Katherine Marie Heigl was born on November 24, 1978 in Washington, D.C., to 'Nancy Heigl' at Untitled Entertainment.
Started her career as a child model with Wilhelmina Models.
Has two older brothers, Holt and John; and an older sister, Meg Heigl-Beltran. Brother Jason died from head injuries, suffered in a car accident, when she was very young.
Auditioned for all 3 female leads on "Roswell" before being cast as Isabel.
Katherines paternal grandfather was of half German and half Swiss-German descent, and Katherines paternal grandmother was the daughter of Irish parents. Katherines mother is of German descent.
Graduated from New Canaan High School in 1996.
Beat out Alicia Silverstone for the lead role in My Father the Hero .
Played the cello in High School.
Ranked #72 in Stuff magazines "102 Sexiest Women In The World"
Her last name is pronounced "HI guhl."
Has played a character with the name of "Isabel" or "Isobel" three times. "Greys Anatomy" , "Roswell" and Wuthering Heights .
Ranked as #55 in FHMs "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement.
Cut & dyed her hair for season 3 of "Roswell" .
June 2006: Engaged to musician Josh Kelley.
In Judd Apatow s film, The 40 Year Old Virgin , the FHM "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement with Katherine on the cover is shown in close-up during a scene on the extended version DVD. Katherine plays the lead in Apatows follow-up, Knocked Up .
2006: Named #19 in FHM magazines "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement.
Ranked #14 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
2005: She was October on FHM magazines 2005 pin-up calendar.
Followed through on plans to marry fianc Josh Kelley , on December 23, 2007, in Utah where she has a ranch property, including a tribute to her late brother, Jason, at the ceremony [July 18, 2007].
Best friend of her "Greys Anatomy" co-star T.R. Knight , who was a groomsman at her wedding.
Was named one of Entertainment Weeklys Top 25 Entertainers Of The Year .
Is related to actress Amber Perkins.
Auditioned for the role of Felicity Porter in the TV series "Felicity" , but lost out to Keri Russell. She also auditioned for the roles of Sydney Bristow and Lauren Reed on "Alias" , but lost out to Jennifer Garner and Melissa George , respectively.
Voted as #1 in 2008s Askmen.com "Top 99 sexiest women in the world" poll..
Admits that one of her worst vices is being a smoker.
Was engaged to co-actor Jason Behr during their time together on the set of "Roswell" .
Sister-in-law of Charles Kelley.
Lives in Utah.
Fan of "Glee" .
Has 3 children with husband Josh Kelley : two adopted daughters, Nancy Leigh Mi-Eun Kelley (b.November 23, 2008) and Adalaide Marie Hope Kelley (b.April 3, 2012), and one biological son Joshua Bishop Kelley (b.December 20, 2016).
Her publicists are Jill Fritzo and Catherine Olim.
Daughter of Nancy Heigl and Paul Heigl.
Her "Just One" foundation is involved with dog adoption.
Publicly criticized her two most successful projects. After Knocked Up was released, she said that the film presented its female characters in a sexist way; Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow both responded curtly that Heigl had not expressed any problems during filming. Later, Heigl stated that she had not received Emmy-worthy writing for her character during a recent season of "Greys Anatomy" and she should not be nominated for an Emmy (she wasnt). The ties between Heigl and show creator Shonda Rhimes were frayed afterwards, and Heigls Izzie Stevens was reduced in the shows focus before Heigl asked to be written off the series and Rhimes agreed to do so.
A lifelong animal lover, Katherine owns 8 dogs, 4 cats, 9 horses, 2 donkeys, 2 goats and 8 chickens.
Met husband-to-be singer-songwriter Josh Kelley when she appeared in his music video "Only You".
Starred in a video on the Shelter Me website to encourage dog adoption.
Gave birth to her 3rd child (1st biological child) at age 38, a son Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr. on December 20, 2016. Childs father is her husband, Josh Kelley.
I love changing my look. I would love, love, love to cut all my hair off,into a really short, punky haircut.
People who know me well know that I have an opinion about pretty much,everything.
and my mother refuses to be intimidated by that. This is all a game of,chicken, and my mother is really good at chicken.
I still love the theology of the Mormon religion and think it is a wonderful way to grow up.
My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me. .
