Best known for ther portrayal of Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens in the television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, Katherine Heigl turns 32 today! Katherine Marie Heigl is an Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe nominated actress, best known for her starring roles in the feature films The Ugly Truth, 27 Dresses and Knocked Up.
Heigl was born on November 24, 1978, in Washington D.C., to Nancy Engelhardt and Paul Heigl. In 1988, an aunt (Elaine Heigl), visited the family in New Canaan and took a number of photographs of her niece, then aged 9 - in series of poses to advertise a hair care product that she had invented. Upon returning home to New York and with permission from Katherine's parents, she sent the images to a number of modeling agencies. Katherine's looks were an immediate hit and within a few weeks she had been signed to the renowned international modeling agency Wilhelmina.
Heigl made her debut in a magazine advertisement almost immediately and was soon regularly advertising products for Sears and Lord & Taylor catalogs. An inaugural television appearance in a national commercial for Cheerios breakfast cereal followed and she auditioned for a number of shows including "As The World Turns" a sitcom about a mother and daughter which starred Cindy Williams.
After a number of commercials, modeling assignments and movie auditions, an eleven year old Katherine was cast in her first feature, That Night, which also starred Juliette Lewis, C. Thomas Howell and Eliza Dushku. In publicizing the release of My Father The Hero. Katherine's performance in the move saw her nominated for a Young Artist Award in 1994. Heigl also conducted her first television talk show interview, when she appeared as a guest on Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee on February 3rd.
Few of her noted films are Prince Valiant (1997), 100 Girls (2000), Side Effects (2005), Knocked Up (2007), 27 Dresses (2008), The Ugly Truth (2009), Killer (2010) and New Years' eve (2011).
Heigl has worked with Best Friends Animal Society on several projects including their Pup My Ride program. She is married to singer Josh Kelley, and have adopted a daughter, Nancy Leigh Kelley. Currently she is working on One for the Money and The Wedding, both set to release in 2012. Lets hope her upcoming ventures make it big at the box office.
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