Katie Holmes is bound to set pulses race with this steamy performance on an American television show. The 29-year-old showed off her sultry side as she went back to her TV roots – guest starring in Eli Stone. She had her work cut out for her – playing the role of a nonprofit attorney that required her to tap into her singing and dancing skills. But the mum-of-one appears to have taken it in her stride. In scenes reminiscent of the musical Chicago, she cut an elegant figure in skintight black with long black gloves, striking poses that showed off her shapely form. Co-star Natasha Henstridge told People magazine that the actress was “super gracious and lovely”. “And statuesque and gorgeous,” she added. And Stephen McPherson, president of ABC Entertainment, described Katie’s performance as “exquisite”. Eli Stone is a comedy-drama about a lawyer, played by British actor Jonny Lee Miller, who is suffering from an inoperable brain aneurysm that causes him to have realistic hallucinations.

Aww … it’s so great seeing Katie do fun stuff like this cuz, you know, I always fear that hubby Tom Cruise doesn’t like to let her have any sort of fun out of his sight in any capacity. It looks like she did a great job … but might there be more TV in the young actresses future? Any fun guest starring stints y’all think she should tackle?

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Actress Katie Holmes will make a guest appearance on ABC’s critically acclaimed “Eli Stone” this season, returning to U.S. network television in a role that will feature her singing and dancing, network executives said on Wednesday. Holmes, 29, who is married to film star Tom Cruise, is due to shoot the guest spot before she makes her Broadway debut this fall in a revival of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons,” alongside Dianne Wiest and John Lithgow. ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson, speaking to a gathering of reporters, said Holmes had wanted to reunite with “Eli Stone” executive producer Greg Berlanti, with whom she worked on “Dawson’s Creek,” the TV teen drama that made Holmes famous in the late 1990s. “It’s a really special piece of business,” McPherson said. “Greg came to me with the idea because he really had a creative way to do it. And he and Katie wanted to get back together and do something.” McPherson also acknowledged that bringing Holmes to “Eli Stone” would assist promotional efforts for an offbeat drama that won critical praise but drew modest ratings in its first season. “It’s a great role for her,” McPherson said. “There is some singing and dancing she does. And she’s exquisite.”

Well, I guess it’s a step in the right direction that Tom is letting Katie work again … I’m surprised he’s cool with her doing a TV gig … he must be loosening the leash a little (you may recall that Tom took control of Katie’s career after they got together … he put the kibosh on some of her acting plans and she hasn’t enjoyed a successful project since). Suri, it must be said, looks really cute (and really long) in her little Pucci dress. The little Miss (or whatever she really is) has really shot up — she looks much taller than the last time we saw pics of her. Perhaps she’s hitting a growth spurt … maybe our planet’s sun is having an unforeseen effect on her growth patterns. She is a cutie tho .. that dress looks adorable on her.

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