Knocked Up star Katherine Heigl has formed a production company with her mother - just in case her acting career fails.

The 29-year-old aims to become a movie producer when she is no longer offered high profile film roles, and has set up Abishag Productions with her mom Nancy so she has a job to fall back on.

And Heigl is confident her shrewd business move will pay off. She says, "I would like to have Meryl Streep’s career and keep working for the rest of my life - but that isn’t always the case.

"It’s different for women in this industry. If I have another 10 to 15 years left, I’ll be lucky. Then I hope I can still produce. I would love to do that. Which is why my mother and I have set up our own production company."