Katherine Heigl played a character.
Katherine Heigl . She played the lead role on the short-lived NBC television series State of Affairs from 2014 to 2015 . State of Affairs (TV series) . The series stars Katherine Heigl as CIA analyst Charleston Tucker , who is tasked with assembling and presenting the President 's Daily Briefing on the most vital security issues facing the country , and Alfre Woodard as the first black woman to be elected President of the United States , Constance Payton .