SURI Cruise has graduated from high school as the teen was with family and friends during the special moment.
The 18-year-old flashed a big smile alongside her famous mother, Katie Holmes, while celebrating at the United Palace Theatre in New York City.
Suri had on a bright red graduation gown over a white dress that almost reached her ankles, pairing the look with a pair of heels.
The teenager, who has mainly stayed out of the spotlight, held on to her graduation cap as she hung out on the Manhattan block while chatting it up with loved ones, most notably her mother Katie.
Katie, 45, rocked a yellow sweater over matching slacks and also wore some silver pumps.
The Dawson’s Creek star had on a pair of sunglasses as she laughed it up with her only child.
At one point, the mother and daughter hugged while smiling and taking photos on Suri’s big day following years of hard work at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.
Later on, Suri seemed to do a shoe swap, trading in her fancy heels for a more comfortable and casual pair of high-top white Converse.
The happy day comes just two months after the actress missed Suri’s big 18th birthday; as the young star was instead seen on a solo outing.
Suri’s father, the iconic Hollywood star Tom Cruise, was also not with his daughter that day, as he was busy filming the next installment of his Mission; Impossible franchise.
Insiders say the 61-year-old actor hasn’t seen Suri in over a decade.
Suri is now expected to go to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to study design.
Suri and Tom haven’t had the best relationship throughout the years.
Katie gained sole custody of the former couple’s only child after their 2012 split, along with a huge financial settlement.
Many suspected that Tom’s relations with the Church of Scientology could be the reason for his divorce from Katie.
As for Suri, following her 18th birthday, it is believed she may have made a big decision in her personal life.
Tom and Suri Cruise’s troubled relationship
Tom Cruise and his youngest daughter Suri have been estranged for over a decade
The 18-year-old hasn’t seen her father since her mom, actress Katie Holmes, divorced him when she was five.
Katie, 44, gained sole custody of Suri in 2012 and a generous settlement from her ex-husband.
Many fans believe that the reason behind the split was Tom’s association with the cult-like religion of Scientology.
After the divorce, Katie went off the grid with her daughter as they rebuilt their lives in New York, 2,400 miles away from the action star.
The actor has been accused of putting his religion before his daughter, with ex-Scientologists claiming he has been ordered to shun the Dawson’s Creek star and their child as non-believers.
High-profile former church member Samantha Domingo, daughter-in-law of opera singer Placido, said in 2019, “You can’t be anti-Scientology if you’re part of Tom’s family, you will be disconnected — look at his daughter Suri.”
She added that the church, which believes mankind is descended from an alien race of gods, viewed Suri “as a spiritual being in Tom’s daughter’s body.”
Despite his estrangement from the teen, the Top Gun star has remained in contact with his two older children, Isabella, 31, and Connor, 29, — who are both heavily involved in Scientology.
Tom adopted the two while married to his ex-wife Nicole Kidman, who has also allegedly been cut from their lives as a “suppressed person” — SP — someone who does not believe in the church.
In May, Suri seemingly changed her last name.
She was listed on the casting sheet as Suri Noelle while recently performing in Head Over Heels on Broadway.
Noelle is her mother’s middle name, and the two have developed a strong bond throughout their years living together in New York City.
The actress’s birth certificate still has her name listed as Suri Cruise.
But Suri seemingly has no relationship with her action-movie dad, as they’ve been estranged since she was a young child.
Tom previously denied cutting his daughter out of his life.
In 2013, he sued the publisher of two magazines he felt had implied that he had “abandoned” her.
