Katherine Heigl
 Chances are, you may remember a green-eyed blond named Katherine Heigl 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. Nobody can blame Gerald Depardieu’s character for being that way after having seen Katherine prace about in a bikini in the film. You can now catch Katherine as a sexy alien in the WB hit, “Roswell.”
A Washington, D.C. native, Katherine’s time in the spotlight began when she started modeling. Once Wilhelmina, the modeling Agendy, got hold of photos of the 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 for acting for Katherine, as it did for such young actresses 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 Gerald 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 much of 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 fulltime 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 appearances 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, “Big Buster,” Katherine starred opposite Peter Fonda in the made-for-TV film, “The Tempest.”
 It didn’t take long for Katherine to make herself comfortable on TV, as a regular on “Roswell.” (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.”
Katherine may play an alien actress on a hit TV series, but the prospects of fame and success is not something alien to this sexy actress.
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