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PROFILE; From IMDB
Topic Started: Mar 5 2007, 03:52 PM (21 Views)
ObscureAllure	Mar 5 2007, 03:52 PM Post #1
McOptimistic Posts: 577 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 24, 2006	http://imdb.com/name/nm0001337/ Date of birth 24 November 1978, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Mini biography Katherine Marie Heigl was born in Washington, DC, on November 24, 1978, to Nancy and Paul Heigl. A short time afterward the family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut, where Katherine was to spend the majority of her childhood. The youngest member of her family, Katherine--or "Katie" as she is nicknamed--has two elder siblings, John and Meg. Tragically, her older brother Jason died in 1986 of brain injuries suffered in a car accident, after being thrown from the back of a pickup truck. When doctors determined he was brain-dead, the family made the difficult decision to donate his organs. Not only did this painful chapter give Katherine a greater perspective and appreciation for life, but it motivated her to use her celebrity to promote the importance of organ donation. Katherine was first thrust into the limelight as a child model. An aunt, visiting the family in New Canaan, took a number of photographs of Katherine, then aged nine, in a series of poses to advertise a hair care product she had invented. Upon returning to New York, with permission from Katherine's parents, she sent the photos to a number of modeling agencies. Within a few weeks Katherine had been signed to Wilhelmina, a renowned international modeling agency. Almost immediately she made her debut in a magazine advertisement and soon followed this with an inaugural television appearance in a national commercial for Cheerios breakfast cereal. Following a number of commercials and modeling assignments for Sears and Lord & Taylor, she made her big-screen debut in That Night (1992), which starred Juliette Lewis and C. Thomas Howell. It was then that she realized that acting rather than modeling was her passion. In 1993 Katherine appeared in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed Depression-era drama King of the Hill (1993), before landing her first leading role as a rebellious teenager alongside Gérard Depardieu in My Father the Hero (1994). During this time Katherine continued to attend New Canaan High School, balancing her academic studies with work on films and modeling, which she undertook during holidays, vacations and weekends. In 1995 she played Sarah Ryback, the niece of Steven Seagal's character, in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), which was her "debut" in the action film genre. Acting was now becoming a stronger focus for Katherine, although she still modeled extensively, appearing regularly in magazines such as "Seventeen". Television appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) soon followed, before she took the lead role in Disney's Wish Upon a Star (1996) in 1996. It was also during that year that Katherine's parents divorced and, following her graduation from high school in 1997, she moved with her mother into a four-bedroom house in Los Angeles' Malibu Canyon area. This enabled her to focus upon acting with the guidance and support of her mother, who now managed her career. In 1997, Katherine portrayed Taffy Entwhistle", Rita Hayworth's stand-in, in Stand-ins (1997), and was also cast as the beauteous Princess Ilene" in the European production Prince Valiant (1997). She then made her made-for-TV movie debut, co-starring with Peter Fonda in a re-working of the classic Shakespearean play The Tempest (1998) (TV), updated with an American Civil War theme. In this film she played Miranda Prosper, a young woman torn between her love for both her father and a Union soldier. Bug Buster (1998) and Bride of Chucky (1998) represented a venture into the horror genre for Katherine. While both films could be described as rather tongue-in-cheek despite their gory emphases, Bride of Chucky (1998) was the better received, both critically and commercially. In 1999 Katherine decided to branch out into series television when she accepted the role of the haughty yet vulnerable Isabel Evans on "Roswell" (1999), a show that blended teen angst with sci-fi drama. Though she had never planned to embark on a career in television, the role of Isabel, a teenager with a secret life, was an offer she found impossible to refuse. In the series, Isabel, her brother Max (Jason Behr) and their friend Michael (Brendan Fehr) are aliens passing as humans in Roswell, New Mexico, as they desperately try to hide the truth from government agencies, the people of Roswell and even their own adopted families. To publicize her role on the show, Katherine graced the covers of magazines such as "TV Guide", "Maxim" and "Teen", and was interviewed on "Later with Greg Kinnear" (1994) and "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" (1999). Along with her mother Nancy, she also appeared in an episode of the Sci-Fi TV talk show "Crossing Over with John Edward" (1999), during which she spoke with John Edward, a psychic medium, about her late brother, Jason. During the three years "Roswell" was in production, Katherine found time to work on several movies. 100 Girls (2000), an independent film released in 2001, is the story of a college freshman who meets the girl of his dreams in an elevator during a blackout, and spends the rest of the movie trying to find her again. Her cameo role is that of Arlene", the competitive tomboy. The second film, Valentine (2001), a horror film starring David Boreanaz and Denise Richards, appeared in U.S. theaters on February 2, 2001. In this movie, which is based upon the 1996 novel by Tom Savage, Katherine plays Shelley, a medical student who meets a sudden demise. In the spring of 2001, Katherine accepted a role in NBC's Critical Assembly (2003) (TV), a two-hour original television thriller. Katherine and Kerr Smith ("Dawson's Creek" (1998)) co-starred as brilliant and politically concerned college students who build a nuclear device to illustrate the need for a change in national priorities, but are betrayed by a fellow student when the bomb ends up in the hands of a terrorist. Unfortunately, the telefilm, directed by Eric Laneuville, written by Tom Vaughan and based on the best-seller "The Seventh Power", by James Mills was shelved when its storyline was deemed too close for comfort to the events of September 11, 2001. It was eventually broadcast in 2003. Since the cancellation of "Roswell" in the spring of 2002, Katherine has been busy with various projects, including an appearance on UPN's update of the classic television series, "The Twilight Zone" (2002). That episode, entitled "Cradle of Darkness", aired October 2, 2002, and featured Katherine in the role of a woman who goes back in time to stop one of the most notorious murders in history. In addition, she completed a movie, Descendant (2003), a psychological thriller inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher". She has also starred as Romy in