Katherine Heigl
Biography: Katherine Marie Heigl (born November 24, 1978) is an American actress and former fashion model. She is best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on the ABC television medical drama Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2010, a role that brought her recognition and accolades, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2007. She started her career as a child model with Wilhelmina Models before turning her attention to acting, making her film debut in That Night (1992) and later appearing in My Father the Hero (1994) as well as Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). Heigl then landed the role of Isabel Evans on The WB television series Roswell (1999–2002), for which she received nominations for Saturn and Teen Choice Awards. She then starred in commercially successful romantic comedy films such as Knocked Up (2007), 27 Dresses (2008), The Ugly Truth (2009), Killers (2010), Life As We Know It (2010) and New Year's Eve (2011). She also appeared in Zyzzyx Road (2006), The Big Wedding (2013), and Unforgettable (2017). Heigl has also starred in several films that have seen limited releases, including Jackie & Ryan (2014), Home Sweet Hell (2015), and Jenny's Wedding (2015). She is also executive producer on her leading television roles, which include the short-lived NBC television series State of Affairs from 2014 to 2015, the Netflix series Firefly Lane (2021–present) and the upcoming limited series Woodhull. She has also lent her voice to the animated film The Nut Job (2014) and its 2017 sequel. Heigl also had a main role in the final two seasons of the USA Network series Suits (2018–2019).
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Birthday: November 24, 1978
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100 Girls
2000-09-01
100 Girls
Overview: Matthew, a college freshman, meets his dream girl in a dorm elevator during a blackout. He never sees her face, but instantly falls in love. In the morning, the power is restored, but the "dream girl" has vanished. All Matthew knows is that she lives in an all-girls dorm. He sets out on a semester-long journey to find his mystery girl among a hundred female suspects. Could it be Wendy? Dora? Arlene? Patty? Cynthia? Or the 95 other girls, any of whom could have been in that elevator with Matthew.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-01
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995-07-13
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Overview: A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-07-13
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My Father the Hero
1994-02-04
My Father the Hero
Overview: A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover. Remake of the 1991 French film Mon père, ce héros.
Genres: Family Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-04
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Valentine
2001-02-02
Valentine
Overview: Four friends start to receive morbid Valentine cards and realise they are being stalked by someone they had spurned 13 years ago. A masked killer is on the loose and Valentine's day is soon approaching.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-02
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The Ugly Truth
2009-07-24
The Ugly Truth
Overview: A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-24
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Knocked Up
2007-06-01
Knocked Up
Overview: A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must navigate the challenges of parenthood and their differences in lifestyle and maturity.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-06-01
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Love's Enduring Promise
2004-11-20
Love's Enduring Promise
Overview: In the 1800s frontier, Missie Davis is a bright and beautiful schoolteacher whose love for the prairie is matched only by her passion for books. When Missie encounters Grant, a handsome New England railroad executive, she feels as though she's met a hero from one of her novels.
Genres: TV Movie Romance Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-20
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Critical Assembly
2003-07-12
Critical Assembly
Overview: Critical Assembly is based on two college students (Katherine Heigl and Kerr Smith) who build a nuclear device, which is stolen by a fellow student. When it ends up in the hands of a terrorist, they work with an FBI agent (Beach) in a race against time.
Genres: Action Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-12
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27 Dresses
2008-01-10
27 Dresses
Overview: Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-10
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Side Effects
2005-03-07
Side Effects
Overview: America! Built on a better pill. Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs. Legally, that is. Karly is a pharmaceutical sales representative. She sells pills to doctors. She makes lots of money. She has a company car. She has a nice fat expense account. But there's a growing pit in Karly's stomach. Something isn't right behind the scenes at big pharma. Based on the director's decade working directly for the industry.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-07
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Prince Valiant
1997-07-24
Prince Valiant
Overview: An Arthurian legend of young Prince Valiant, son of the King of Scandia. After the King is exiled by an evil leader, the Prince travels to Camelot to secure the aid of King Arthur in helping restore his family to power and prevent a plot by the Black Knight.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-24
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Bride of Chucky
1998-10-15
Bride of Chucky
Overview: Chucky is reborn when his old flame, Tiffany, rescues his battered doll parts from a police impound.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-15
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The Ringer
2005-12-23
The Ringer
Overview: Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve's fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: becoming a better person.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-23
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King of the Hill
1993-08-20
King of the Hill
Overview: Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-20
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Wish Upon a Star
1996-11-12
Wish Upon a Star
Overview: A younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.
