Biography
Katherine Mary Heigl is an American actress and producer who gained recognition from viewers for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens in the television series Grey's Anatomy. And the films that brought fame to the artist include “Knocked Up,” “Life as It Is,” “The Naked Truth” and others.
Katherine was born in the US capital, Washington. The child's father, Paul Heigl, ran a financial company, and his mother, Nancy Heigl, worked as a human resources manager. The girl became the fourth child in the family: the actress had two brothers, Holt and Jason, and a sister, Meg, whom her parents adopted.
In 1986, Jason died in a car accident. This tragedy greatly affected the Heigl family: his father and mother became religious and became activists in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Because of this, Katherine herself was educated in a strict Christian school.
Heigl's childhood took place far outside of Washington. First she lived in Virginia, then in Denver, and the family settled in the city of New Canaan, in a large house built in the Victorian style.
Katherine Heigl in her youth
From the age of 9, Katherine Heigl posed for cameras. For the first time, as a model, she tried herself in advertising a hair care product that was produced by the girl’s own aunt. And then the parents began sending photographs of their daughter to agencies, and as a result, the little girl was called to advertise Cheerios breakfast cereals.
In addition to regular school, Heigl also went to a music studio, where she learned to play the cello. But the girl attended high school, so to speak, “every other time” and eventually dropped out of New Canaan High School in order to concentrate on filming a movie.
At the dawn of creative achievements
Katherine Heigl's career began quite early. At the age of 9, she was already an advertising face for a hair care product that her aunt produced. In 1992, her debut acting work was a role in the film “That Very Night,” thanks to which she attracted the attention of the prominent auteur director Steven Soderbergh, who was working on the film “King of the Hill” at that time. He invited Heigl for a small role, and in the next film project, “My Father the Hero,” she managed to work with Gerard Depardieu.
Her parents' divorce and graduation from high school in 1996 apparently prompted Katherine to reconsider her views on art and turn her attention to making money. At this time, she posed a lot as a model, starred in films such as “Attack of the Insects,” and worked on TV.
Movies
Katherine Heigl began her career as a film actress as a teenager. Interestingly, the artist’s first melodrama, “That Very Night,” became the debut for another star, Eliza Dushku, who became famous thanks to the fantasy “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Katherine, after a series of small roles, two years later appeared together with Gerard Depardieu in the comedy film “My Father is a Hero” and was nominated for a film award as best young actress.
Katherine Heigl in the movie 100 Girls and One in an Elevator
Later she starred in the comedy thriller “Bride of Chucky,” the action adventure “Prince Valiant,” and the youth comedy “100 Girls and One in an Elevator.”
A real breakthrough awaited Heigl in 2005, when the serial medical drama “Grey's Anatomy” began to be broadcast on screens. There, Katherine played the role of the young doctor Izzie Stevens and received the prestigious Emmy Award for this work.
Katherine Heigl in the series "Grey's Anatomy"
The next round of popularity was given by the incendiary comedies “Knocked Up” with Seth Rogen, “27 Weddings” with James Marsden and “The Ugly Truth” with Gerard Butler. For a long time, producers and directors classified Heigl as a comedian.
Then Katherine appeared in the comedy with action elements “Killers,” where Ashton Kutcher became the girl’s on-screen love. Next came the film “Life as It Is,” in which Heigl starred and acted as a producer.
At the end of 2011, viewers saw Katherine Heigl in the romantic New Year's comedy "Old New Year". Director Garry Marshall assembled a truly stellar cast in the film. Katherine's colleagues were Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Biel, Til Schweiger and others. And the artist’s lover was played by the legendary Jon Bon Jovi.
In the next comedy with crime elements, A Very Dangerous Thing, Katherine again played the role of a key female character. She also produced the film.
Another star cast has been assembled in the comedy melodrama “The Big Wedding.” But this time Katherine was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award as worst supporting actress.
Soon the star was no longer satisfied that she was seen only in a comedic role. Katherine was able to fully return to the dramatic role in 2014 thanks to the political television series “State of Affairs.” However, due to negative reviews from critics, the project was canceled after the first season.
After this, Katherine “rehabilitated herself” by appearing in the melodrama “Jackie and Ryan,” which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Heigl and the girl’s partner on the set, Ben Barnes, themselves performed the musical compositions heard in the film. They also participated in the creation of soundtracks.
Katherine Heigl tried her hand at voice acting. The artist's voice is used by the squirrel Andy in the cartoons "The Real Squirrel" and "The Real Squirrel 2".
A special place in the actress’s selected filmography is occupied by the film “Jenny’s Wedding.” Katherine tried on the role of a girl with a non-traditional sexual orientation. The release of the film was timed to coincide with the legalization of marriage equality in the United States, and funds for the creation of the film were collected through crowdfunding. Heigl's lover was played by actress Alexis Bledel.
Katherine Heigl: biography
Katherine Mary Heigl is an American actress and producer who gained audience recognition for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens in the television series Grey's Anatomy.
. And the films that brought fame to the artist include “Knocked Up,” “Life as It Is,” “The Naked Truth” and others.
Katherine was born in the US capital, Washington. The child's father, Paul Heigl, ran a financial company, and his mother, Nancy Heigl, worked as a human resources manager. The girl became the fourth child in the family: the actress had two brothers, Holt and Jason, and a sister, Meg, whom her parents adopted.
Actress Katherine Heigl
In 1986, Jason died in a car accident. This tragedy greatly affected the Heigl family: his father and mother became religious and became activists in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Because of this, Katherine herself was educated in a strict Christian school.
