Katie Holmes: a masterclass in fresh-faced beauty (Credit: WireImage/Redmond)

My, how you’ve grown, Joey Potter. What with the Suri and the Tom and the Scientology, it’s easy to forget how stunning Katie Holmes can be.

She’s been making the rounds recently. Yesterday, at the 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards:

Katie Holmes at the 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards (Credit: INF)

Last week, at the Beauty Culture exhibit at Annenberg Space for Photography:

Katie Holmes at the Beauty Culture exhibit at Annenberg Space for Photography (Credit: WireImage/Weeks)

In Chicago for the Surprise Oprah! Farewell spectacular:

Halle Berry, Katie Holmes and Queen Latifah at the Oprah Farewell (Credit: WireImage/Boczarski)

The first week of May, at the Wiesenthal Center dinner honoring her hubby Tom:

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise at the Wiesenthal Center dinner (Photo: WireImage/Granitz)

You get the picture. Looks like somebody’s engineering a comeback…

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes at the Oprah Farewell (Credit: WireImage/Brecheisen)

And, I must say: for all the flack Tom Cruise gets for being crazy or whatever, I really admire his work ethic. Tom is famous for spending hours in the rain shaking hands, signing autographs and taking photos at premieres, even after all the other actors have gone inside; he’s known to always tip generously; he’ll happily borrow your cell phone to leave your grandmother a message, etc, etc. In this age of entitled celebrities, don’t you think that’s refreshing?

While watching Access Hollywood last night, I saw Mary J. Blige divulge that Tom came to the first table reading for Rock of Ages in full costume for his character Stacee Jaxx. Sounds like Mary’s on board the Tom train, too. She said: “He’s just one of the most amazing people I’ve met in my life. Tom Cruise can really, really sing.”

I so can’t wait to see it!