Biography of katherine heigl

American actress (born 1978)

"Heigl" redirects here. For other people with the name, see Heigl (surname).

Katherine Heigl (HY-gəl;^[1] born November 24, 1978)^[2] is an American actress.

She played Dr. Izzie Stevens on the ABC television medical dramaGrey'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.

Heigl started her career as a child model with Wilhelmina Models before turning her attention to acting, making her film debut in That Night (1992) and later appearing in My Father the Hero (1994), Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), Wish Upon a Star (1996) and Bride of Chucky (1998).

She then landed the role of Isabel Evans on The WB television series Roswell (1999–2002), for which she received nominations for Saturn Awards and Teen Choice Awards.

She then starred in commercially successful roma