Heigl's childhood took place far outside of Washington. First she lived in Virginia, then in Denver, and the family settled in the city of New Canaan, in a large house built in the Victorian style.
Katherine Heigl in her youth
From the age of 9, Katherine Heigl posed for cameras. For the first time, as a model, she tried herself in advertising a hair care product that was produced by the girl’s own aunt. And then the parents began sending photographs of their daughter to agencies, and as a result, the little girl was called to advertise Cheerios breakfast cereals.
In addition to regular school, Heigl also went to a music studio, where she learned to play the cello. But the girl attended high school, so to speak, “every other time” and eventually dropped out of New Canaan High School in order to concentrate on filming a movie.
Personal life
In the 90s, Katherine Heigl dated American actor Joey Lawrence, and later was in a romantic relationship with the star of the youth series “Alien City” Jason Behr. In 2001, they even publicly announced their engagement, and a year later they broke off the affair.
Katherine Heigl and Jason Behr
In 2005, Katherine met singer Josh Kelly. They met at the presentation of the musician’s video clip for the song “Only You” and began dating. The following summer, an engagement was announced, and Heigl behaved in an extremely uncontemporary manner: the couple did not live together before the wedding. As the actress said, she wanted life after marriage to be psychologically different from dating or cohabitation.
The wedding took place on December 23, 2007 in Park City. Two years later, the couple adopted a South Korean girl, who was named after her grandmother Nancy Lee, and three years later, a second adopted daughter, Adelaide Marie Hope, appeared in the family. In the summer of 2021, the public learned that Katherine was carrying a child under her heart for the first time. As the actress said, she and her husband are expecting a boy.
In December of the same year, Katherine and Josh's son was born, who was named Joshua Bishop Kelly Jr.
A close friend of the Hollywood star is actor Theodore Raymond Knight. He also became the godfather of the Heigl children.
Many people are afraid of something in life. Sometimes fears turn into phobias. Katherine Mary Heigl is also subject to such an insurmountable adversity - she is deathly afraid of slugs.
Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelly with children
Like most Hollywood stars, the artist maintains an officially verified microblog on Instagram, which is watched by an army of millions of fans. Katherine shares personal photos, behind-the-scenes shots and sometimes videos with her subscribers.
She is also an active Twitter user, where the actress’s posts regularly appear.
Katherine Heigl with children
Katherine's fans know about the star's love for charity. She supports the Organ and Tissue Donation program. The choice for this project was not without reason: when the artist’s brother died, the girl’s parents donated Jason’s organs.
Personal life of Katherine Heigl
Brought up in strict morals, Catherine, compared to other Hollywood actresses, is distinguished by her chastity in relationships. After two affairs with actors Joey Lawrence and Jason Behr, whom the girl was going to marry, Heigl met Josh Kelly, a musician and singer. It was with him that she walked down the aisle. Moreover, before the wedding, the lovers did not live together, since the bride wanted to leave a psychological boundary delineating the time of dating from life in marriage.
Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelly
At the end of 2007, the wedding ceremony took place in Park City. After living together for a couple of years, Josh and Kat adopted a girl from South Korea with a heart defect. The daughter was named Nancy Lee - in honor of her grandmother. Three years later, when the eldest daughter had a successful operation, Nancy Lee had a sister, the couple's second adopted daughter, Adelaide Marie Hope.
Katherine Heigl with children
And at the end of December 2021, Katherine gave birth to her husband’s heir, Joshua Bishop Kelly Jr., whose godfather was family friend Theodore Raymond Knight. He also baptized the older girls. From time to time, the actress shares photos of her happy family with her million-strong army of fans on Instagram.
Katherine Heigl now
The artist’s career biography continues to develop. Katherine was able to break out of the range of comedic roles.
In 2021, the actress played the main role in the thriller “Obsession.” She reincarnated as a woman seeking to destroy her ex-husband's relationship with her new lover.
That same year, Heigl appeared in the legal drama Doubt as attorney Sadie Ellis. However, the project was withdrawn from the show due to low ratings.
In 2021, it became known that Katherine was approved for one of the main roles in the eighth season of the popular TV series Suits.
Emma Stone
Stone has never been on social media (or at least any accounts that we know of) and lives a rather distant life compared to other celebrities. She once told an American magazine that social media “wouldn’t be positive for her.”
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Today, we simply cannot imagine a world without Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Snapchat. At the same time, we nostalgically remember the times free from social networks.
While the world of the Internet seems to call for dividing your world into virtual and real, some people decide to simply isolate themselves and not complicate their lives. They begin to lead an “ascetic lifestyle” in the space of the network web.
Some Hollywood actresses, famous models and singers follow the same example. We have compiled for you a list of 10 celebrities who “demolished” their social media accounts (and some never registered them at all).
Filmography
- 2000 – “100 girls and one in the elevator”
- 2005 – “Side Effects”
- 2005 – “Romy and Michelle: At the Beginning”
- 2005-2014 – “Grey’s Anatomy”
- 2007 – “A Little Pregnant”
- 2008 – “27 Weddings”
- 2010 – “Killers”
- 2010 – “Life as it is”
- 2012 – “A Very Dangerous Thing”
- 2013 – “Big Wedding”
- 2014-2015 – “State of Affairs”
- 2014 – “Jackie and Ryan”
- 2015 – “Jenny’s Wedding”
- 2017 – “Obsession”
- 2018-2019 – “Force Majeure”
