Who are Katie Holmes’ parents, and did they ever like Tom Cruise? The Dawson’s Creek star’s mum Kathleen is a philanthropist, while her dad Martin is a lawyer who helped her through the divorce

May 23, 2024

Katie Holmes (right) with her supportive parents Kathleen and Martin Holmes on May 14 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images for American Ballet Theatre

Katie Holmes just made a public appearance with her parents, Martin and Kathleen Holmes, as they all attended the American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala in New York City together

Martin, who’s a University of Toledo law school graduate and member of the Ohio Bar since 1971, was involved in orchestrating his daughter’s divorce from Top Gun: Maverick star Cruise in 2012

Katie Holmes just made a rare public appearance with her parents, Martin and Kathleen Holmes.

Katie Holmes with her parents Kathleen and Martin at the American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala, on May 14. Photo: Getty Images

Per People, the Dawson’s Creek actress attended the American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala in New York City on May 14 with her supportive mother and father, and they even stopped to take pics on the red carpet and inside the gala.

So, who are they exactly – and did they ever hang out with Tom Cruise, their daughter’s ex-husband who practises Scientology?

What do Katie Holmes’ parents do for work?

Actress Katie Holmes’ father Martin Holmes is a lawyer, and her mum Kathleen Holmes is a philanthropist. Photo: LightRocket via Getty Images

According to Katie Holmes’ IMDB profile, her mum Kathleen is a homemaker and philanthropist, while her father Martin works as a lawyer. People reports that Martin, who’s a University of Toledo law school graduate and member of the Ohio Bar since 1971, was involved in orchestrating his daughter’s divorce from Top Gun: Maverick actor Tom Cruise in 2012.

They have five children

A young Suri Cruise, Katie Holmes, Martin Holmes Jr, Kathleen Holmes and Martin Holmes often do things as a family, like attending this New York Knicks game in 2017. Photo: Getty Images

Katie Holmes is the youngest of five siblings: Holly, Nancy, Tamera and Martin Jr, per Closer Weekly. “I don’t know how my mom did it, raising all five of us,” Katie previously told Glamour. “I have three sisters and three sisters-in-law; I have learned from them. I’m inspired by them.”