Suri Cruise legally severs ties with estranged dad Tom
Key Points:
- Suri Cruise, daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, has legally changed her last name to Noelle and severed ties with her father, as revealed by voter registration records in Pennsylvania where she currently resides.
- She registered to vote in Allegheny County under the name Suri Noelle during her freshman year at Carnegie Mellon University, indicating this is her legal name, likely changed in New York before college.
- Suri has publicly used the name Noelle for years, including at her 2024 high school graduation, reportedly to honor her mother, avoid paparazzi, and establish her own identity.
- She is pursuing a career in acting and musical theater at Carnegie Mellon, having played lead roles in various productions and is set to perform in a modern Shakespeare adaptation with a planned UK debut in 2026.
- Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes divorced in 2012, with Suri living with her mother since then; neither Tom Cruise nor Katie Holmes have commented on the name change.