KATHERINE HEIGL
Age 29
Last Seen In 27 Dresses
Career Box Office $633 million
Asking Price $6 million
Hollywood's had a devil of a time finding the next female romantic comedy star. Even Reese Witherspoon hasn't been able to drag a rom-com over the $100 million mark domestically since 2002. Into this void steps Katherine Heigl (Grey's Anatomy), who capitalized on the success of last summer's Knocked Up by opening her first solo vehicle, 27 Dresses, to $23 million, besting both Legally Blonde films. ''Women really like Katherine, and men like her too,'' says a top talent agent. ''That's a pretty good place to be.'' (It doesn't hurt to have a fan following from TV, either. Ask George Clooney.) A classic beauty, Heigl's as adept with a pratfall as she is with a crying jag. The challenge will be finding great material (not easy in her genre) and maturing into dramatic roles. Romantic comediennes tend to have short shelf lives — witness Meg Ryan.
NEXT UP FOR KATHERINE HEIGL Starring opposite 300 hunk Gerard Butler in the romantic comedy The Ugly Truth.
Next Item in this Gallery
