Katie Holmes prepares to play Jackie Kennedy in the upcoming TV biopic about America’s Camelot couple. Holmes, lensed by Carter Smith for Elle US February issue talks up Jackie Kennedy’s strength:

“I didn’t realize that she had lost a child in August and then [Jack] was assassinated in November. I couldn’t believe it. She had so much strength….I loved her love of family, how important it was for her to be a good mother.”

Reports elsewhere are what Holmes is having difficulty placing the mini-series which was rejected today by Showtime.

Holmes shares her love of roses, orchids, French tulips and botanicals with no name; Suri’s impeccable sense of what looks good on her; and her clothing label Holmes & Yang.

In another announcement today, Katie Holmes will become the spokesperson for American retailer Ann Taylor.