Katherine Heigl

Biography: Katherine Heigl

Katherine Heigl was an experienced movie actress by the time she was cast as one of the out-of-this-world teenagers on WB's Roswell in 1999. Born and raised in Connecticut, Heigl began modeling and appearing in TV ads as a child. After making her film debut in That Night (1992), Heigl balanced movie work with high school, playing a small role in Steven Soderbergh's Depression-era drama King of the Hill (1993), starring as Gérard Depardieu's difficult daughter in My Father the Hero (1994), and Steven Seagal's niece in the action sequel Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). Heigl headed to Los Angeles after high school to make acting her full-time job. Following a leading role in Wish Upon a Star (1996) and a small part as a Rita Hayworth stand-in in Stand-Ins (1997), Heigl made a foray into horror with Bug Buster (1998) and Bride of Chucky (1998). Branching out into television, Heigl co-starred with Peter Fonda in a Shakespeare-via-Civil War reworking of The Tempest (1998). Benefiting from the late-'90s wave of youth-driven TV shows, Heigl stayed with television and attracted an avid following as alien beauty Isabel on the cult hit Roswell. The doctors-in-love dramedy Grey's Anatomy, however, catapulted its entire cast to full-fledged stardom when it premiered in 2005; Heigl's role as the tough-cookie intern Izzie endeared her to countless fans of the show. The actress savvily parlayed this success into a movie career, although not by going the traditional three-hanky drama route. After winningly playing a Special Olympics counselor in 2005's broad comedy The Ringer, Heigl seemed the perfect choice for writer-director Judd Apatow's follow-up to The 40-Year-Old Virgin, 2007's Knocked Up. The improv-heavy tale of an unlikely one-night-stand - and its consequences - relied upon Heigl's charm and crack comedic timing to balance out the dude-centric humor supplied by co-stars Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd. The combination worked, as audiences made Knocked Up a bona-fide summer hit. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide less

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Five Killers (2010)
Cast: Katherine Heigl Ashton Kutcher Robert Luketic
Tags: Thriller
Length: min
Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl star as a newly romantic couple who discover that their neighbors might be trying to kill them while on vacation in this Lionsgate hriller. Robert Luketic (The Ugly Truth) handles the direction duties on the...
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Escape (2009)
Cast: Katherine Heigl
Length: min
The true story of Carolyn Jessop is adapted in this Relevant Entertainment/Como Court production starring Katherine Heigl as the woman who successfully fled and helped bring down Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints polygamist...
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Life As We Know It (2010)
Cast: Katherine Heigl Gary Berlanti
Tags: Drama
Length: min
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Knocked Up (2007)
Cast: Judd Apatow Paul Rudd Harold Ramis Katherine Heigl Steve Carell
Tags: Sex Comedy Romantic Comedy Comedy
Length: 132min
When a one-night stand that should have stayed that way has unexpected consequences, the reluctant odd couple attempts to transform their tentative relationship into a lasting love in this conception comedy. Twenty-four-year-old entertainment...
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27 Dresses (2008)
Cast: Edward Burns Katherine Heigl James Marsden Judy Greer Randy Edelman
Tags: Romantic Comedy Comedy
Length: 107min
A single woman who has served as a bridesmaid a shocking 27 times wrestles with the prospect of supporting her sister at the altar on number 28, despite having fallen helplessly in love with her smitten sibling's handsome husband-to-be. Jane...
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The Ugly Truth (2009)
Cast: John Michael Higgins Cheryl Hines Gerard Butler Katherine Heigl Russell Carpenter
Tags: Romantic Comedy Comedy
Length: 96min
Katherine Heigl stars as a lovelorn television producer who's made to run a gauntlet of romantic exploits by a pig-headed morning-show host (played by Gerard Butler) as a way to prove whose romantic methods are more accurate. Legally Blonde's Robert...
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Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007)
Cast: James Cromwell Bo Derek Katherine Heigl Jessica Biel Curt Johnson
Tags: Animals Culture & Society Social Issues
Length: 106min
At a time in history when the FBI has deemed animal-rights activists the number-one domestic terrorist threat to the U.S., filmmaker Curt Johnson sets out to explore exactly how an organization such as PETA can possibly take precedence over the threat...
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Side Effects (2005)
Cast: Katherine Heigl Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau Lucian McAfee Dorian DeMichele Dave Durbin
Tags: Romantic Comedy Comedy Workplace Comedy
Length: 90min
Side Effects, a semi-autobiographical comedy by neophyte writer-director Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau, stars Katherine Heigl (My Father the Hero, The Ringer) as Karly Hert, an employee for a major pharmaceutical house, who deeply values her position at...
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The Ringer (2005)
Cast: Brian Cox Mark Mothersbaugh Bobby Farrelly Peter Farrelly Katherine Heigl
Tags: Comedy Sports Comedy
Length: 94min
A guy trying to do the right thing ends up taking part in one of the most morally dubious con games in history in this comedy. Steve Barker (Johnny Knoxville) is an office drone who wants to move up the corporate ladder, but when he asks his boss for...
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Caffeine (2006)
Cast: Katherine Heigl Mena Suvari Breckin Meyer Mike Vogel John Cosgrove
Tags: Romantic Comedy Comedy Workplace Comedy Ensemble Film
Length: 89min
A cozy coffeehouse serves as the setting for director John Cosgrove's over-caffeinated tale of sexual peccadilloes and complicated relationships starring Mena Suvari, Katherine Heigl, and Breckin Meyer. It's a typical lunch hour in London, and The...
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