Audiences fell in love with Katie Holmes as the strong-willed Joey Potter in 90s teen drama Dawson's Creek.The actress was just 19-years-old when she scored the role that would kickstart her career. At the time, Holmes revealed her childhood crush in an interview with Seventeen magazine. As fate would have it, her crush was her future husband - Tom Cruise.After the Hollywood A-Lister caught wind of the interview, he contacted Holmes's manager and asked to meet with her. The meeting happened under the pretense that the creators of Mission: Impossible were considering Holmes for a role. Holmes said of first seeing Cruise, "I knew in an instant that we were going to be together, that we were going to get married."Tom and Katie were dubbed "TomKat" by the media and were known for their huge PDA sessions on the red carpet. Cruise infamously jumped on Oprah's couch declaring his love for the stunning brunette. It was the stuff of fairytales when the pair got married in an idyllic Italian castle in Bracciano, Italy in November 2006. The ceremony was attended by some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including the likes of Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez, John Travolta, and former Scientologist, Leah Remini. Seven months later, their daughter Suri was born on April 18, 2006.But in 2012, fans couldn't help but notice that Holmes was not by Cruise's side at the premiere of his latest film Rock Of Ages. Sadly for TomKat fans, Holmes was already planning her divorce from Cruise...

Katie Holmes Father Helped 'Orchestrate' Her Divorce

Katie Holmes was born in Toledo, Ohio in December 1973. Her parents are Kathleen Holmes, a homemaker and philanthropist, and Martin Joseph Holmes Sr., an attorney. Kathleen and Martin raised five children: Tamera, 54, Holly, 53, Martin Jr., 52, Nancy, 48, and the baby of the family, 43-year-old Katie.

The Pieces Of April star's father helped his daughter with her divorce after she made the decision to leave her husband of five years, Tom Cruise. According to People magazine, Martin Holmes "helped orchestrate" his daughter's sudden split from the Hollywood actor. Martin Holmes graduated with a law degree from the University of Toledo law and has been a member of the Ohio Bar since 1971. He practices in areas including personal injury, business litigation, probate and matrimonial law.

“Marty is very rigid – it’s his way or the highway,” says a Toledo attorney who has worked with both Martin Holmes and his son, attorney Martin Jr., on cases. “Marty believes there are only two sets of rules: the rules of the court and his rules, and he carries himself that way.”

Katie Holmes Secretly Rented An Apartment In Chelsea As She Plotted Her Divorce From Tom Cruise

According to the New York Post, Katie Holmes secretly planned her divorce from Tom Cruise for weeks. The Disturbing Behavior actress allegedly rented a secret Chelsea hideaway to escape with daughter Suri. Two building sources and a resident told The Post they saw Holmes in a posh 19-story Seventh Avenue building, where rents range from $4,000 to $25,000 a month. “I’ve seen her every day for three weeks. It’s been almost a month now,” said one building source.

Holmes quietly filed divorce papers in New York when Cruise was in Iceland filming the flick Oblivion. She gained full custody of their then 6-year-old daughter Suri - with Cruise being granted visitation rights. Cruise was blindsided by the split. He admitted in an interview with German TV network ProSieben he didn't expect Holmes to divorce him. He described his time with Holmes and the media glare as a "tragicomedy."

Tom Cruise's Religion Is Said To Be One Of The Reasons Why Katie Holmes Filed For Divorce

When Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes first got together, the actress expressed her decision to follow her partner's religion. At the Batman Begins premiere, Holmes told reporters that she was going to convert to his religion. In a separate interview with "W," she spoke a bit about the process, saying, "You know, it's really exciting. I just started auditing, and I'm taking some courses and I really like it. I feel like it's really helping."

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But one of the primary rumors for the split was reported to be when Holmes' resistance to raising their daughter, Suri in Tom's religion. Cruise and Holmes' divorce settlement sees Holmes having "sole custody" of Suri, and reportedly includes an "ironclad" ruling that Suri would not be exposed to anything of Tom's religion related. According to multiple sources, Suri Cruise does not see her father due to his strongly held beliefs.

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A practice in the religion called "disconnection" discourages members to associate with non-believers. In 2012, Cruise sued Life & Style and In Touch magazines for reporting that he had abandoned his daughter. But the last time they were photographed together was back in 2012, when the two visited Disneyland.