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• American actress Katherine Heigl plays the role as Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens on the hit television show Grey's Anatomy for which she won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2007.

  E! News reported in March 2009 that Heigl's Grey's Anatomy character, Izzie Stevens, will be diagnosed with a form of brain cancer in an upcoming episode. Actor Justin Chambers, who plays Heigl's on-screen boyfriend Alex Karev, told TV Guide Canada that Izzie's cancer storyline would serve as an explanation for the reappearance of her late boyfriend Denny Duquette.E Online: Izzie Has Cancer for Sure (March 6, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: November 24, 1978
  2. Birthplace: Washington, DC
  3. Most recent film: 27 Dresses
  4. Notable role in: Knocked Up
  5. Spouse: Josh Kelley
  6. AskMen named her the "Most Desirable Woman of 2008"
  7. Named by FHM Magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Women in the World"

• Leaving Grey's

  In February 2009, co-star James Pickens, Jr. stated that Heigl would be leaving the season along with castmate T.R. Knight at the end of the 2009 season.New York Post: Izzie Leaving Grey's Anatomy (February 10, 2009) However, during her July appearance on Regis and Kelly, she stated that she will be staying for another three years.

• Isobel Stevens

  Heigl plays Dr. Izziel Stevens on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Isobel aka Izzie grew up in a trailer park in Chehalis, Washington. She gave birth to a daughter before she left high school. After school she attended the University of Washington and subsidized her education by modeling. Stevens is currently a resident at Seattle Grace Hospital and lives with Meredith Grey.

• Career

  Heigl is one of the few actresses who made the transition from small screen to the big screen. During a hiatus from Grey's Heigl appeared in the Judd Apatow comedy Knocked Up for which she gained critical acclaim and the film was a box office success. Heigl's next project was the romantic comedy 27 Dresses, and she is slated to appear in the upcoming film The Ugly Truth with Gerard Butler.

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