| Katherine Heigl | |
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Heigl at the premiere of 27 Dresses, January 2008 |
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| Born | Katherine Marie Heigl November 24, 1978 Washington, D.C., USA |
| Spouse(s) | Josh Kelley (2007-present) |
Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978) is an American Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated actress best known for her roles in Roswell, Grey's Anatomy, Knocked Up and 27 Dresses. 27 Dresses is a 2008 Romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Josh Kelley (born January 30, 1980) is an American Singer-songwriter. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American Primetime Television The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Roswell is an American Science fiction Television series created by Jason Katims. Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama. Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. 27 Dresses is a 2008 Romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Aline Brosh McKenna.
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Heigl (pronounced /ˈhaɪɡəl/[1]) was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Nancy, a personal manager, and Paul Heigl, a financial executive/accountant. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D [2] She has German and Irish ancestry[3] and was raised a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[4] in a strict upbringing. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known [5][6] She is the youngest of four children (in addition to siblings Meg, Jason, and Holt). [7] Heigl lived in Virginia and then Denver before her family settled in Connecticut, where they moved into a large, old Victorian-style farmhouse in the wealthy town of New Canaan, where she spent most of her childhood. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. New Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 8 miles (13 km northeast of Stamford, on the Five Mile River [8]
In 1986, her 15-year-old older brother Jason died of injuries suffered in a car accident, after being thrown from the back of a pickup truck while out for lunch with some of his high school classmates. Following his death the family decided to donate his organs. [9] As well, the parents converted to Mormonism (prior to that her mother was Lutheran and her father Catholic). Mormonism is a term used to describe the religious, ideological and cultural elements of certain branches of the Latter Day Saint movement [7] Heigl is now a strong proponent of organ donation. Organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the Human body from a person who has recently Died, or from a living donor for the purpose of transplanting [10] Although she is no longer a practicing Mormon she remains positive on several aspects of the religion. [11]
When Heigl was nine, an aunt visiting the family decided to take a number of photographs of her. After returning to her home in New York, the aunt sent the photos to a number of modeling agencies, with the permission of Heigl's parents. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A modeling agency is a company that represent fashion models, to work for the fashion industry Within a few weeks, Heigl was signed as a child model. Child modeling refers to children posing for artistic works photographs and/or other media as a regular activity Almost immediately afterwards, a client slated Heigl for use in a magazine advertisement where she made her debut. She was soon earning $75 an hour posing for Sears and Lord & Taylor catalogs. Sears Roebuck and Company, commonly known as Sears, is an American mid-range chain of International Department stores founded by Richard Lord & Taylor, based in New York, New York, is the oldest upscale Department store chain in the United States. Television jobs soon followed, the first in a national spot for Cheerios cereal. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Cheerios is a Brand of Breakfast cereal created on June 19, 1941 and marketed by the General Mills cereal company of She made her acting debut in the 1992 movie That Night. That Night is a 1992 film that starred C Thomas Howell and Juliette Lewis, based on the novel That Night by Alice McDermott Heigl appeared as Christina Sebastian in Steven Soderbergh's Depression-era drama King of the Hill before being cast in her first leading role in the 1994 comedy My Father the Hero. Steven Andrew Soderbergh (born January 14 1963 is an American Film producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, editor, and King of the Hill is a 1993 film Steven Soderbergh 's third feature film and the second he directed from his own screenplay following his Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and My Father the Hero is a 1994 English language remake of the 1991 French Film Mon père ce héros. During this time, Heigl continued to attend New Canaan High School, balancing her film and modeling work with her academic studies. New Canaan High School (NCHS is a public high school in New Canaan, Connecticut. Heigl left New Canaan High School after her sophomore year to pursue her career in Hollywood.
