Katherine Heigl
Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978 in Washington, DC ) is an American actress and film producer . Among other things, she is an Emmy- Prize winner and achieved mainly through the role of Izzie Stevens in the series Grey's Anatomy (2005-2010) and through the films The First Time (2007), 27 Dresses (2008) and The Naked Truth (2009) great notoriety.
life and career
Katherine Heigl, who has German and Irish ancestry, is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") and described herself as devout. She is the daughter of the HR manager Nancy (née Engelhardt) and the chief financial employee and accountant Paul Heigl and the youngest of four children. Her siblings are John "Holt", Margaret "Meg" (adopted) and Jason, who died in a traffic accident in 1986 at the age of 15. Your grandfather comes from Esslingen am Neckar .
A few years after she was born, her parents moved to Connecticut with her and her siblings . At the age of nine, thanks to her aunt, she became a child model and appeared in several commercials.
In 1992 Heigl got her first role in The Magic of a Summer at Juliette Lewis' side . A year later, Heigl played in Steven Soderbergh's King of the Marble Players before she had her first leading role as the daughter of Gérard Depardieu in Daddy Cool in 1994. In 1995 she played her next leading role alongside Steven Seagal in Alert: Red 2 .
After Heigl graduated from high school , she moved to Los Angeles with her mother in 1997 . Heigl then played roles in Prince Eisenherz (1997) and Chucky and his bride (1998), among others . From 1999 to 2002 she starred in the science fiction series Roswell and in 2001 she had a supporting role in Scream If You Can with Denise Richards . She then played mostly roles in television films.
Heigl became known to a larger audience through the role of Isobel Catherine "Izzie" Stevens in the television series Grey's Anatomy , which she played from 2005 to 2010. She was honored for this role at the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2007 for best supporting actress in a drama series, and was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and 2008 . In spring and summer 2009 there was speculation about her possible exit after season 5. In March 2010, Heigl's departure was officially announced. She left the series in the 12th episode of the 6th season (The Either-Or Trap) , which was broadcast on January 21, 2010 on the US broadcaster ABC .
In addition to her television presence, Heigl was also able to advance her cinema career in 2007 with the comedy The First Time . The film was a hit with critics and audiences around the world . In the following years she also celebrated success with the leading roles in the love film 27 Dresses (2008) and the comedy The Naked Truth (2009). In 2010 she starred alongside Ashton Kutcher in the action comedy Kiss & Kill , which was a flop in the cinema . In the same year she played the lead role in the film Life Plays . She starred in the short-lived NBC series State of Affairs in 2014 and 2015 . The series Doubt , with Heigl in the lead role, was canceled in 2017 after two broadcast episodes. She has been in suits since 2018 .
According to Vanity Fair, Heigl earned 24 million US dollars from two movies in 2009, making him one of the highest-paid female Hollywood stars. She has been married to singer Josh Kelley since December 23, 2007 . In September 2009, the couple adopted a girl from Korea . In April 2012 it was announced that Heigl and Kelley had adopted another child. She gave birth to a son on December 20, 2016.
Filmography (selection)
cinemamovies
- 1992: The Magic of a Summer (That Night)
- 1993: King of the Marble (King of the Hill)
- 1994: Daddy Cool (My Father the Hero)
- 1995: Red Alert 2 (Under Siege 2: Dark Territory)
- 1996: When wishes come true (Wish Upon a Star)
- 1997: Prince Eisenherz (Prince Valiant)
- 1997: Stardust decision in Hollywood (stand-ins)
- 1998: Bug Buster
- 1998: Bride of Chucky (Bride of Chucky)
- 2000: Eins, Zwei, Pie - If you have a choice, you are spoiled for choice (100 Girls)
- 2001: Scream If You Can (Valentine)
- 2003: Descendant
- 2005: Side Effects
- 2005: Being there is everything (The Ringer)
- 2006: Zyzzyx Road (Zyzzyx Rd)
- 2006: Caffeine
- 2007: The first time (Knocked Up)
- 2008: 27 Dresses
- 2009: The Ugly Truth (The Ugly Truth)
- 2010: Kiss & Kill (Killers)
- 2010: Life As We (Life As We Know It)
- 2011: Happy New Year (New Year's Eve)
- 2012: Once is never (One for the Money)
- 2013: The Big Wedding
- 2014: Operation Nutcracker ( The Nut Job , voice of Andie )
- 2014: Love Me Like You Do (Jackie & Ryan)
- 2015: Home Sweet Hell
- 2015: Jenny's Wedding
- 2017: Unforgettable - Tödliche Liebe (Unforgettable)
watch TV
- 1996: When Wishes Come True ( Wish Upon a Star , Film)
- 1998: Storm over Mississippi ( The Tempest , film)
- 1999–2002: Roswell (series, 61 episodes)
- 2002: Twilight Zone ( The Twilight Zone , series, episode)
- 2003: Vegas Dick (film)
- 2003: Love Comes Softly (film)
- 2003: Evil Never Dies (film)
- 2003: Nuclear alarm in San Francisco ( Critical Assembly , film)
- 2003: Wuthering Heights (film)
- 2004: Love's Enduring Promise (film)
- 2005: Romy and Michele: Hollywood, we're coming! ( Romy and Michelle: In the Beginning , film)
- 2005–2010: Grey's Anatomy (series, 120 episodes)
- 2014–2015: State of Affairs (series, 13 episodes)
- 2017: Doubt (series, 13 episodes)
- 2018–2019: Suits (series)
Awards
Web links
- Katherine Heigl in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Katherine Heigl
Individual evidence
- ^ Robin Lynch: Entrevue (France) - July 2001. In: Katherine Heigl online. Retrieved January 6, 2012 (interview): “Katherine Heigl is the incandescent Isabel Evans in the new series Roswell. At 23, this blonde with the green eyes reveals her Irish and German origins. At the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, where I met her, she really caused heads to turn! "
- ↑ Katherine Heigl Biography (1978–). In: Film Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2012 : “[…] full name, Katherine Marie Heigl; born November 24, 1978 in Washington, DC (some source cite New Canaan, CT); daughterof Paul (an accountant) and Nancy (a personal manager) Heigl. "
- ↑ Biography | Katherine Heigl Official Website. Retrieved December 24, 2017 (American English).
- ^ Wishlist.de , accessed on March 31, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/03/top-hollywood-earners-201003
- ↑ FocusOnline: White Christmas: Heigl got married
- ↑ Katherine Heigl becomes mother ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Salzburger Nachrichten, September 11, 2009
- ↑ She adopted another child! Your little Naleigh can look forward to a sibling: Actress Katherine Heigl and her husband Josh Kelley have adopted another baby. Bunte , April 25, 2012, accessed April 27, 2012 .
- ↑ Katherine Heigl adopts second daughter. stern.de , April 26, 2012, accessed on April 27, 2012 .
- ↑ New mom Katherine Heigl: She gained so much weight during pregnancy! In: OK! Magazine . ( ok-magazin.de [accessed on January 30, 2017]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heigl, Katherine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heigl, Katherine Marie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC , United States |