Katherine Heigl

Katherine Marie Heigl born November 24 1978 is an American actress and former fashion model She is best known for her role as Dr Izzie Stevens on the ABC television medical drama Greys Anatomy from 2005 to 2010 a role that brought her recognition and accolades including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2007 She started her career as a child model with Wilhelmina Models before turning her attention to acting making her film debut in That Night 1992 and later appearing in My Father the Hero 1994 as well as Under Siege 2 Dark Territory 1995 Heigl then landed the role of Isabel Evans on The WB television series Roswell 19992002 for which she received nominations for Saturn and Teen Choice Awards She then starred in commercially successful romantic comedy films such as Knocked Up 2007 27 Dresses 2008 The Ugly Truth 2009 Killers 2010 Life As We Know It 2010 and New Years Eve 2011 She also appeared in Zyzzyx Road 2006 The Big Wedding 2013 and Unforgettable 2017 Heigl has also starred in several films that have seen limited releases including Jackie Ryan 2014 Home Sweet Hell 2015 and Jennys Wedding 2015 She is also executive producer on her leading television roles which include the shortlived NBC television series State of Affairs from 2014 to 2015 the Netflix series Firefly Lane 2021present and the upcoming limited series Woodhull She has also lent her voice to the animated film The Nut Job 2014 and its 2017 sequel Heigl also had a main role in the final two seasons of the USA Network series Suits 20182019