Katherine Heigl
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Katherine Heigl was born in Connecticut on November 24, 1978. She grew up there, with
her two older brothers and older sister. The natural blonde got her start as a child model is Sears catelogs. She then moved
to commercial work, which eventually opened doors for film roles. Small roles in That Night and King of the Hill. In 1994,
Katherine had a main role in My Father the Hero, playing Gerard Depardieu's resentful daughter. This lead up to playing Steven
Segal's niece in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. After this role, Katherine flourished with fame, appearing on David Letterman
and Jay Leno, and on the cover of Seventeen Magazine. Follwing the graduation of high school, Katherine moved to California
to concentrate on acting, full-time. She starred in the independent feautures Prince Valiant and Stand-In's. In 1998, Katherine
became part of the Chucky sequels, when she joined the cast, including Jennifer Tilly, in the cult-hit, The Bride of Chucky.
Despite the horror of Chucky, the 5'8" actres went on to co-star with Peter Fonda in the TV-movie, The Tempest. And now, she
plays Isabel Evens on the WB hit, Roswell. Look for Katherine in upcoming movies, she is on the fast track to fame.
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Was with the Elite Modelling Agency. Has two older brothers, Holt and Jason; and older sister, Meg. Auditioned for all 3 female leads on "Roswell" (1999) before being cast as Isabel. She is half Irish and half German. She has green eyes. Former model. Began dating Joey Lawrence in 1994. They met at Seventeen Magazine's 50th Anniversary party. Graduated from New Canaan High School class of 1996. Beat out Alicia Silverstone for the lead role in My Father the Hero (1994). (2002) Engaged to ex Roswell co-star Jason Behr. Her brother Jason died when Katherine was young. Played the cello in High School.
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