It’s basically your stage or screen name.

For some actors that might be their given name, or a completely made up name.

I do actually feel that way," Heigl revealed without hesitation.

Katherine Heigl smiling in red lipstick and pearl drop earrings

She clarified, “I’m an Annie.”

Katherine Heigl shared with Drew Barrymore, “No one calls me Katherine.”

The actress joked, “It sounds much more sophisticated right?

Katherine Heigl smiling with drop earrings and hair up

Like an adult named Katherine.”

For Heigl, it’s not just a personal preference, however.

She explained, “It helps me separate my work from me if that makes sense.

I just had to embrace it.”

It’s all pretty relatable when you think about it.