Seriously, Are Izzy and George Dead?

Isobel Katherine Stevens, more commonly known as Izzie Stevens, is a fictional character on the ABC television series Greys Anatomy. The character is portrayed by actress Katherine Heigl, and was created by series producer Shonda Rhimes. Izzie works at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital as a surgical intern and later resident, with storylines focusing on her relationships with fellow staff members Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), George OMalley (T.R. Knight) and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers). She comes to doubt her career in medicine after facilitating in the death of her fiancé Denny Duquette (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), but returns to the surgical program after donating her $8.7 million inheritance to build a free clinic attached to the hospital. Heigl was critical of the character's development during the show's fourth season, particularly her romance with George. She declined to put herself forward for the 2008 Emmy Awards, citing insufficient material in the role. After media speculation that Izzie would be killed off in the fifth season, the character was diagnosed on-screen with metastatic melanoma (Stage IV). She marries Alex in the show's one-hundredth episode, and afterwards, her tumor is successfully removed, though she later suffers from hyperkalemia, leaving her in cardiac arrest. ABC has confirmed she will return for the show's sixth season.

Shonda Rhimes is an American screenwriter, director and producer. She is best known as the creator, head writer, and executive producer of television series Greys Anatomy and its spin-off Private Practice. In May 2007, she was named one of Time magazines 100 Time 100 people who help shape the world .