Katherine Heigl
Katherine Marie Heigl (* November 24, 1978 in Washington, DC ) is an American actress and film producer. It is, among other Emmy -winning actress and became known for the role of Izzie Stevens on the show Grey's Anatomy (2005-2010) as well as by the films Knocked Up (2007), 27 Dresses ( 2008), The Ugly Truth (2009) great notoriety.
Life and career
Katherine Heigl, the German and Irish ancestors, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints belongs to ( "Mormon " ) denomination and described himself as a devout. She is the daughter of the Head of Human Resources Nancy (née Engelhardt ) and the Chief Financial employees and accountant Paul Heigl. Her grandfather is from Esslingen.
Shortly after her birth her parents moved with her to Connecticut. At the age of nine she was thanks to her aunt a child model and has appeared in several commercials.
1992 Heigl got her first role in a summer magic on the side of Juliette Lewis. A year later, Heigl starred in Steven Soderbergh's King of the Hill before her first leading role as the daughter of Gérard Depardieu in Daddy Cool 1994 - My father the hero. In 1995, she played her next starring role alongside Steven Seagal in Under Siege 2
After Heigl had graduated from high school, she moved with her mother to Los Angeles in 1997. After that, Heigl played, among other roles in Prince Valiant ( 1997) and Bride of Chucky (1998). 1999 to 2002 she was seen as the lead actress in the science fiction series Roswell and 2001 had a supporting role in Scream if you can with Denise Richards. Then they played mostly roles in television films.
Heigl became known to a wider audience through the role of Catherine Isobel " Izzie " Stevens in the television series Grey's Anatomy, which she played from 2005 to 2010. It was for this role awarded at the Emmy Awards in 2007 for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, also nominated in 2007 and 2008 for a Golden Globe Award. In the spring and summer of 2009 there was speculation about her possible exit after Season 5. Heigl's exit was officially announced in March 2010. She left the series in the 12th episode of season 6 ( The either-or trap), which aired on 21 January 2010 on the U.S. television network ABC.
In addition to her television presence Heigl 2007 could also promote their movie career with the comedy The first time again. The film was most critical and public success. In the following years she also celebrated with the main roles in the movie Love 27 Dresses (2008) and the comedy The Ugly Truth (2009) results. In 2010 she was next to Ashton Kutcher in the action comedy Killers to see who was in the cinema but a flop. In the same year she played the lead role in the film Life as We Know.
Heigl earned according to Vanity Fair alone in two movies in 2009, $ 24 million and is one of the highest-paid female Hollywood stars. She is married to singer Josh Kelley since 23 December 2007. In September 2009, the couple adopted a girl from Korea. In April 2012 it was announced that Heigl and Kelley have adopted another child.