She then appeared opposite Steven Seagal in the 1995 action thriller Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. Steven F Seagal (born April 10 1951 is an American Action movie Actor, producer, writer director, Martial artist Action movies are a Film genre where action sequences such as fights, Shootouts Stunts Car chases or explosions either take precedence The thriller is a broad Genre of Literature, Film, Gaming and Television. Under Siege 2 Dark Territory is a 1995 Action film set on board a train traveling through the Rocky Mountains from Denver to Despite an increased focus on acting, she still modeled extensively, appearing regularly in magazines such as Seventeen. Seventeen is an American Magazine for teenagers. It was first published in 1944. She took the lead role in Disney's made-for-television film Wish Upon a Star in 1996. Also in 1996, Heigl's parents divorced and her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled [7] After her high school graduation in 1997, she moved with her mother into a four-bedroom house in Malibu Canyon, Los Angeles, and her mother became her manager. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
In 1998, she co-starred with Peter Fonda in a re-working of the classic Shakespearian play The Tempest, set during the American Civil War. Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23[[ 940]] is an American actor William Shakespeare ( baptised The Tempest is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It is generally dated to 1610-11 and accepted as the last play written solely by him although Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Later that year, she starred in the horror film Bride of Chucky. Bride of Chucky (also known as Child's Play 4 Bride of Chucky or BOC) is a 1998 horror - Romantic comedy
In 1999, Heigl turned her attention to television when she accepted the role of Isabel Evans on the science fiction TV drama Roswell, a role that was expanded in the show's second and third seasons. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Roswell is an American Science fiction Television series created by Jason Katims. Heigl had auditioned for all 3 female leads on Roswell before she was finally cast as Isabel. Roswell is an American Science fiction Television series created by Jason Katims. [12]
Heigl was frequently featured in photo essays in magazines such as Life, TV Guide, and Teen as well as FHM. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming Teen is an American teen lifestyle Magazine for preteen and early teenage girls ages 10 to 15 FHM or For Him Magazine is an international monthly Men's Lifestyle magazine. She appeared in the FHM and Maxim calendars, FHM's annual "100 Sexiest Women in the World", and was featured in the Girls of Maxim Gallery. Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular Actresses [13] In May 2006, Maxim awarded her #12 on their annual Hot 100List as well as voted the 19th "Sexiest Woman in the World" by readers of FHM magazine. While Roswell was in production, Heigl worked on several films, including 100 Girls, an independent 2001 film, and Valentine, a horror film starring David Boreanaz and Denise Richards. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several Valentine is a 2001 Horror film directed by Jamie Blanks, director of Urban Legend. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers David Paul Boreanaz (born May 16, 1969) is an American film and television actor Denise Lee Richards (born on February 17 1971 the daughter of Joni a Coffee shop owner and Irv Richards a Telephone engineer [14]
Heigl accepted a role in Ground Zero, a television thriller scheduled to be telecast that fall which was based on the bestselling James Mills novel The Seventh Power, in the spring of 2001. James Thomas Mills (born June 22, 1914 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died February 15, 1997) was a Politician She co-starred as a brilliant and politically-concerned college student who helps to build a nuclear device to illustrate the need for a change in national priorities; the device ends up in the hands of a terrorist following betrayal by a fellow student. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, however, the film was shelved when its plot was considered inappropriate; it re-emerged in 2003 under the title Critical Assembly. After the attacks, Heigl recorded a public service announcement for the American Red Cross in an effort to help raise money for victims. A public service announcement (PSA or community service announcement (CSA is a non-commercial advertisement broadcast on radio or television ostensibly for the Public The American Red Cross (also known as the American National Red Cross) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance disaster relief and education inside
In 2003, Heigl appeared in three television movies. She returned to the horror genre with Evil Never Dies, a modern-day variation on the Frankenstein story co-starring Thomas Gibson. Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, generally known as Frankenstein, is a Novel written by the British author Mary Shelley Thomas Gibson (born on July 3, 1962, in Charleston South Carolina, USA) is an American actor currently starring in the Love Comes Softly, for Hallmark Entertainment, found Heigl starring as Marty Claridge, a young, pregnant newlywed traveling west. Love Comes Softly is a 2003 Christian Drama TV movie set in the 1800s based on a series of books by Janette Oke. A hallmark is a mark or series of marks struck on items made of precious metals &mdash Platinum, Gold, Silver and in some nations Palladium Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female (She reprised the role of Marty in the sequel Love's Enduring Promise the next year. ) Heigl played Isabella Linton in MTV's modern revamp of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Emily Jane Brontë (ˈbrɒnti ( July 30, 1818 – December 19, 1848) was a British Novelist and Poet, now best Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontë 's only Novel. It was first published in 1847 under the Pseudonym Ellis Bell and a posthumous second In October 2003, Heigl was cast opposite Johnny Knoxville in The Ringer, a Farrelly brothers comedy that was released in December 2005. Philip John Clapp (born March 11, 1971 in Knoxville Tennessee better known as Johnny Knoxville, is an American comic actor and daredevil The Farrelly brothers, Peter (b December 17 1956 and Bobby (b Heigl starred as Romy in the 2005 television movie Romy and Michele: In the Beginning, a prequel to the 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. Romy and Michele In the Beginning is a 2005 TV Film starring Katherine Heigl and Alex Breckenridge with an appearance A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative but is set prior to the existing narrative Romy and Michele's High School Reunion is a 1997 Comedy film starring Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo,
In 2005, Heigl was cast in what would become her most high-profile role, as intern Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens on Grey's Anatomy, an ABC medical drama. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens is a Fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The show, originally introduced as a midseason replacement, has become a huge ratings success. The same year, Heigl landed the starring role in the independent film Side Effects,[15] about marketing and the pharmaceutical industry. Side Effects ( 2005) is a Feature film about the Pharmaceutical industry starring Katherine Heigl (known for her role on the television In late 2006, Heigl was nominated for a Golden Globe award in the category, Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for her work on Grey's Anatomy. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Also in 2006, she filmed Knocked Up, a comedy from writer/director Judd Apatow, starring opposite Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, and Apatow's real life wife, Leslie Mann. Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Seth Rogen (born April 15 1982 is a Canadian actor Comedian, writer and Film producer. Jonah Hill (born December 20, 1983) into a Jewish family in Los Angeles California and attended Brentwood School and then Leslie Mann (born November 11 1972) is an American actress. Mann was born in San Francisco, California. Upon its June 2007 theatrical release, the film received largely positive reviews from critics, and proved to be a box office success. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue She has been on FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list twice as of 2007. FHM or For Him Magazine is an international monthly Men's Lifestyle magazine.
On September 16, 2007, Heigl won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Izzie Stevens. The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles California on September 16, 2007 and were televised In her acceptance speech she acknowledged that even her mother did not believe she would win, and when her name was called, she had to be censored vocally by the telecast's producers, due to her saying "Shit!" when she reacted to the win. Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor [16] Earlier, she had corrected telecast announcer Rebecca Riedy, who had been given an incorrect phonetic spelling of Heigl's name, when she mispronounced her name as Hi-gell before the presentation of the award with Kyle Chandler for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. Kyle Martin Chandler (born September 17 1965) is an American film and television Actor best known for his roles in the television shows She starred in the film, 27 Dresses which was released in January 2008, playing alongside James Marsden. 27 Dresses is a 2008 Romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is a Saturn Award nominated American Actor and former Versace model perhaps
Katherine Heigl was announced the Most Desirable Woman of 2008, according to AskMen. com. [17]
Despite Heigl's constant reassurances that she is "quite boring. . . really,"[18] Movie Entertainment called Heigl a complex individual with many contrasts, referring to her as an "ex-model with a strong feminist streak" and an "actress known for her dramatic roles who really wants to do comedy. "[19]
In the wake of widespread media attention to accusations of sexism (including articles in New York Magazine, The New Yorker, Slate, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Guardian, Vanity Fair and People) against director and producer Judd Apatow and his film Knocked Up,[20][21][22][23][24][25] Heigl has been tagged as a potentially important and assertive modern proponent of women's rights. New York is a weekly magazine concerned with the life culture politics and style of New York City. The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry Slate is an English-language online current affairs and culture Magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Vanity Fair A Novel without a Hero is a Novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1847-48 that satirizes society in early People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American Film producer, director, and Screenwriter. Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. [26]