Genres: TV Movie Family Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-12
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Zyzzyx Road
2006-02-25
Zyzzyx Road
Overview: A married man meets a beautiful woman in a Las Vegas casino and allows her to seduce him. When her jealous boyfriend finds them together, a scuffle results in the boyfriend's death. The lovers head to the desert to bury the corpse, but it disappears.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-25
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Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
2005-05-30
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
Overview: It's 1987, and best friends Romy and Michele, fresh out of high school, are desperate to get away from their square hometown of Tucson and take their rightful place amongst the beautiful, hip people of Hollywood.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-30
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New Year's Eve
2011-12-08
New Year's Eve
Overview: The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-08
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Killers
2010-06-04
Killers
Overview: When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, until he learns that someone from his past has put a contract out on his life.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-04
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Life As We Know It
2010-10-02
Life As We Know It
Overview: After a disastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have in common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling careers and social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-02
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Love Comes Softly
2003-04-13
Love Comes Softly
Overview: Nineteen year old pioneer woman Marty has recently married. She goes west with her husband Clem, hoping to start a new life. But Clem unexpectedly dies, and Marty finds herself alone, two months pregnant. Widower Clark offers her a marriage of convenience: she needs food and money, and he needs someone to take care of his daughter Missie. She accepts his proposal as a temporary solution.
Genres: TV Movie Western Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-13
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Caffeine
2007-03-16
Caffeine
Overview: A fanciful battle of the sexes ensues when the relationships of the staff and patrons of a quirky London café are unexpectedly turned upside down by sudden revelations of terribly embarrassing secrets having to do with their sexual misadventures. The food is not that good, but you can be yourselves and show yourselves for what you are: maniacs, perverts, gays, cheaters, violent old women, cross-dressers, whining singers, broken hearts... Come in, there is room!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-03-16
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That's Amore!
That's Amore!
Overview: Nick Venere has never been married and his best dating years are well behind him. He’s never heard the words "I love you” and figures he never will. Patty Amore has her share of problems, as well. Shy and introverted, she’s filled with various tics and nervous habits. A secret from her past, combined with her over-protective father, have caused her to withdraw from the dating game. But when Nick and Patty meet, literally bumping into one another, they share an immediate connection.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
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Descendant
2003-06-17
Descendant
Overview: As Ann Hedgerow - an indirect descendant of Edgar Allen Poe - begins to explore her family's past, she meets novelist Ethan Poe. Ethan, also a distant descendant of Poe, is tormented by visions of his famous ancestor. When Ann and Ethan begin a romance, the dark - and deadly - secrets of Poe's legacy emerge... will Poe's stories inspire a real-life horror-tragedy?
