Kate Noelle "Katie" Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. Since Dawson's Creek, Holmes' career has consisted of movie roles such as in Batman Begins, art house films such as The Ice Storm, horror films such as Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and thrillers including Abandon. She has also played on Broadway in a production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons and had various guest roles on television programs such as How I Met Your Mother.  On November 18, 2006, Holmes and Tom Cruise were married.  Unfortunately, on July 9, 2012, it was announced the couple signed a divorce settlement worked out by their lawyers.  In early March 2011, Holmes filed a $50-million libel lawsuit against Star magazine following a cover story which insinuated that she took drugs.  The suit was settled on April 27, 2011, when Star wrote a public apology in the May 6, 2011, issue along with an undisclosed "substantial" donation to Holmes' charity Dizzy Feet Foundation.  In June 2011, Holmes received the Women in Film Max Mara Face of the Future Award.  In 2005, TV Guide ranked Holmes No. 38 on its "50 Sexiest Stars of All Time" list.