Katie Holmes Play Roll of Jackie Kennedy

Katie Holmes play roll of Jackie Kennedy:


Hollywood famous actress Katie Holmes is to play the roll of former US first lady Jackie Kennedy in a TV mini-series about President Kennedy and the events surrounding his family.

Greg Kinnear has been cast as JFK in the drama, which is the first scripted series on The History Channel. Famous UK star and Oscar winner Tom Wilkinson will play the roll of Kennedy's father, which will look behind the scenes of the famous clan. The serial will be aired on the US cable channel next year.

It will cover the early years of Kennedy's presidency until 1963, when he was assassinated in Dallas. Jackie Kennedy later married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and she was considered as one of the world's most stylish women during her lifetime. She died of cancer in 1994.

Source: BBC Online

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