| Born in Washington, DC, but raised in New Canaan, Connecticut,
Katherine Heigl began her career at the age of nine as a child model. It wasn't
long before she graduated to commercial work, which opened the door to auditions
for film roles. By age 12 she made her feature debut in That Night, starring Juliette
Lewis and C. Thomas Howell. In 1993 Heigl appeared in Steven Soderbergh's
critically acclaimed depression-era drama, King of the Hill. The following year
she landed her first leading role as a rebellious teenager, starring opposite
Gerard Depardieu in Touchstone Pictures' My Father the Hero. She ventured into
the world of action films when she starred opposite Steven Segal in Under Siege
2: Dark Territory in 1995. Upon graduating high school in 1997, Heigl and
her mother moved to Malibu, California, which enabled her to pursue her blossoming
acting career more vigorously. She portrayed Rita Hayworth's stand-in in the feature
film, Stand-ins, portrayed the Princess Ilene in a European production of Prince
Valiant, starred in the comedy Wish Upon a Star, and co-starred opposite Peter
Fonda in an updated television version of The Tempest. She also starred in two
horror films, Bug Buster and The Bride of Chucky, with Jennifer Tilly. In
1999 Heigl landed a starring role in the sci-fi drama series, Roswell. During
the three years of that series, she continued to work in feature films, among
them 100 Girls and Valentine, a horror film which starred David Boreanaz and Denise
Richards. Other television credits include the ABC movie Romy and Michele:
Behind the Velvet Rope, Vegas Dick, the MTV movie Wuthering Heights, the Hallmark
Channel's Love Comes Softly, Evil Never Dies for TBS, and Love's Enduring Promise.
She also co-stars with Johnny Knoxville in the upcoming Farrelly Brothers comedy,
The Ringer. - description by ABC.com |
