Suri Cruise 15th Birthday Photos: How Tom Cruise's Daughter Celebrated

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• See Katie Holmes' rare photos of look-alike Suri, her daughter with ex-husband Tom Cruise
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It’s unclear where the teenager was off to, but she held on to a pink water bottle as wired headphones hung out of her pocket. "It's wild to have a daughter who's almost the same age as I was when I began all this," she added. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

See Katie Holmes' rare photos of look-alike Suri, her daughter with ex-husband Tom Cruise

It seems like just yesterday that she was the apple of her parents’ eye, held close in Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ loving arms as the world’s most famous baby. But, more importantly, the father and daughter reportedly haven't had a close relationship since 2012. A few months before, the two made another rare appearance together as they celebrated the “Dawson’s Creek” alum’s 45th birthday in the city. “What has been really important for me with my daughter, because she was so visible at a young age, is I really like to protect her,” she told Glamour magazine. "Every age that my child has been and my age at that time has been a good match. We kind of grew up together."

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Upon generating draft language, our editors review, edit, and revise it to their own liking. In her interview with Glamour, Holmes confessed a continued desire to protect her daughter. However, after Cruise and Holmes separated in 2012, Suri and Holmes took a large step back from the spotlight. While Holmes inched back into headlines for her relationships and various professional moves over the years, Suri has not yet returned to the public eye. According to Hola magazine, Suri has been applying to several universities across NYC and many believed she would study fashion – her knack derived from mummy dearest, clearly. Suri is following her mum’s footsteps in the entertainment industry and has wowed audiences with her impressive singing voice.

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Holmes, who is famously private about her daughter, also spoke about her protectiveness as a mother. "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 told the outlet. The proud mom shared an adorable black-and-white throwback photo of herself kissing her little girl on the cheek to celebrate Mother's Day in 2021.

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According to the Daily Mail, Suri is reportedly applying for college to study fashion. However, with an apparent knack for singing, it seems Suri may one day make a return. After their separation, Suri and mum Holmes took a step back from the spotlight, prioritising their privacy and focusing on their personal lives. Over the years, Suri has become somewhat of a mystery, with her mother fiercely guarding her so she can have a normal upbringing and childhood.

It’s wild to have a daughter who’s almost the same age as I was when I began all this,” she said in the Variety interview. "But both of those experiences came out of the same sense of what I love about our industry, which is, you have these projects and you become a family with people," she says. "And it's this safe, beautiful, creative space. So it comes out of love for me to include someone who I love dearly."

On the "heartbreaking" process of her watching her daughter grow up

However, that's not to say Holmes isn't open to Cruise being involved in her work. The actress and director enlisted her daughter to sing songs in her 2022 film "Alone Together" and her upcoming feature, "Rare Objects." While chatting with Variety in March 2023, Holmes revealed that she and Suri watched Dawson's Creek together at the height of the pandemic. "I am so grateful to be a mom to the sweetest daughter. Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms!!!! 💕💕💕💕💕," Holmes wrote in the caption of her post.

Holmes, who was 27 years old when she welcomed her daughter in 2006 with ex-husband Tom Cruise, doesn't often post photos of her daughter in order to keep her private life private. It was hard to miss that her daughter had a striking similarity to her actress mom in the early days of her career. Daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes who landed in the tabloid and fashion spotlight for her famous parents. "Taking time in Washington Square Park with a friend whose little child was taking his first steps brought me back to when my own child began to walk," she wrote. "I felt nostalgic and in awe of the power of time and the continuation of life." Though Holmes is known for keeping her daughter out of the spotlight, the "Dawson's Creek" star, 42, opened up about bonding with Suri during the coronavirus pandemic in her November cover story for Vogue Australia.

