Nickname: Katie

Height: 5’9” (1.75m)

Date of Birth: November 24^th, 1978

Current Age: 27

Star sign: Sagittarius

Place of Birth: Washington, DC, USA

Eye Colour: Brown

Education: New Canaan High School, Connecticut

Family:

Father – Paul Heigl

            Mother – Nancy Heigl

                     Brothers – Holt Heigl, John Heigl & Jason Heigl

       Sister – Meg Heigl

Celebrity Relationships:

      Joseph Lawrence (Actor)

 Josh Kelley (Musician)

Occupation: Actress & model

Filmography:

NFL Dad (2007)

Knocked Up (2007)

Caffeine (2006) playing Laura

The Ringer (2005) playing Lynn Sheridan

Side Effects (2005) playing Karly Hert 

Zyzzyx Rd. (2005) playing Marissa

Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005) playing Romy White

Love’s Enduring Promise (2004) playing Marty Davis

Wuthering Heights (2003) playing Isabel Linton

Critical Assembly (2003) playing Aizy

Descendant (2003) playing Ann Hedgerow/Emily Hedgerow

Evil Never Dies (2003) playing Eve

Love Comes Softly (2003) playing Marty Claridge-Davis

Vegas Dick (2003)

Valentine (2001) playing Shelley Fisher

100 Girls (2000) playing Arlene

The Tempest (1998) playing Miranda Prosper

Bride of Chucky (1998) playing Jade

Bug Buster (1998) playing Shannon Griffin

Stand-ins (1997) playing Taffy-Rita Hayworth’s Stand-in

Prince Valiant (1997) playing Princess Ilene

Wish Upon a Star (1996) playing Alexia Wheaton

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) playing Sarah Ryback

My Father the Hero (1994) playing Nicole

King of the Hill (1993) playing Christina Sebastian

That Night (1992) playing Kathryn

Her Family History: After being born in Washington DC, Katherine and her family soon moved to New Jersey and Denver before settling into New Canaan, Connecticut. Katherine is the youngest in the family, her older brother Jason died tragically in 1986 after suffering severe brain injuries in a car accident. When the doctors told the family he was brain dead, they chose to donate his organs. Katherine’s career began when her aunt who was visiting the family, took several photographs of 9 year old Katherine in a series of poses to advertise a hair care product she had invented. After sending the photos away, Katherine was signed to the International renowned Wilhelmina modelling agency. Katherine’s parents divorced in 1996 and Katherine moved into a 4-bedroom house in LA’s Malibu Canyon area. Katherine’s mother Nancy manages Katherine’s career. She has a niece called Madison and a nephew called Jason.

Pets: 2 dogs – Maggie & a German Shepard

Interesting Facts about Katherine:

      Katherine made her modelling debut in a magazine advertisement, she also starred in a national commercial for Cheerios breakfast cereal. She had modelling assignments with Sears and Lord & Taylor and has graced that cover of Seventeen, Maxim & Teen magazine

      Katherine has had a starring role in a few TV Series like “Roswell” and “Grey’s Anatomy”

      ‘Critical Assembly’ which Katherine starred in, was stopped from being aired as its storyline was too close to the events of September 11^th, 2001. The film had to wait until 2003 to be released

      Katherine is represented by the world renowned William Morris Agency. She is also represented by Norman Aladjem at the Paradigm Agency

      Katherine used to be represented by the Elite Modelling Agency

      She is half Irish and half German

      She beat Alicia Silverstone for the lead role in ‘My Father the Hero’

      She played the cello in high school

      Ranked #72 in Stuff magazine’s “102 Sexiest Women in the World” in 2002

      She shares her birthday with former “Roswell” co-star Colin Hanks

      Her surname is pronounced “HI guhl”

      Ranked #55 on FHM’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World” list in 2005

      She had to cut and dye her hair for season 3 of “Roswell”

      Katherine had to wear a prosthetic “pregnant belly” for her role in ‘Knocked Up’

      In 2005, Katherine took a vacation with her family including her musician boyfriend Josh Kelley to Puerto Vallarta  

      Katherine supports the Must Love Animal Rescue Shelter with her “Grey’s Anatomy” co-stars

      Ranked #12 on Maxim’s “Hot 100 of 2006” list

Katherine’s Personal Quotes:

"There are still men who come up to me today and say, 'You were really hot in that film!' I was 14, for God's sake!" - On her role in My Father the Her.

"One of the most interesting things about that show Roswell for me was that because Isabel was an alien, I got to do many things, so that was creatively satisfying. I think anyone's fear of getting involved in a show that could run for several years is that you'll be playing only one character for that long; that can get stale for an actor, so on Roswell, I really lucked out."

"I'm grateful people think I'm beautiful or think I'm sexy, and I suppose it's better than the alternative, but I do try to fight it a bit so it's not all people see me as. And I'd love to one day be in a position where I could choose a role to showcase my creativity versus just my bra size." - Razor Magazine interview

“I love changing my look. I would love, love, love to cut all my hair off into a really short, punky haircut.”