Half German, half Irish: Who is Katherine Heigl?
Katherine Heigl, the long form of the name is Katherine Marie Heigl. She was born on November 24, 1978, in Washington, USA. She is known for her role in the television series Grey's Anatomy. She is compared to Bridget Nielsen with her style in some of her roles.
Katherine Heigl started climbing the career ladder at a very early age. As a child, She was modeling and acting in television commercials. She gave an important performance in her first film, That Night (1992) when she was only 14 years old.
After graduating from high school, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She soon had major roles in the comic fantasy films Wish on a Star (1996) and Bride of Chucky (1998).
Katherine Heigl (born November 24, 1978) is an American actress. She played Izzie Stevens on the ABC television medical drama Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2010, a role that brought her recognition and accolades, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2007.
She had a big breakthrough in 1999 with the alien Isabel in the cult science fiction series Roswell. After Roswell ended in 2002, she starred in the films Love Comes Softly (2003) and its sequel Love's Enduring Promise (2004). In 2005, the role of Dr. Isobel (Izzie) Stevens in the Grey's Anatomy series, which was a big flash point for Heigl, allowed her to introduce herself to much larger audiences. The Grey's Anatomy series, created by Shonda Rhimes, focused on the lives of a group of surgical interns, and Heigl became a star with her role in this series and won the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2007.
She had the biggest success in 2007 in Judd Apatow's Knocked Up.
Heigl's next films were 27 Dresses in 2008, The Ugly Truth in 2009, in which she played the role of a bridesmaid seriously searching for Mr. Right, and Life as We Know It (2010), in which she played the role of the person tasked with raising an orphan baby.
Katherine Heigl has been married to musician Josh Kelley since 2007 and they have three children, Naleigh Kelley, Adalaide Marie Hope Kelley, and Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr.
Full name: Katherine Marie Heigl / Katherine Heigl
Date of Birth: November 24, 1978
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA
Spouse: Josh Kelley (2007-present)
Height: 1.75 m
Children: Naleigh Kelley, Adalaide Marie Hope Kelley
Family: Nancy Heigl, Paul Heigl
Profession: Actress
Active Years: Since 1992.