Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles on the TV series Roswell and Grey's Anatomy.
Biography
Early life
Heigl was born in Washington, D.C. to Paul Heigl (a German American accountant) and Nancy (an Irish American); she was raised a Mormon. A few years after Heigl's birth, the family moved to New Canaan, Connecticut, where her older brother, Jason, died in 1986 of injuries suffered in a car accident. He had been thrown from the back of a pickup truck, and doctors determined Jason was brain-dead. Despite their grief, the family decided to donate his organs. This has motivated Katherine to become a strong proponent of organ donation.
When she was nine years old, an aunt visiting the family decided to take a number of photographs of the young Heigl. After returning to her home in New York, the aunt sent the photos to a number of modeling agencies, with the permission of Katherine's parents. Within a ...[read more about Katherine Heigl's biography]
