Tyra Banks

Recurring role--Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Recurring role--Felicity, Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video, George Michael Video with Linda Evangelista. However, through interviews such as FHM in November 2004, she indirectly insinuated that the relationship had come to an end. In the Fall, Tyra has plans to start a weekly talk show. Regarding her personal life, Heigl had dated her former Roswell co-star, Jason Behr, for several years. With rising ratings, the show has become very popular as viewers cheer for their favorite model contestant during the weekly competitions and eliminations. It was a prequel to the movie - Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (which starred Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow). Heigl is currently starring in Grey's Anatomy, a medical drama on ABC. Banks is the host, chief judge, and executive producer (with Ken Mok) of the UPN television show America's Next Top Model. In 2005 in the movie Romy and Michele: In The Beginning, Heigl was cast in the role of Romy.

Banks has expanded from modeling into television. Heigl continued her worldwide travels when she was cast as Isabella Linton in MTV's modern 'revamp' of Emily Brontė's classic novel Wuthering Heights. In 1997, Tyra won the prestigious Michael Award for Supermodel of the Year. In October 2003, Heigl was cast opposite Johnny Knoxville, as the leading lady in The Ringer, a Farrelly brothers comedy. In particular, Tyra is famous for her Victoria's Secret work. She played the role of the professor's assistant, whose intentions are not as clear as the police officer is first led to believe. Love Comes Softly, a telefilm for Hallmark Entertainment in 2003, found Heigl starring in the role of Marty Claridge, a young, pregnant newlywed travelling west. Banks was the first African-American to be featured on the cover of Gentlemen's Quarterly, Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue and the Victoria's Secret catalog. In early 2003, Heigl returned to the horror genre with Evil Never Dies, a modern-day variation on the Frankenstein story co-starring Thomas Gibson.

Her modeling credits include Cover Girl, Swatch, Pepsi, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, and Dolce & Gabbana, among many others. The year 2003 was a busy one for Heigl. She has been featured in a wide array of magazines, commercials, and billboards. After the 9/11 attacks, Heigl recorded a passionate public service announcement for the American Red Cross in an effort to help raise money for victims. Instead of heading to school, Tyra headed to Paris for fashion shows and soon became internationally known. It re-emerged in 2003 under the title "Critical Assembly". In 1991, Banks was just weeks away from starting her freshman year at Loyola Marymount University when Elite Modeling Agency gave the 17-year-old her first modeling job. Unfortunately, "The Seventh Power", based on the bestseller by James Mills, was shelved when its plot was considered too close for comfort to the terrible events of September 11, 2001.

Banks was born in Los Angeles, California and attended Immaculate Heart High School. The bomb ends up in the hands of a terrorist following betrayal by a fellow student. Tyra Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an African-American supermodel and is considered one of the top models in the world. She co-starred as a brilliant and politically-concerned college student who helps to build a nuclear device to illustrate the need for a change in national priorities. Higher Learning (1995). In the spring of 2001, Heigl accepted a role in Ground Zero, a two-hour, original television thriller scheduled to be telecast that fall. A Woman Like That (1997). Katherine played Shelley, a medical student, foreshadowing her appearance in Grey's Anatomy.

Love Stinks (1999). The second film, Valentine, was a horror film starring David Boreanaz and Denise Richards. Life-Size (2000). She played Arlene the Competitive Tomboy in that film. Love and Basketball (2000). The first film, 100 Girls, was an independent film released in 2001. Coyote Ugly (2000). Whilst Roswell was in production, Heigl worked on several films.

Halloween: Resurrection (2002). She later appeared in the FHM and Maxim calendars and FHM's annual 100 sexiest women in the world. Larceny (2004). To publicize her role on Roswell, she appeared on the covers of magazines such as TV Guide, Maxim, and Teen as well as appearing in FHM. Heigl's role was expanded in the second and third season to showcase her talents. In 1999, Heigl turned her attention to television when she accepted the role of Isabel Evans on Roswell.

Later in 1998 Heigl was featured in: Bug Buster (1998) and Bride of Chucky (1998). In 1998 she co-starred with Peter Fonda in a re-working of the classic Shakespearian play The Tempest, themed around the American Civil War. Heigl's mother then became her manager. After her high school graduation in 1997, she and her mother moved into a 4-bedroom house in Malibu Canyon, Los Angeles.

It was also 1996 that Heigl's parents divorced. She took the lead role in Disney's Wish Upon a Star in 1996. Despite an increased focus on acting, she still modeled extensively, appearing regularly in magazines such as Seventeen. The following year, she played opposite Steven Seagal in the role of Sarah Ryback in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory.

During this time, Heigl continued to attend New Canaan High School, balancing her film and modeling work with her academic studies. Heigl then appeared in Steven Soderbergh's depression era drama King of the Hill before landing her first leading role in My Father The Hero (1994). After meeting such fast success and enjoying her new found career, she then realized that acting was indeed her life-long passion. It was not long until she landed her first 'big-screen' debut in the movie That Night (1992).

Television jobs soon followed, the first in a national spot for Cheerios breakfast cereal. Almost immediately, a client slated her for use in a magazine advertisement. Within a few weeks, Heigl had been signed as a child model. After returning to her home in New York, the aunt sent the photos to a number of modelling agencies, all with the permission of Katherine's parents.

When she was nine years old, an aunt visiting the family decided to take a number of photographs of the young Heigl. Despite their grief, the family decided to donate his organs. This has motivated Katherine to become a strong proponent of organ donation. He had been thrown from the back of a pickup truck, and doctors determined Jason was brain-dead. Her older brother Jason died in 1986 of brain injuries suffered in a car accident.

Her family life was not without its tragidies, however. Although she was born in Washington, D.C., her parents, Nancy and Paul, moved the family to New Canaan, Connecticut a short time later. November 24, 1978) is an American actress who currently stars on the show Grey's Anatomy. Katherine Marie Heigl (b.

That Night 1992. King Of The Hill 1993. My Father The Hero 1994. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory 1995.

Wish Upon A Star 1996. Prince Valiant 1997. Stand-Ins 1997. Bug Buster 1998.

Bride Of Chucky 1998. The Tempest (TV) 1998. Roswell (TV) 1999. 100 Girls 2000.

Valentine 2001. Critical Assembly (Ground Zero) (TV) 2001. The Twilight Zone (TV) 2002. Love Comes Softly (TV) 2003.

Descendant 2003. Evil Never Dies (TV) 2003. Wuthering Heights (TV) 2003. Love's Enduring Promise (TV) 2004.

Romy & Michele: In The Beginning (TV) 2005. Grey's Anatomy (TV) 2005.