Katherine Heigl

Where you’ve seen her:
Dealing with typical high school dilemmas (prom, algebra, alien invasion) on The WB's Roswell, and in the movies Under Siege 2, Bride of Chucky, 100 Girls, Wuthering Heights, and Romy and Michele: In the Beginning. Check her out in ABC's Grey's Anatomy and in the feel-good flick The Ringer.

Nice age:
“I actually prefer older men. Guys are kind of retarded until they're about 30.”

Honey, I shrunk in the cold water:
“I went skinny-dipping with a boyfriend when I was about 16… Actually, I think that was the first time I ever really saw a man naked. It was at night. Then the light hit just right and I was, like, 'Whoa! OK! Let's pretend that didn't happen.' I was not prepared.”

Learning curves:
“I spent my teenage years wanting a more womanly body, with hips and bigger boobs. Then when I got them, I missed my waifish days. After this, I'm thinking, 'Katherine, it's time to just shut up and get on with it.'”

June 2000 (#30)