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Katherine Marie Heigl
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11/24/1978 Birthplace:
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With a beauty harkening back to old Hollywood, Katherine Heigl – a onetime Sears catalog child model who later paid her dues as a decidedly less-than-glamorous slasher film victim – finally earned widespread acclaim for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on the award-winning medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 2005- ). A frequent sight on “Most Beautiful People” lists, the statuesque actress proved to be versatile and talented in much the same manner as her “Grey’s” character – also a former model who had a long road to acceptance as a medical professional. In 2007, Heigl – who had previously
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Raised in New Canaan, Connecticut
1988
Signed to the Wilhelmina modeling agency, began appearing in Sears and Lord & Taylor catalogs
1992
Feature acting debut, "That Night" (filmed in 1991)
Set to star in writer/director Judd Apatow's "Knocked Up"
1993
Appeared in Steven Soderbergh's Depression-era drama "King of the Hill"
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