Born in Washington, D.C.

November 24, 1978

Born in Washington, D.C. to parents Paul and Nancy Heigl.

Signs on With Wilhelmina Modeling Agency

January 1, 1987 - December 31, 1987

At age nine, Katherine's aunt took photos of Katherine to help advertise a new shampoo the aunt had created. Those shots were then sent to modeling agencies and Wilhelmina signed her on.

First Movie

August 6, 1993

She made her acting debut in the 1992 movie "That Night," also starring C. Thomas Howell and Juliette Lewis.

King of the Hill

August 20, 1993

Played Christina Sebastian in the Stephen Soderbergh film "King of the Hill" that also starred Karen Allen and Spalding Gray.

My Father The Hero

Feburary 4, 1994

Beat out Alicia Silverstone for the role of Gerard Depardieu's daughter in "My Father The Hero."

Under Siege 2

July 14, 1995

Starred as Steven Seagal's niece, Sarah Ryback, in "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory".

Older Brother Dies

January 1, 1996 - December 31, 1996

Older brother Jason became brain dead at the age of 15 following a tragic accident in which he was thrown from the back of a pickup truck. The family faced taking Jason off life support and donating his organs to others in need. This led to a lifetime commitment to support and promote the importance of donating organs.

Wish Upon A Star

January 1, 1996

Starring role as Alexia Wheaton in the Disney movie "Wish Upon A Star" in which sisters trade places/lives after wishing on a star. While Katherine played the role of the older sister, her co-star (Danielle Harris) was actually the older of the two by a year.

Stand Ins

January 1, 1997

Played Rita Hayworth's stand in in the Harvey Keith movie "Stand Ins."

Prince Valiant

July 24, 1997

Played Princess Ilene in the German movie "Prince Valiant."

Bug Buster

January 1, 1998

Played Shannon Griffin in the cheesy horror flick that also starred Randy Quaid and MTV's Downtown Julie Brown

Bride of Chucky

October 16, 1998

Starred as Jade in the follow-up to the popular 80s horror movie "Chucky" about a possessed toy that goes on murdering sprees.

The Tempest

December 13, 1998

Took role in a television adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest."

Roswell

October 6, 1999 - May 14, 2002

Played Isabel Evans on the popular television series "Rosewell."

100 Girls

September 1, 2000

Played Arlene in a romantic comedy about a man (Jonathan Tucker) who's trying to find the woman of his dreams.

Valentine

Feburary 2, 2001

Took role in a Valentine themed horror movie that also starred Denise Richards (previously married to Charlie Sheen) and David Boreanaz (Angel and Bones.)

Descendant

January 1, 2003

Stars opposite Jeremy London in this thriller in which a descendant of Ethan Allan Poe is tormented by Poe's ghost.

Love Comes Softly

April 13, 2003

Takes lead role in a made for television movie based on the popular Christian series by author Janette Oke. Katherine plays Marty, a pregnant woman whose husband is killed during a move west. She is taken in by a widowed man who needs a mother figure for his daughter.

Evil Never Dies

June 1, 2003

Stars opposite Thomas Gibson (Criminal Minds) in this made for TV horror movie.

2003 Camie Award

November 21, 2003

Won 2003 Camie (Character and Morality in Entertainment) award for her role in "Love Comes Softly," a made for TV movie based on author Janette Oke's popular Christian series.

Love's Enduring Promise

November 20, 2004

Reprises her role as Marty in the sequel to "Love Comes Softly. Both movies are based on Janette Oke's popular Christian book series.

Camie Award

January 29, 2005

Won Camie (Character and Morality in Entertainment) Award for role in "Love's Enduring Promise," a made for TV movie based on author Janette Oke's popular Christian series.

Grey's Anatomy

March 27, 2005 - Now

An award winning medical drama revolving around the lives of five surgical interns. Katherine plays Dr. Izzie Stevens.

Romy and Michele: In the Beginning

May 30, 2005

Made for TV movie that serves as a prequel to the popular movie "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

Side Effects

September 9, 2005

Stars as Karly Hert in this romantic comedy.

The Ringer

December 23, 2005

Plays Lynn Sheridan in the Johnny Knoxville comedy in which a guy poses as a handicapped man in order to participate in the Special Olympics to get out of debt.

Zyzzyx Road

Feburary 25, 2006

Plays Marissa in this clever thriller that takes many unexpected twists. Also stars Tom Sizemore.

Josh Kelley - Only You Video

April 27, 2006

Katherine and Josh meet on the set of Josh's "Only You" video and later become engaged.

Screen Actor's Guild Award

January 28, 2007

Entire Cast Won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for "Grey's Anatomy."

Caffeine

March 16, 2007

Comedy set in a London Cafe.

Knocked Up

June 1, 2007

Caught many by storm with her role as a woman, Allison, who becomes pregnant after a one-night stand with Ben Stone (Seth Rogan.) Allison is on the verge of a successful television career and Ben is a pothead working to create a smash Web site about nudity in movies. Together they decide to make their relationship and impending parenthood work.

Emmy Award

September 16, 2007

Won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role in "Grey's Anatomy."

Marriage to Josh Kelley

December 23, 2007

Josh and Katherine were married on December 23, 2007 in Park City, Utah. For their honeymoon they escaped to the plush Esperanza resort in Cabo San Lucas.

People's Choice Award

January 8, 2008

Won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Female TV Star

27 Dresses

January 8, 2008

Plays Jane Nichols, a woman who has been a bridesmaid 27 times and is asked to stand up for her sister who is about to marry the man that Jane secretly loves.