Cast Bios
KATHERINE HEIGL (Marty Claridge) - Ms. Heigl stars Dr. Isobel “Izzie” Stevens, the underwear model turned surgical resident in the ABC hit drama, “Grey’s Anatomy.” She began her career as a child model at the age of nine. Her big-screen debut came in the film "That Night" in 1992, followed by a role in Steven Soderbergh's poignant drama "King of the Hill" in 1993. The following year she starred opposite Gerard Depardieu in "My Father the Hero." Other feature credits include “Side Effects,” “The Ringer,” and the soon to be released “Knocked Up.” In 1999 Heigl was cast as the haughty yet vulnerable Isabel Evans in the TV series "Roswell." Her other TV credits include the ABC telefilm "Romy and Michele: Behind the Velvet Rope," a prequel to the hit feature film "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion." Heigl has often used her celebrity to promote the importance of organ donation, a cause she feels very strongly about.
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DALE MIDKIFF (Clark Davis) – Dale Midkiff started acting off-Broadway before landing a starring role in the film "Streetwalkin'." Among his credits are guest-starring roles on “Without A Trace,” “CSI,” the starring roles of Elvis Presley in the made-for-TV biopic "Elvis and Me" and “A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story.” His other credits include "Torn Apart," "Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story," "Another Woman's Husband" and the Hallmark Channel Original movies “Back to You & Me,” “Love’s Enduring Promise” and “Love Comes Softly,” for which he received the Grace Award for TV at the 12th Annual MovieGuide Awards. Midkiff also starred in the sci-fi crime series "Time Trax" and has recently wrapped production on “Knights of Impossingworth Park,” costarring with Sir Ben Kingsley and Angus Macfadyen.
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SKYE MCCOLE BARTUSIAK (Missie Davis) - Ms. McCole Bartusiak has already compiled a lengthy list of credits at the age of ten years old. Her feature film credits include “Against the Ropes,” "The Patriot," "Riding in Cars With Boys," “The Cider House Rules” and “Don’t Say a Word.” She has starred in the telefilms "Firestarter 2: Rekindled," "Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder" and “Blonde,” where she portrayed a young Marilyn Monroe. McCole Bartusiak has also appeared in the hit, Emmy-Award-winning TV series "24."
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CORBIN BERNSEN (Ben Graham) – Mr. Bernsen began his acting career on the daytime drama "Ryan's Hope," but it was his continuing performance as attorney Arnie Becker in the TV series "L.A. Law" that made him a household name. His television credits include “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Boston Legal” as well as continuing roles in the series, “Psych,” and “Cuts.” He has starred in several films and TV movies including, “Ordinary Miracles, "Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain," "The Santa Trap," "Atomic Twister," "L.A. Law: The Movie" and "Major League,” “Major League 2” and “Major League: Back to the Minors."
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THERESA RUSSELL (Sarah Graham) – Ms. Russell made her film debut in Elia Kazan's "The Last Tycoon" in 1976. Her list of credits include such feature films as "Insignificance," "The Proposition," "Searching for Debra Winger," "The Razor's Edge," and "Black Widow," a thriller in which she starred as a seductive killer. Among her television credits is her starring role as Maureen Dean in the miniseries "Blind Ambition."
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OLIVER MACREADY (Aaron Claridge) – Mr. MacReady turned to acting after his hopes of becoming an elementary school teacher were diminished by a stint while student teaching. Though his career in education never took off, his acting did. After several guest appearances on the TV show "Providence," MacReady joined the daytime soap opera "The Guiding Light" in 2001 as mobster Romeo Jones, thus following in the footsteps of his mother, Pamela Murphy, a veteran soap actress. MacReady has made other guest-appearances on series such as “Going to California,” “That ‘70s Show” and “Moesha.”
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