Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter drops last name in legal change
Key Points:
- Suri Cruise, daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, legally changed her last name to Noelle, her mother's middle name, as confirmed by voter registration records in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
- Suri, now 20 and a student at Carnegie Mellon University, previously used the name Noelle during her 2024 high school graduation.
- Katie Holmes, who has had sole legal custody of Suri, expressed pride in her daughter and emphasized protecting her from the pressures of a highly publicized childhood.
- Holmes denied reports that Suri inherited millions from Tom Cruise at age 18, clarifying that funds were also set aside by Holmes herself.
- Suri made her acting debut in 2022 in the film "Alone Together," directed and written by Katie Holmes, who praised her daughter's talent and independence in the project.