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 Birth Name: Katherine Marie Heigl
Date of Birth: November 24, 1978
Place of Birth: Washington, DC, USA
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5 ' 9 "
Family:
Father: Paul Heigl
Mother: Nancy Heigl
Sister: Meg
Brothers: Holt and Jason
Katherine Heigl was born in Washington, DC but grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut, and she is of Irish and half German heritage. Her older brother, Jason, died in a car accident in 1986. At a young age, Katherine started modeling and signed a contract with Wilhelmina. She made her big-screen debut in That Night (1992) starring Juliette Lewis.
Katherine Heigl played the role of Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens in the television series Grey's Anatomy (2006). She got engaged to musician Josh Kelley in June 2006.
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