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Katie Holmes dishes on playing Jacqueline Kennedy

By
ANTOINETTE KELLY,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Monday, July 26, 2010, 3:28 AM
Updated Monday, July 26, 2010, 3:30 AM

 

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Katie Holmes has said that he best part of playing First Lady to John F. Kennedy is the clothes.

Katie Holmes is playing the role of Jackie Kennedy in an eight-part miniseries for the History Channel. Most famously known for her role of Joey Potter in “Dawson’s Creek” and now as Tom Cruise’s wife, Holmes is playing this once in life time role alongside Greg Kinnear, who plays JFK.

She said the outfits are “magnificent”.

“I feel so lucky” said Holmes. “We have these wonderful seamstresses who are creating beautiful dresses that are obviously replicas of real things she wore. Armani made two dresses for me to wear.” She told US magazine.

“The Kennedy’s” is the History Channel’s first scripted series. The Channel said the series will “depict a manipulative, egocentric father living out his ambitions through his sons,” the cable network said. The story will follow the personal dramas in the family which take place on a background of historic events such as the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the civil rights struggle.

The series will be aired in the United States in 2011.

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Posted by IrishLass127 on Jul 26, 2010, 05:44 PM EDT
Good GOD! Who cares?
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Posted by dconway on Jul 26, 2010, 02:59 PM EDT
So much for their depiction: Joseph Kennedy had a disabling stroke on December 19, 1961, at the age of 73, and lost all power of speech. He did keep his mental capacity but could not communicate and was in a wheelchair.
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Posted by rorschach on Jul 26, 2010, 01:58 PM EDT
Roma Downey and Jill Hennessey have already ably portrayed Jacqueline Kennedy onscreen. You don't have to be Irish to get the job, but it obviously helps!
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Posted by irishfez on Jul 26, 2010, 12:09 PM EDT
Can't wait to see it
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Posted by Siobhan39 on Jul 26, 2010, 10:48 AM EDT
I would have preferred Jeanne Tripplehorn playing Jackie. She played her in the HBO movie, Grey Gardes, and was excellent.
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Posted by breffney on Jul 26, 2010, 04:30 AM EDT
Katie and Greg are so well cast. Their likeness to Jackie and JFK is amazing. I really hope that this series comes out on DVD.
 


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