ABC/Touchstone's two-hour telepic Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005) (TV), a prequel to the 1997 feature Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997). During the summer of 2002 Katherine made a major decision in the direction of her career when she signed on for representation in all areas with the William Morris Agency, one of the biggest and most prestigious agencies in the entertainment industry. She is now being represented by Norman Aladjem at Paradigm Agency and being managed by Nancy Heigl and Stephanie Simon and Jason Newman at Untitled Entertainment. Trivia Has played a character with the name of "Isabel" or "Isobel" three times... more Awards Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 5 nominations more Sometimes Credited As Katherine M. Heigl Photo Gallery (see all 95 photos) more Next US TV Airings: Thur. Mar. 8 9:00 PM ABC Grey's Anatomy Staring at the Sun #3.8 (repeat) Fri. Mar. 9 5:00 AM SCIFI Roswell Skin and Bones #2.1 Sun. Mar. 11 10:00 PM LIFE Grey's Anatomy Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head #2.1 Jump to filmography as: Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Self, Archive Footage Actress: 2000s 1990s "Grey's Anatomy" .... Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens / ... (53 episodes, 2005-2007) - Some Kind of Miracle (2007) TV Episode .... Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens - Drowning on Dry Land (2007) TV Episode .... Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens - Walk on Water (2007) TV Episode .... Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens - Wishin' and Hopin' (2007) TV Episode .... Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens - Great Expectations (2007) TV Episode .... Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens (48 more) Knocked Up (2006) .... Alison Scott Caffeine (2006/I) .... Laura Zyzzyx Rd. (2006) .... Marissa The Ringer (2005) .... Lynn Sheridan Side Effects (2005/I) .... Karly Hert Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005) (TV) .... Romy White Love's Enduring Promise (2004) (TV) .... Marty Davis Wuthering Heights (2003) (TV) (as Katherine M. Heigl) .... Isabel Linton Critical Assembly (2003) (TV) .... Aizy ... aka Ground Zero (USA: alternative title) Descendant (2003) .... Ann Hedgerow/Emily Hedgerow ... aka Descendent, Descendent (USA) Evil Never Dies (2003) (TV) .... Eve Love Comes Softly (2003) (TV) .... Marty Claridge-Davis Vegas Dick (2003) (TV) "The Twilight Zone" .... Andrea Collins (1 episode, 2002) - Cradle of Darkness (2002) TV Episode .... Andrea Collins "Roswell" .... Isabel Evans (61 episodes, 1999-2002) ... aka Roswell High (UK) (USA: working title) - Graduation (2002) TV Episode .... Isabel Evans - Four Aliens and a Baby (2002) TV Episode .... Isabel Evans - Crash (2002) TV Episode .... Isabel Evans - Who Died and Made You King? (2002) TV Episode .... Isabel Evans - Chant Down Babylon (2002) TV Episode .... Isabel Evans (56 more) Valentine (2001) .... Shelley Fisher 100 Girls (2000) .... Arlene The Tempest (1998) (TV) .... Miranda Prosper Bride of Chucky (1998) .... Jade "Law & Order" .... Juror (1 episode, 1998) ... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title) - Castoff (1998) TV Episode .... Juror Bug Buster (1998) .... Shannon Griffin ... aka Some Things Never Die (UK: video title) Stand-ins (1997) .... Taffy-Rita Hayworth's Stand-in Prince Valiant (1997) .... Princess Ilene ... aka Prinz Eisenherz (Germany) Wish Upon a Star (1996) .... Alexia Wheaton Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) .... Sarah Ryback ... aka Under Siege 2 My Father the Hero (1994) .... Nicole ... aka My father, ce héros (France) King of the Hill (1993) .... Christina Sebastian That Night (1992) .... Kathryn ... aka One Hot Summer Miscellaneous Crew:"Grey's Anatomy" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2006) - Straight to the Heart (2006) TV Episode (special thanks) Producer:Side Effects (2005/I) (executive producer) Self: In Production 2000s 1990s Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007) (completed) "Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007) ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title) ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title) ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title) ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title) - Episode dated 22 January 2007 (2007) TV Episode .... Herself Live from the Red Carpet: The 2007 Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself The 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards (2007) (TV) .... Herself "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006) ... aka Oprah (USA: short title) - Episode dated 17 November 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2006) - Episode dated 24 October 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself - Episode dated 13 January 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself "Jimmy Kimmel Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006) - Episode dated 15 May 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself 2005 American Music Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter ... aka The 33rd Annual American Music Awards (USA: series title) "The Tony Danza Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005) - Episode #1.155 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself "The View" .... Herself - Guest Host (1 episode, 2005) - Episode dated 16 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself - Guest Host "Total Request Live" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005) ... aka TRL (USA: promotional abbreviation) ... aka Total Request with Carson Daly (USA) - Episode dated 10 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself "Last Call with Carson Daly" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005) - Episode dated 10 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004) - Scream Queens (2004) TV Episode .... Herself "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003) ... aka The Late Late Show (USA: short title) - Episode dated 7 April 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself "Crossing Over with John Edward" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002) - Episode dated 8 August 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Herself "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Herself (1 episode, 1995) - Episode dated 1 August 1995 (1995) TV Episode .... Herself "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Herself (1 episode, 1995) - Episode dated 18 July 1995 (1995) TV Episode .... Herself Archive Footage:"Grey's Anatomy" - Under Pressure (2006) TV Episode .... Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens - Straight to the Heart (2006) TV Episode .... Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Works:(2000) Print Ad for Levi's Jeans more Publicity Listings:3 Interviews / 6 Articles / 7 Pictorials / 11 Magazine Cover Photos more Genres:Drama / Comedy / Romance / Thriller more



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