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Trivia
Birth name: Katherine Marie Heigl
Date of birth: 24 November 1978
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Nickname: Katie
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Heigl was born in Washington, D.C. to Paul Heigl (a German American accountant) and Nancy (an Irish
American).
She was raised a Mormon. A few years after Heigl's birth, the family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut, where her older brother, Jason, died in 1986 of injuries suffered in a car accident.
Despite their grief, the family decided to donate Jason's organs, which motivated Katherine to become a strong proponent of organ donation.
When she was nine years old, an aunt visiting the family decided to take a number of photographs of the young
Heigl.
After returning to her home in New York, the aunt sent the photos to a number of modeling agencies, with the permission of Katherine's parents. Within a few weeks, Heigl was signed as a child model.
Was with the Elite Modelling Agency.
Has two older brothers, Holt and John; and older sister, Meg. Had
another brother Jason pass away from head injuries suffered in a car
accident.
Auditioned for all 3 female leads on "Roswell" (1999) before
being cast as Isabel.
She is half Irish and half German.
Former model.
Began dating Joseph Lawrence in 1994. They met at Seventeen Magazine's
50th Anniversary party.
Graduated from New Canaan High School class of 1996.
Beat out Alicia
Silverstone for the lead role in My Father the Hero (1994).
Her brother Jason died when Katherine was young.
Played the cello in High School.
Ranked #72 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The
World" (2002)
Has the same birthday as her former "Roswell" (1999) co-star
Colin Hanks.
Former girlfriend of Joseph Lawrence
Her last name is pronounced "HI guhl."
Has played a character with the name of "Isabel" or
"Isobel" three times. "Grey's Anatomy" (2005),
"Roswell" (1999) and Wuthering Heights (2003) (TV).
Ranked as #55 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
special supplement. (2005)
Cut & dyed her hair for season 3 of "Roswell" (1999).
Engaged to musician Josh Kelley.
In Judd Apatow's film, The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005), the FHM "100
Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement with Katherine
on the cover is shown in close-up during a scene on the extended version
DVD. Katherine plays the lead in Apatow's follow-up, Knocked Up (2007).
In 2005, Heigl had her breakthrough role as Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens on Grey's Anatomy, an ABC medical drama that was originally brought in as a mid-season replacement show and has become a huge hit.
Heigl stars alongside Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Patrick Dempsey and Isaiah Washington as a surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital. In 2005, Heigl also landed the starring role of Karly Hert in the indie film Side Effects.
Named #19 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World
2006" supplement. (2006).
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