Katie to play JFK`s wife in telly mini-series

Katie Holmes will soon be stepping into the shoes of Jacqueline Kennedy.

London: Katie Holmes will soon be seen stepping into the shoes of Jacqueline Kennedy for an American telly mini-series based on the life of assassinated US President John F Kennedy. Little Miss Sunshine star Greg Kinnear will play John F Kennedy.

Brit actor Tom Wilkinson will portray the character of ambassador Joe Kennedy Sr, the family patriarch, with Canadian actor Barry Pepper taking up the role of JFK`s brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, reports a news daily. The eight-hour series will appear on cable channel History in 2011. ANI