In a highly-publicized Vanity Fair interview, as one of the lead actors in the hit film Knocked Up, Heigl admitted that though she enjoyed working with Apatow and Rogen, she had a hard time enjoying the film itself. Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. Knocked Up is a 2007 American Comedy film, written co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. She called the movie "a little sexist," claiming that the film "paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys. "[27][28] Following Heigl's controversial comments, an online survey of 927 individuals was performed by lifestyle publication Buzzsugar (a media product of Sugar Publishing) in which the majority (59%) of movie-goers agreed that Knocked Up was sexist or could be viewed as sexist (although 38% were not personally offended) while 37% of viewers saw the film as devoid of sexist aspects. Sugar Publishing is a privately-owned media company founded in April 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco. [29] In his review for The Guardian, humorist Joe Queenan called Knocked Up "the latest in a new genre of romantic comedies in which an unappealing hero gets together with a gorgeous, successful woman. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Joe Queenan (born November 3, 1950) is a contemporary humorist Critic and Author from Philadelphia who graduated from Saint Joseph's "[30]
Heigl's comments spurred widespread reaction in the media, primarily consisting of ad hominem attacks in which she was called "an ungrateful traitor," "hypocrite," and "assertive, impatient go-getter who quickly tired of waiting for her boyfriend to propose," in some cases debasing her religious beliefs and criticizing her private relationships. An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem ( Latin: "argument to the man" "argument against the man" [31][32] Heigl clarified her remarks to People magazine, stating that, "My motive was to encourage other women like myself to not take that element of the movie too seriously and to remember that it's a broad comedy," adding that, "Although I stand behind my opinion, I'm disheartened that it has become the focus of my experience with the movie. People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published "[33]
The Guardian noted that Heigl's comments "provoked quite a backlash, and Heigl was described as ungrateful and a traitor. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Some people even suggested she would never work again," remarks which in retrospect were not only proved demonstratively wrong but the publicity and promotion in the wake of her comments may well have propelled Heigl's career. [34]
Following her newest film release, 27 Dresses, the New York Post expressed some disappointment with the mismatch of Heigl's talent with the "chick-flick" triviality of the film, suggesting that Heigl might be more compatible "with female directors such as Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry) or Tamara Jenkins (The Savages). 27 Dresses is a 2008 Romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually . . . "[35] On the other hand, her newest project, The Ugly Truth, has been touted as "a battle of the sexes. "
Heigl was once in a relationship with Roswell costar Jason Behr but that relationship ended around the time the series ended. Jason Nathaniel Behr (born December 30, 1973) is an American Film and Television Actor. [36][7] In June 2006, she became engaged to singer Josh Kelley, whom she met on the set of his music video for "Only You. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** Josh Kelley (born January 30, 1980) is an American Singer-songwriter. "[37] They were married on December 23, 2007 in Park City, Utah. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the US state of Utah. For their honeymoon they escaped to the plush Esperanza resort in Cabo San Lucas. In December 2007, Heigl and Kelley moved into a new home in Los Feliz, California. Los Feliz, also Rancho Los Feliz ("Feliz Ranch" is a district of the City of Los Angeles California, named for its land grantee José Vicente Feliz
At the end of 2007, Barbara Walters named Heigl one of the "The 11 Most Fascinating People of 2007 " on an ABC program of that title. Heigl questioned her inclusion on the list, saying that in fact she is actually "quite boring. . . . . not, just kidding, but really". [38]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | That Night | Kathryn | |
| 1993 | King of the Hill | Christina Sebastian | |
| 1994 | My Father the Hero | Nicole | |
| 1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Sarah Ryback | |
| 1996 | Wish Upon a Star | Alexia Wheaton | made-for-television |
| 1997 | Prince Valiant | Princess Ilene | |
| Stand-ins | Taffy-Rita Hayworth's Stand-in | ||
| 1998 | Bug Buster | Shannon Griffin | |
| Bride of Chucky | Jade | ||
| The Tempest | Miranda Prosper | made-for-television | |
| 1999 | Roswell | Isabel Evans | 1999-2002 |
| 2000 | 100 Girls | Arlene | |
| 2001 | Valentine | Shelley Fisher | |
| 2003 | Love Comes Softly | Marty Claridge | made-for-television |
| Wuthering Heights | Isabel Linton | made-for-television | |
| Evil Never Dies | Eve | made-for-television | |
| Critical assembly | Aizy Hayward | ||
| 2004 | Love's Enduring Promise | Marty Claridge Davis | made-for-television |
| 2005 | Romy and Michele: In the Beginning | Romy White | made-for-television |
| Side Effects | Karly Hert | ||
| The Ringer | Lynn Sheridan | ||
| Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens | 2005-present | |
| 2006 | Zyzzyx Road | Marissa | |
| Caffeine | Laura | ||
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Alison Scott | Salary: US$300,000 |
| 2008 | 27 Dresses | Jane | Major Role Salary: US$6 million |
| 2009 | The Ugly Truth | Lead | filming |
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| NAME | Heigl, Katherine Marie |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, D.C., USA |
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