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-17
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One for the Money
2012-01-26
One for the Money
Overview: An unemployed lingerie buyer convinces her bail bondsman cousin to give her a shot as a bounty hunter. Her first assignment is to track down a former cop on the run for murder – the same man who broke her heart years before. With the help of some friends and the best bounty hunter in the business, she slowly learns what it takes to be a true bounty hunter.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-26
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Bug Buster
1998-01-18
Bug Buster
Overview: After the mayor uses a potentially dangerous substance to protect the local plantation, the lakeside town of Mountview, in California, is attacked by a lethal species of large cockroach. After some of the town's inhabitants are killed, the mayor enlists the help of eccentric pest exterminator General George S. Merlin in order to prevent further harm to the local dwellers.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-18
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The Big Wedding
2013-04-25
The Big Wedding
Overview: To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-25
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The Tempest
1998-12-13
The Tempest
Overview: An adaptation of Shakespeare's classic is set in the Mississippi bayous during the Civil War.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-13
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Wuthering Heights
2003-09-14
Wuthering Heights
Overview: A musical version of the classic story set in the modern day.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-14
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The Nut Job
2014-01-17
The Nut Job
Overview: Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - Maury's Nut Store.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-01-17
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Home Sweet Hell
2015-03-13
Home Sweet Hell
Overview: Don Champagne seems to have it all, but when his wife, Mona, learns of his affair with a pretty new salesgirl, she will stop at nothing to maintain their storybook life.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-13
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Evil Never Dies
2003-06-01
Evil Never Dies
Overview: After his wife is brutally murdered, a policeman transfers to patrol duty at a college, only to discover that the now-executed murderder may be brought back to life as part of a professor's experiment.
Genres: Thriller Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-01
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That Night
1992-08-04
That Night
Overview: A coming-of-age story about an eleven-year-old girl who idolizes her troubled sixteen-year-old neighbor.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-04
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Mon Clown
2008-03-14
Mon Clown
Overview: Documentary from French TV channel Canal+ about Marion Cotillard's road to the Oscar for her performance as French singer Édith Piaf in the 2007 film 'La Vie en Rose', also featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the film.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-03-14
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Jackie & Ryan
2014-09-01
Jackie & Ryan
Overview: A modern day train hopper fighting to be a successful musician and a single mom battling to maintain custody of her daughter defy their circumstances by coming together in a relationship that may change each others lives forever.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-01
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Jenny's Wedding
2015-07-31
Jenny's Wedding
Overview: Jenny Farrell is getting married. But how will her straight-laced family react when they find out that the woman they thought was their daughter’s roommate is actually her fiancée? As the old-fashioned Farrells attempt to come to terms with the prospect of a surprise daughter-in-law, they face a difficult choice: either adapt with the times or risk being left behind.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-31
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Shelter Me
2012-05-15
Shelter Me
Overview: SHELTER ME is an entertaining and uplifting film series about shelter pets improving the lives of those who adopt them. Hosted by actress Katherine Heigl, SHELTER ME celebrates the human-animal bond with positive, uplifting stories about shelter pets and their new homes. Every year, 3-4 million dogs and cats are euthanized in America's shelters. SHELTER ME focuses on the success stories to bring more people into the shelters to give these incredible animals a second chance. The first film shows how shelter pets are helping our returning war veterans cope with PTSD. We go inside a women's prison, where inmates train shelter dogs to become service animals for people with disabilities. We also see the journey of two stray dogs, from the day they are picked up on the streets and brought to the shelter until the day they become a beloved family pet. SHELTER ME is about redemption, hope, helping others and making a difference. (Steven Latham)
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-15
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The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
2017-08-11
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Overview: When the evil mayor of Oakton decides to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place, Surly Squirrel and his ragtag group of animal friends need to band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-08-11
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Unforgettable
2017-03-06
Unforgettable
Overview: Barely coping with the end of her marriage, Tessa Connover learns that her ex-husband, David, is now happily engaged to Julia. Trying to settle into her new life after moving in with David, Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her forget her troubled past. Soon, Tessa's jealousy starts to consume her, and she will stop at nothing to turn Julia's paradise into the ultimate nightmare.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-06
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Stand-Ins
1997-10-17
Stand-Ins
Overview: Six women who came to Hollywood with the dream of becoming famous find themselves working as stand-ins for the glamorous stars of the late 1930s. Gathering for a birthday celebration at their local watering hole, they introduce a new member to the group – instigating a turn of events that will change their lives forever.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-17
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Fear of Rain
2021-02-12
Fear of Rain
Overview: A teenage girl living with schizophrenia begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. Her parents try desperately to help her live a normal life, without exposing their own tragic secrets, and the only person who believes her is Caleb – a boy she isn’t even sure exists.
Genres: Thriller Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-02-12
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