Born name

Katherine Marie Heigl ( Last Name Pronounced as – HI guhl)

nickname

Katie, Isabel / Izzie

Sun sign

Protect

Place of birth

Washington, D. C., USA

nationality

training

Katherine attended New Canaan High School in Connecticut but dropped out after her sophomore year to better focus on her acting and modeling work. In 1997 she graduated from high school.

occupation

Actress, film producer

family

• Father – Paul Heigl (Chief Financial Officer and Accountant)
• Mother – Nancy (née Engelhardt) (Head of Human Resources)
• Siblings – Meg Heigl (older sister), Jason Heigl (deceased) (older brother) and Holt Heigl (older brother)
• Other – Charles Kelley (brother-in-law) (singer)

Manager

As a child model, she was signed to Wilhelmina Models.

She has also been signed to United Talent Agency and Elite Modeling Agency.

Later, in the late 1990s, her mother became her manager.

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm

weight

58 kg or 128 pounds

friend/spouse

Katherine Heigl from –

1. Joseph Lawrence (1995-1999) – From 1995 to 1999, Katherine and actor Joseph were an item.
2. Jason Behr (1999-2002) – In October 1999, Katherine began dating actor Jason Behr after working with him on the set of a sci-fi television series Roswell. She also engaged him in 2001, but the relationship didn’t go far and ended in August 2002.
3. Josh Kelley (2005-Present) – She finally started dating musician Josh Kelley in June 2005 after appearing in the video for Josh’s song ‘Only You’ that year. In June 2006, Josh and Heigl became engaged. But the couple did not live together until they were married. Their wedding took place on December 23, 2007 in Park City, Utah. They decided to adopt a daughter, Nancy Leigh “Naleigh” Kelley, from South Korea in September 2009. The couple adopted another daughter, Adalaide Marie Hope Kelley of the United States, in April 2012.

race/ethnicity

White

She is of Swiss German and Irish descent on her father’s side and German descent on her mother’s side.

hair colour

Blond

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

measurements

36-25-36 inches or 91.5-63.5-91.5 cm

dress size

6 (USA) or 38 (EU)

bra size

34B

shoe size

9,5 (US)

brand promotion

She has appeared in a Zzzquil commercial.

As a child, she appeared in Cheerio’s cereal commercial. In her younger years she posed for “Sears” and “Lord & Taylor” for their catalogues.

Religion

Mormon

Known for

Played Isabel Evans in the TV series Roswell from 1999 to 2002 as Dr. Isobel “Izzie” Stevens in Gray’s Anatomy from 2005 to 2010 as Alison Scott in the 2007 film Knocked Up.

first movie

Heigl appeared in the 1992 romantic drama film That Night for her role as Kathryn.

First TV show

In 1999, Katherine appeared in The WB and UPN’s science fiction television series Roswell for her role as Isabel Evans. She appeared in a total of 61 episodes.

Personal trainer

She’s a foodie and doesn’t have the patience to work out 2 hours a day like Jennifer Aniston. She also can’t eat packaged meals like other celebs. She thinks she’s lazy to train so much.

Heigl has also worked with celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak in the past.

Katherine Heigl favorite things

• Food – pasta, creamed spinach
• Seasoning – Tabasco Sauce
• Movies – The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005), The Notebook (2004)
• Roman – Beach Music ( by Pat Conroy)

Katherine Heigl facts

1. She was born at Columbia Hospital for Women.
2. In 1986, Katherine lost her brother Jason in a fatal car accident. Jason’s organs were donated.
3. She has worked as a voice actress for Donate Life America.
4. She grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut and spent most of her childhood there.
5. She started modeling at the age of nine. It all started when one of her aunts clicked on her photos and sent them to several modeling agencies.
6. As a child model, she earned $75 an hour.
7. In 1996 her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Her parents also divorced that same year.
8. She is related to actress Amber Perkins.
9. Katherine can play the cello. She played it in high school.
10. She has a collie mix dog.
11. Visit their official website at www.kheigl.com.
12. Connect with Katherine on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.