Starting out as a child model for Wilhelmina at the age of nine, Katherine Heigl quickly appeared on magazine ads, posed for Sears and Lord & Taylor catalogs, and a TV commercial for Cheerios breakfast cereal. Following a number of commercials and modeling jobs, twelve-year-old Heigl debuted in That Night (1992, played Kathryn) and later appeared in Steven Soderbergh's King Of The Hill in 1993.
In 1994, Heigl's break out role came when she was cast as Gerard Depardieu's daughter Nicole in the remake of the French film My Father, the Hero (1994). Her role as a disobedient teen dealing with her overprotected divorced father drew the attention of pleased audiences.
Heigl followed it up with a role in the action film Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), in which she portrayed Steven Seagal's niece Sarah Ryback. Through the blockbuster's worldwide release, Heigl was invited to appear on such popular TV shows as The Tonight Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
She next was seen with Tom Sizemore in the bizarrely titled Zzyzzx Rd. (2005, as Marissa) before playing Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens in ABC's medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2005). Starring as a model-turned-surgical resident, Heigl's popularity rose as the show became one of the hottest of the year.
2005 remained busy for Heigl when she was cast in the starring role of Karly Hert in director Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau's satirical comedy Side Effects. Fans will also catch Heigl in Barry W. Blaustein's comedy The Ringer and then as Delilah in Richard Janes' horror film The 9th Passenger.
2006 will find Heigl starring in John Cosgrove's comedy Caffeine.
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