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Katherine Heigl / Isobel "Izzie" Stevens


Character Name: Isobel "Izzie" Stevens
Birth Name: Katherine Marie Heigl
Birth Date: November 24, 1978
Birth Place: Washington D.C., USA
Nickname: Katie
Height: 5' 9"
Weight:
Marital Status: Single
Flimography: Click here! to read about her other roles
Parents: Nancy and Paul Heigl
Siblings: John and Meg (older brother Jason passed away in 1986)
Trivia: Was with the Elite Modelling Agency.

Auditioned for all 3 female leads on "Roswell" (1999) before being cast as Isabel.

She is half Irish and half German.

Began dating Joseph Lawrence in 1994. They met at Seventeen Magazine's 50th Anniversary party.

Beat out Alicia Silverstone for the lead role in My Father the Hero (1994).

Played the cello in High School.

Engaged to former "Roswell" (1999) co-star Jason Behr (2003-2004).

Ranked #72 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002)

Has the same birthday as her former "Roswell" (1999) co-star Colin Hanks.

Schooling: Graduated from New Canaan High School class of 1996
Quotes:
"There are still men who come up to me today and say, 'You were really hot in that film!' I was 14, for God's sake!" - on her role in My Father the Hero (1994).

About the character:

About the actor:
Born in Washington, DC, but raised in New Canaan, Connecticut, Katherine Heigl began her career at the age of nine as a child model. It wasn't long before she graduated to commercial work, which opened the door to auditions for film roles. By age 12 she made her feature debut in "That Night," starring Juliette Lewis and C. Thomas Howell.

In 1993 Heigl appeared in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed depression-era drama, "King of the Hill." The following year she landed her first leading role as a rebellious teenager, starring opposite Gerard Depardieu in Touchstone Pictures' "My Father the Hero." She ventured into the world of action films when she starred opposite Steven Segal in "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory" in 1995.

Upon graduating high school in 1997, Heigl and her mother moved to Malibu, California, which enabled her to pursue her blossoming acting career more vigorously. She portrayed Rita Hayworth's stand-in in the feature film, "Stand-ins," portrayed the Princess Ilene in a European production of "Prince Valiant," starred in the comedy "Wish Upon a Star," and co-starred opposite Peter Fonda in an updated television version of "The Tempest." She also starred in two horror films, "Bug Buster" and "The Bride of Chucky," with Jennifer Tilly.

In 1999 Heigl landed a starring role in the sci-fi drama series, "Roswell." During the three years of that series, she continued to work in feature films, among them "100 Girls" and "Valentine," a horror film which starred David Boreanaz and Denise Richards.

Other television credits include the ABC movie "Romy and Michele: Behind the Velvet Rope," "Vegas Dick," the MTV movie "Wuthering Heights," the Hallmark Channel's "Love Comes Softly," "Evil Never Dies" for TBS, and "Love's Enduring Promise." She also co-stars with Johnny Knoxville in the upcoming Farrelly Brothers comedy, "The Ringer."

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