Publicly criticized her two most successful projects. After Knocked Up (2007) was released, she said that the film presented its female characters in a sexist way; Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow both responded curtly that Heigl had not expressed any problems during filming. Later, Heigl stated that she had not received Emmy-worthy writing for her character during a recent season of Grey's Anatomy (2005) and she should not be nominated for an Emmy (she wasn't). The ties between Heigl and show creator Shonda Rhimes were frayed afterwards, and Heigl's Izzie Stevens was reduced in the show's focus before Heigl asked to be written off the series and Rhimes agreed to do so.
Started her career as a child model with Wilhelmina Models.
Voted as #1 in 2008's Askmen.com "Top 99 sexiest women in the world" poll.
Beat out Alicia Silverstone for the lead role in My Father the Hero (1994).
She was October on FHM magazine's 2005 pin-up calendar.
Ranked #72 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002)
Ranked #14 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
Named #19 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement.
Was named one of Entertainment Weekly's Top 25 Entertainers Of The Year (2007).
Ranked as #55 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
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One of the most interesting things about that show [Roswell (1999)] for me was that because Isabel was an alien, I got to do many things, so that was creatively satisfying. I think anyone's fear of getting involved in a show that could run for several years is that you'll be playing only one character for that long; that can get stale for an actor, so on "Roswell" I really lucked out.
I'm grateful people think I'm beautiful or think I'm sexy, and I suppose it's better than the alternative, but I do try to fight it a bit so it's not all people see me as. And I'd love to one day be in a position where I could choose a role to showcase my creativity versus just my bra size.
I love changing my look. I would love, love, love to cut all my hair off into a really short, punky haircut.
My mother says she thinks I wouldn't have appreciated success the same way if it had come faster or more easily. Now it's a much bigger reward.
People who know me well know that I have an opinion about pretty much everything.
If I wasn't in this industry, I wouldn't work out. But I have hips and a butt and everything that goes along with that, including cellulite! So I do the best I can.
I pride myself on being kind. But that's not to say there aren't moments when I'm a diva. Everybody has bad moments.
If I spread myself too thin, I'm not a good actor, I'm not a good mother, and I'm just really high-strung - and everybody hates me.
It's so stupid. I started when I was like 22 or 23, and I had my first cigarette at a bar one night, and I was like mmm. I'll try this. I can have just one. I am not gonna get addicted. Then you start bumming. 'I'm bumming. I don't buy my own packs. I'm not addicted' ... Then you're borrowing like 10 a day. Then you go through something that is hard or difficult or stressful and you buy your first pack and it's all over. And now it's all about how you're going to quit. I've tried everything. I've tried Wellbutrin, a drug also used to treat depression, which made me really happy while I smoked. Tried the patch. Tried gum. I hate the gum. It burns my mouth. I think I have to quit the old-fashioned way...
Oh God, I look back now, and it seems so gross. At just 14 years old, I had to wear a thong bikini. And then they used that scene in the trailer, so my entire school saw it! There are still men who come up to me today and say, "You were really hot in that film!" I was 14, for God's sake!