"What has been really important for me with my daughter, because she was so visible at a young age, is I really like to protect her," says Holmes, who seldom speaks about her daughter in public. According to former Scientologist Leah Remini, that’s because the “First Daughter” star is a “suppressive person,” which is considered an “enemy” to active members of the controversial organization. Holmes is likely doubly protective of her only child given her highly publicized and seemingly traumatic divorce from Suri’s dad, Tom Cruise. The “Batman Begins” actress went on to describe Cruise as “an incredible person” and said she felt “grateful” to be her mom. In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment about the new film, which Holmes directed, the "Dawson's Creek" star said that her 16-year-old daughter sings "Blue Moon" during the credits and called her "very talented." Calling her work environment a "safe, beautiful, creative space," Holmes explained that being able enlist Cruise's talents "comes out of love for me to include someone who I love dearly."

Holmes, who shares the 16-year-old with ex-husband Tom Cruise, gushed about collaborating with her teen daughter in her cinematic work in an interview with Glamour magazine published Wednesday. Suri lent her vocals to songs featured in two of Holmes’ recent films, the 2022 romantic drama "Alone Together" and the upcoming "Rare Objects," both of which Holmes directed. The mother-daughter duo have some fitness routines of their own, Holmes told Shape in December 2019. "It just depends on the day. We have our routines, and occasionally they overlap." She noted that she never pushes Suri to work out with her though, so as not to embarrass her. A source close to the family revealed to British media that Suri is applying to schools across the country, but her mother hopes she will stay in New York so they can be close to each other. She remains in New York City with her mum and the two are more often spotted out and about together.

The high-profile relationship of her parents Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes made Suri’s birth in April 2006 one of the most publicised celebrity events of the entire noughties. During the Covid-19 pandemic, they reportedly quarantined together at home and binge-watched one of Holmes’ iconic TV shows. In an interview with Variety, Holmes revealed that they watched plenty of shows together, including Dawson’s Creek (2008) – the hit show that launched Holmes’ career.

"It's very important that I'm present and she has a stable, innocent childhood. I feel so blessed to do what I do, but there's nothing in the world better than watching your child succeed," she added. In April 2023, Holmes told Glamour that she likes to "protect" Suri from the public eye "because she was so visible at a young age." "Motherhood means everything to me," Holmes said in a PEOPLE cover story in November 2014. "My main goal is to just let her know how much I love her," the actress told PEOPLE in 2014. TMZ previously reported that the divorce settlement required Tom to pay child support of USD $400,000 (approx. AU $624,836) per year until Suri is 18.

In April 2020, A source told Us Weekly about how “in sync” Suri and Holmes are as a mother-and-daughter duo. “You’d struggle to find a mom-daughter duo who are more in sync with each other,” the insider said. The daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Suri Cruise is officially 17 years old. She’s lived a very private life, but in recent years there has more information about the teenager has come to light. "I hope she always does something on my films. I always ask her," Holmes told the magazine.

It remains to be seen if there will be any larger festivities later -- she leads a pretty low-key lifestyle -- but ya gotta figure her mom Katie Holmes has something planned for such a big birthday. Suri was last spotted with Holmes, 45, last month as the mother-daughter duo walked through Soho with big smiles on their faces. It feels like just yesterday that Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s daughter, Suri, was a baby style icon, but now, she’s legally an adult. "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," said Holmes. The Dawson's Creek star, 44, covers the April issue of Glamour, where she offers rare comments about her daughter Suri Cruise, 16, and her feelings as a mom.

It is rumoured Cruise’s Church of Scientology prohibits him from seeing “non-believers”, which includes Suri and Holmes. Holmes’ choice to leave the faith is reportedly part of the reason behind the pair’s divorce. According to recent reports from Page Six, Tom Cruise does not have a relationship with his daughter. Suri and Holmes are frequently sighted together around New York, and reportedly quarantined together at their home during the COVID-19 pandemic. While a source said Suri was “applying for schools all over the place”, they also divulged that Holmes would prefer she stay close to home in New York City.

"To be honest? I'm not going to play tag, probably. That's not top of my list. But I'll paint all day, I'll do the creative stuff." Are Media acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. All products are independently selected, tested or recommended by our team of experts. Are Media and its brands may have generated text partially using generative AI.