Katherine Heigl Biography
July 30, 2007
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This young lady has made a name for herself on television and now on film with her latest feature. Her name is Katherine Heigl and she is an actress to watch. In this article, find out all about her life before she became famous.
Katherine Heigl was born Katherine Marie Heigl on November 24, 1978, in Washington, D.C. Her parents, Paul and Nancy, made their living as a financial executive and personal manager, respectively. She and her four other siblings had a strict Mormon upbringing in the Heigl household.
Katherine’s family moved around a bit until they settled in an affluent town called New Canaan in the state of Connecticut. This is where she spent most of her childhood. During that time, her older brother Jason was killed as a result of a car accident.
Heigl began her rise to stardom at an early age. An aunt, with the permission of her parents, passed her picture around to several modeling agencies in New York when she was only nine years old. Heigl became a face in catalogs for Lord & Taylor and Sears. This led to commercial spots. All the while Katherine was modeling and acting, she kept up her studies in school.
The family broke up when her parents divorced the year before her high school graduation. Heigl’s mom, Nancy, became her business manager. They both moved to California where Heigl continued to pursue an acting career.
She starred in several films while still a high school student including My Father the Hero and King of the Hill which was directed by Steven Soderbergh. After high school, she found success on the small screen with a role in the science fiction drama, Roswell, where she played Isabel Evans. The show ran for a few seasons before it was canceled.
The magazine pages still love Katherine. She has graced the pages of Seventeen, Maxim, Teen, Life, and TV Guide. She made Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 list as #12.
Heigl starred in two movies for Hallmark Entertainment. In the first, Love Comes Softly, she played Marty Claridge, a pregnant widow who enters into an arranged marriage to save herself and her unborn child. She reprised the role in the second film of the series, Love’s Enduring Promise.
In 2005, she was cast in the role of Dr. Isobel Stevens in the hit drama, Grey’s Anatomy on ABC. She has gained notice for this role as the show has become a huge success. Her newest success is the role of Alison Scott in the motion picture comedy, Knocked Up.
Katherine Heigl is a star on the rise. If her past is any indication, she will find success in whatever she puts her mind to.
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