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You may remember this green-eyed blonde from
her breakthrough movie, the 1994 romantic comedy, My Father, the Hero.
Katherine was the rebellious daughter who had to deal with her overprotective
father while on vacation. We can't blame Gerard Depardieu's character
for being that way after having seen Katherine prance about in a bikini
in the film. You can now catch Katherine as a sexy alien in the WB
hit, Roswell.
Katherine Heigl was born November 24, 1978, in Washington D.C., to
parents Paul and Nancy. Raised in New Canaan, Connecticut, along with
her 2 older brothers and older sister, Katherine's time in the spotlight
began when she started modeling.
Once Wilhelmina, a modeling agency, got hold of photos of a then
nine-year old Katherine, it didn't take long for her to get modeling
jobs. She appeared in magazine ads and a Sears catalogue, and made
her television debut with a role in a Cheerios commercial.
Modeling paved the way to acting for Katherine, as it did for young
actresses such as Rachael Leigh Cook and Mena Suvari. By the age of
12, she could be seen on the silver screen in the 1992 film, That
Night, making her feature film debut.
After a role in Steven Soderbergh's King of the Hill, Katherine appeared
as Gerard Depardieu's daughter in the 1994 remake of the French film,
My Father, the Hero. Her role as the beautiful teen having to bear
with her father's strict rules was not a stretch for the actress;
apparently, she was not allowed to date until she was 16.
Venturing into the action genre, next up for Katherine was the film,
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, as Steven Seagal's niece.
She only pursued a full-time acting career after graduating from
New Canaan High School, where she balanced acting and modeling with
the hectic life of a student. With appearances in Seventeen magazine
and film and television roles under her belt, Katherine moved to the
hub of acting to further her career.
Once in LA, she starred in independent films such as Prince Valiant,
Stand-Ins (as Rita Hayworth's stand-in) and the Disney feature, Wish
Upon a Star. After a role in the 1998 Bride of Chucky, the latest
installment of the Chucky slasher series, and the film Bug Buster,
Katherine starred opposite Peter Fonda in the made-for-TV film, The
Tempest.
Presently making herself comfortable on television, Katherine is
a regular on Roswell, the hit alien series on the WB network. She
actually auditioned for the three female lead roles before winning
the role of Isabel, the "alien on earth" character she portrays
on the show.
While working on Roswell, Katherine made time to take on two film
projects, with roles in 100 Girls and Valentine.
With a hit show on a popular network, and upcoming roles in two feature
films, fame and success is certainly not something alien to this sexy
actress.Katherine
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