Katherine Marie Heigl is an
Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe nominated actress, best known for her starring roles in the feature films "
The Ugly Truth", "27 Dresses" and "Knocked Up", as well as her portrayal of Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens in the television medical drama "Grey's Anatomy".
Heigl's film credits include the Garry Marshall directed ensemble "New Year's Eve", the dramedy "Life As We Know It" opposite Josh Duhamel, action comedy "Killers" with Ashton Kutcher, "The Ringer", "Valentine", "100 Girls", "Wish Upon A Star", "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory", and Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed depression-era drama, "
King of the Hill". Her first leading role was in Touchstone Pictures "
My Father the Hero", alongside Gérard Dépardieu in 1994. Further television credits include the WB sci-fi drama series, "Roswell", UPN's "The Twilight Zone" and "Love Comes Softly" for the the Hallmark Channel.
In addition to her work in front of the camera, Katherine partnered with her mother and manager Nancy Heigl to form the production company Abishag in 2007. She has since served as an executive producer on a number big screen productions in which she has also starred, such as the Lionsgate release "One For The Money", based on the first novel in the Stephanie Plum series by author Janet Evanovich; the Greg Berlanti directed "Life As We Know It" and the smash hit romantic comedy "The Ugly Truth" with Gerard Butler. Under their Abishag banner, the Heigl's are also developing numerous projects, including an original TV series, "Trending" for The CW Network; the motion picture "Kill Switch" based on the debut novel by Neal Baer and Jonathan Greene, the producers of "Law & Order: SVU"; an adaptation of Ann Hood's novel the "The Knitting Circle" for HBO Films, and film versions of the best-selling dramatic story "Lost and Found" and the best-selling memoir "Escape".
Among her charitable endeavors, Katherine co-founded the "Jason Debus Heigl Foundation" with Nancy, an organization dedicated to animal welfare. In addition to working with children's organizations to raise awareness about the importance of adoption and fostering, she is also a public advocate of organ donation.
Most recently, Katherine completed completed filming on "The Wedding" alongside Robert DeNiro, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams. Written and directed by "The Bucket List" screenwriter Justin Zackham, the Millennium Films production will hit theaters in the Fall.
In her personal life, Heigl is married to singer-songwriter Josh Kelley and the couple have one child, daughter Nancy Leigh Mi-Eun. Katherine divides her time between homes in Los Angeles and rural Utah, where she resides with her family, seven dogs and three cats. She enjoys horse riding, knitting, reading, art, music and cooking in her spare time.
