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
Name:Katherine HeiglYou've Seen Her In: Knocked Up, 27 Dresses, Grey's AnatomyPros: She's already been labeled "The Next Julia Roberts." That helps. The $76 mil 27 Dresses pulled in last year doesn't hurt either. She likes to
... smoking, that is, not Grey's Anatomy, which is what I really want her to quit. Maybe I could start watching that show again if I didn't have to hear Izzie's whiny little voice in every other scene.