holmes on an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," just one month after their relationship had become public and not long after they'd started dating. The couple was engaged just seven weeks into dating, and by October of the same year, they'd announced Holmes was pregnant with Suri.

Cruise’s very public lifestyle and leading man reputation in Hollywood was in stark contrast to Holmes' low-key one, and their 16-year age difference probably didn't help either. The two eventually divorced, and Holmes was granted full custody of Suri.

Like most people in the world, Holmes took the time during the pandemic to reflect, refocus and rediscover herself, and nurture her creativity. 

In an essay with Vogue Australia, Holmes articulated her introspection during the lockdown, along with the quality time she spent with her precious daughter. 

"During this time of uncertainty, remembering to be creative and positive has been something I have tried to keep at the forefront of my mind. Throughout this experience, the through-line for me has been a heightened awareness of each moment and really taking it in and appreciating it,” she eloquently wrote. 

For Holmes, spending time with Suri made her reflect on the importance of parenthood, especially motherhood. 

"Hobbies such as sewing, painting, and writing became new hallmarks of satisfaction and having had time at home to just be. To listen. To live for a moment in time without the pressure of results and instead appreciate the natural rhythms of mother and daughter was the most precious gift.”

Speaking to Elle UK in 2019, Holmes said she was happy to become a mother in her twenties. 

“Every age that my child has been and my age at that time has been a good match. We kind of grew up together,” she explained. 

Holmes has again alluded to the ever-growing closeness she has with Suri in a 2023 interview with Variety. She revealed that she and Suri spent some precious bonding time together watching her work.

“She has seen ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ and I think it’s probably weird since she’s a teenager. I’m not like, ‘You need to watch mommy’s work.’ But during the pandemic, we had a good laugh about it. It’s wild to have a daughter who’s almost the same age as I was when I began all this,” she elaborated. 

Have you seen “Dawson’s Creek?” What can you say about Katie Holmes’ realization? Isn’t her relationship with Suri lovely? Let us know, and pass this on to your family, friends and other Katie Holmes fans!