Katherine Heigl
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Biography
An on-camera professional from the age of nine, Katherine Heigl was born in Washington D.C. in 1978. Growing up in New Canaan, Connecticut, Heigl was signed to Wilhelmina Models at age nine, so beginning a modeling career that would last throughout her teens as she modeled for brands such as Sears and Lord & Taylor, as well as magazines like Seventeen. Eager to break into acting, Heigl's first on-screen role would come with a minor appearance in the romantic drama "That Night" (1992). Her breakout role followed two years later, when she was cast as Gerard Depardieu's daughter in the hit family film "My Father the Hero" (1994). In 1999, Heigl was cast as the human-alien hybrid Isabel on the cult series "Roswell" (WB, 1999-2002). Heigl stuck with the series until it wrapped in 2002, and soon landed a role on an even bigger hit series, playing Dr Izzie Stevens on the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC, 2005-). Heigl would continue to co-star on the show for the next five years, all the while appearing in movies as well, most notably the Judd Apatow comedy "Knocked Up" (2007) and the romantic comedy "27 Dresses" (2008). After starring in a number of films like the action comedy "One for the Money" (2012), Heigl returned to TV. She starred on the short-lived political drama "State of Affairs" (NBC, 2014-15) before joining the cast of the hugely popular legal drama "Suits" (USA, 2011-) in 2018.
Filmography
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Life Events
1988
Signed to the Wilhelmina modeling agency, began appearing in Sears and Lord & Taylor catalogs
1992
Feature acting debut, "That Night" (filmed in 1991)
1993
Appeared in Steven Soderbergh's Depression-era drama "King of the Hill"
1994
First feature in a leading role, "My Father the Hero"
1995
Cast opposite Steven Seagal in the action thriller "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory"
1996
Played the lead in Disney's made-for-television film "Wish Upon a Star"
1998
Starred in the horror film "Bride of Chucky"
1999
Cast as Isabel Evans on the sci-fi drama "Roswell" (The WB 1999-2001; UPN 2001-2002), role expanded in the second and third seasons
2001
Played a competitive tomboy in the independent film "100 Girls"
2003
Played Marty Claridge, a young, pregnant newlywed in Hallmark Entertainment's "Love Comes Softly"
2004
Reprised the role of Marty in the sequel "Love's Enduring Promise"
2005
Cast opposite Johnny Knoxville in the Farrelly brothers comedy "The Ringer"
2005
Cast as Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens on the ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy"; earned Golden Globe (2007, 2008) nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series; after much speculation, she left the show after six seasons to spend more time with family
2007
Co-starred with Seth Rogen in the comedy "Knocked Up," written and directed by Judd Apatow
2008
Starred as a romantic and completely selfless bridesmaid in "27 Dresses"
2009
Co-starred with Gerard Butler in "The Ugly Truth"; directed by Robert Luketic
2010
Re-teamed with director Robert Luketic for "Killers," co-starring Ashton Kutcher
2010
Teamed up with Josh Duhamel for the comedy "Life as We Know It"
2011
Cast in the ensemble romantic comedy "New Year's Eve," directed by Garry Marshall
2012
Cast as bounty hunter Stephanie Plum in the feature adaptation of "One for the Money," based on Janet Evanovich's novel; also executive produced film
2013
Co-starred in ensemble romantic comedy "The Big Wedding"
2014
Lent her voice to "The Nut Job"
2014
Co-starred with Ben Barnes in family drama "Jackie & Ryan"
2014
Starred on the short-lived thriller series "State of Affairs"
2015
Starred opposite Patrick Wilson in crime comedy "Home Sweet Hell"
2017
Co-starred in Denise Di Novi's adultery revenge thriller "Unforgettable"
2017
Starred on short-lived legal drama "Doubt"
2017
Reprised role of Andie for animated sequel "The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature"
2018
Joined the cast of the hit legal drama "Suits"
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