

She 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) as well as Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). She enjoys reading, art, crafts, knitting, gardening and cooking in her spare time.Katherine Marie Heigl ( / ˈ h aɪ ɡ əl/ born November 24, 1978) is an American actress, producer and former fashion model. Katherine lives in rural Utah, where she resides with her family, five dogs and three cats. In her personal life, Katherine is married to singer-songwriter Josh Kelley and the couple have three children: daughters Nancy Leigh Mi-Eun and Adalaide Marie Hope and a son, Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr. In addition to working closely with children’s groups and charities to raise awareness of adoption and fostering, she is also dedicated to promoting the importance of organ and tissue donation. Outside of film and television, Katherine co-founded the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation with Nancy Heigl in 2008 with the goal of ending animal cruelty, neglect and abuse.

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She is also set to star in the limited series “Woodhull”, the story of feminist icon Victoria Woodhull who was the first woman to run for the U.S. Having recently completed several seasons headlining the critically acclaimed USA Network television series “Suits” as hard-hitting lawyer Samantha Wheeler, Katherine can currently be seen on screen leading the Netflix adaptation of the best-selling novel “Firefly Lane” with Sarah Chalke, and in the psychological thriller “Fear Of Rain” co-starring Harry Connick Jr. Under their Abishag banner, the Heigl’s also developed and produced the CIA espionage series “State Of Affairs” for NBC, in which Katherine played the central role opposite Alfre Woodard.įurther television credits for Heigl include the CBS legal drama series “Doubt”, Christian drama telefilm “Love Comes Softly” and three seasons starring as the alien-human hybrid Isabel Evans in Jason Katims cult sci-fi show “Roswell”. In 2007, Katherine partnered with her mother and business partner Nancy Heigl to form the production company Abishag, and has since served as an executive producer on a number of movie and television projects in which she has also starred. Additionally, she voiced Andie the squirrel in the hit animated comedy feature “The Nut Job” and its sequel “The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature”. Her first leading role was in Touchstone Pictures “My Father the Hero”, alongside Gérard Dépardieu in 1994. Heigl’s film credits also include “Unforgettable”, “The Big Wedding,” “One For The Money”, “New Year’s Eve”, “Killers”, “The Ringer”, “Valentine”, “Bride Of Chucky”, “Wish Upon A Star“, “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory”, and Steven Soderbergh’s lauded depression-era drama, “King of the Hill”. She followed up with star turns in the iconic wedding themed “27 Dresses,” with Edward Burns and James Marsden, and the parental comedy “Life as We Know It” alongside Josh Duhamel. On the big screen, Heigl starred opposite Seth Rogen in Judd Apatow’s smash hit “Knocked Up” and Gerard Butler in the hugely successful romantic comedy “The Ugly Truth” – both movies earning over $200 million at the box office. Isobel ‘Izzie’ Stevens in the renowned ABC television medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy”, where her performances earned her an Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress In A Series. She is best known for her starring roles in the feature films “Knocked Up”, “27 Dresses” and “The Ugly Truth”, and for her portrayal of Dr. Katherine Heigl is an award winning actress and a producer.
