Name: Katherine Heigl

Birth Name: Katherine Marie Heigl

Birthdate: Nov. 24, 1978

Birthplace: Washington, D.C

The youngest of five children, "Katie" lived in several states, including Colorado and Virginia, as a child before the family finally settled down in (upscale) New Canaan, Conn. Within weeks of being photographed at age nine by an aunt who wanted to advertise a hair care product she'd invented, Katherine was signed by Wilhelmina, a top international modeling agency. She made her big-screen debut in 1992's That Night (1992), which starred Juliette Lewis and C. Thomas Howell, which led to many other features including the horror films Bug Buster and Bride of Chucky, both made in 1998. Her Golden Globe-nominated role as Izzie Stevens on TV's Grey's Anatomy helped land Heigl a starring role in 2007's Knocked Up.


1. She made her first television appearance in a Cheerios commercial.
2. Katherine is half Irish and half German and was raised Mormon.
3. She played the cello in high school.
4. Her older brother died in 1986 of brain injuries suffered in a car accident, a tragedy which motivated her to use her celebrity to promote the importance of organ donation.
5. She was once engaged to Jason Behr, her former Roswell co-star; they broke up in 2001.


"I actually prefer older men. Guys are kind of retarded until they're about 30. I've been interested in a man who was 35, but he didn't act 35, you know?"
— Maxim, 2000


Fiancé: Josh Kelley, musician; engaged June 2006

2007: Golden Globe nomination: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Grey's Anatomy

 

FILMS

27 Dresses - (2008) - Actor
Knocked Up - (2007) - Actor
The Ringer - (2005) - Actor
Grey's Anatomy - Season 1 - (2005) - Actor
Side Effects - (2005) - Actor
Love Comes Softly - (2004) - Actor
Roswell - The Complete Second Season - (2004) - Actor
Wuthering Heights - (2003) - Actor
Descendant - (2002) - Actor
Valentine - (2001) - Actor
100 Girls - (2000) - Actor
Roswell - Season 1 - (1999) - Actor
The Tempest - (1999) - Actor
Bride of Chucky - (1998) - Actor
Bug Buster - (1998) - Actor
Prince Valiant - (1997) - Actor
Stand-Ins - (1997) - Actor
Wish Upon a Star - (1996) - Actor
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory - (1995) - Actor
My Father the Hero - (1993) - Actor
King of the Hill - (1993) - Actor