what season does izzie stevens leave grey's anatomy
Izzie Stevens Heigl garnered critical acclaim for her performance as Izzie and received numerous awards and nominations for her role, winning the "Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series" at the 2007 Emmy Awards. She 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 speculation that Izzie would be killed off in the fifth season, the character was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic melanoma. She married Alex in the series' one-hundredth episode, and afterwards, her tumor was successfully removed. Izzie made her final appearance in the sixth season, leaving Seattle after Alex refused to resume their marriage. Heigl requested to be released from her contract 18Â months early, in order to spend more time with her family. In January 2012, Heigl reported that she would like to return to Grey's Anatomy to give closure to her character, however, Rhimes confirmed that there were no plans to have the character return at that time and has since stated that she has no plans to ever re-approach Izzie's storyline again.
Grey's Anatomy (season 10) After the superstorm passes, Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital finds itself trying to save some of their own. Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.) is electrocuted and is found by an intern, Dr. Heather Brooks (Tina Majorino). However, before realizing the danger, she too steps into the water and is electrocuted. Luckily, the surgical staff are able to save Dr. Webber but Heather is not as fortunate, as Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) and Dr. Shane Ross (Gaius Charles) fails to resuscitate her. Subsequently, Dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) reconnects with his father, Jimmy (James Remar), when Jimmy finds his way into the ER. Dr. Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington), Alex's new love interest, supports Alex during this reunion. Jimmy reveals to Alex that he has family in Florida, but much to Alex's dismay, it is not his family. Unfortunately, before Alex and Jimmy are able to reconcile their differences, Jimmy dies due to a botched surgery.