How much is Katie Holmes worth?
| Net Worth: | $30 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Actress |
| Date of Birth: | December 18, 1978 (age 44) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m) |
About Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes initially became famous for her role as Joey Potter on the television series Dawson’s Creek, from 1998 to 2003. She later became engaged to Tom Cruise who was couch-jumping excited about it on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005, proclaiming that “he was in love”. The couple married a year later in 2006. It was to global media attention around the world and even more so, when they later divorced six years later, and in the advent of a multimillion dollar divorce settlement.
Katie’s mother, Kathleen Ann (Craft), is a homemaker and a philanthropist, while her father, Martin Joseph Holmes, Sr., is a lawyer, an attorney specializing in divorces. Katie was always very beautiful and was already being listed in magazines like Teen People in which she was named one of the “21 Hottest Stars Under 21”, in 1999. Before being cast in Dawson’s Creek, she auditioned for the lead role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), but was considered too young for the part.
Even to this day, her role as Joey Potter in Dawson’s Creek is what she is best known for. However, she also grew in popularity for her role as Rachel Dawes in 2005’s Batman Begins. Even more so, when she declined returning to reprise the role in The Dark Knight deciding to instead appear in critical and financial failure Mad Money that same year of 2008.
Holmes’s Total Net Worth
As an actress, Holmes made multiple appearances in film before being cast in Dawson’s Creek. For her role as Jessica King in The Gift, as one example, she was paid a reported $200,000. She earned a peak salary of $175,000 per episode for her role as Joey Potter in Dawson’s Creek and also earned million dollar paychecks for films, Abandon, Batman Begins, among others.
Another avenue of earnings for the actress, has been her endorsements. Associations with numerous brands, including Coach, Gap, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Ann Inc. and Garnier. In total, Katie Holmes has earned estimated total career income of $30 million dollars.
Of that amount, $3-4 million is expected to have been paid in business related costs. The remainder, $26.5 million, will have been taxed at a rate of around 47% as Katie Holmes has been residing mostly between the states of California and New York. After tax, it is estimated that her career earnings are at around $14.04 million dollars, having paid $12.46 million dollars in taxes.
Holmes has earned additional sums as a co-owner of Alterna Haircare, and as an ambassador for the brand since January 2013. As well as from her investments, including real estate investments in New York and California, as well as no doubt some investments into stocks and bonds.
In 2003, Katie Holmes became engaged to American actor Chris Klein however they split up in March 2005 and soon after, it was announced that Katie had become engaged to Tom Cruise that same year. On an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005, the engagement and the Edwardian-style oval- shaped diamond engagement ring trigged the famous couch-jumping Tom Cruise incident. The couple married a year later in 2006 and they had one child together, Suri Cruise, that same year.
While marrying Tom Cruise had been a girlhood crush come true for Katie, having once said in an early interview “I think every little girl dreams of her wedding. I used to think I was going to marry Tom Cruise”. Unfortunately, the marriage didn’t last and the couple split and eventually divorced in 2012. As part of a divorce settlement, Holmes reportedly received $9.8 million including child support from Cruise. However this is somewhat of a mystery.
In her personal life, Katie Holmes has unlikely been a big spender. No, she prefers to keep herself fit and healthy and runs four miles a couple of times a week to clear her head. She has likely spent in the region of $3-5 million dollars of her career earnings but also probably possesses assets valued at around $1-2 million, not including investment assets. In her investments, she may have earned investment returns of $7-9 million dollars. Therefore, it is estimated that Katie Holmes has a net worth of around $30 million dollars.
Summing-Up
Katie Holmes became synonymous with her character, Joey Potter, on the television series Dawson’s Creek between the years 1998 of 2003. She later received international fame with her engagement to Tom Cruise in 2005 and their eventual divorce in 2012. She added to her fame and developed some infamy when she appeared as the role of Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins in 2005, only to later decline to reprise the part in The Dark Knight three years later in 2008.
