| Heather Graham | |
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| Born | Heather Joan Graham |
| January 29 1970 | |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| Occupation | Actress, film producer, writer, model |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress. After appearing in television commercials, her first starring role in a feature film came in 1988 with the teen comedy License to Drive, followed by her breakthrough role in Gus Van Sant's critically acclaimed 1989 film Drugstore Cowboy. She then played a supporting roles in films such as Shout (1991), Diggstown (1992), Six Degrees of Separation (1993), Swingers (1996) and in the television series Twin Peaks (1991) and its prequel film Fire Walk with Me (1992), before gaining critical praise in Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights (1997) as porn starlet Brandi/Rollergirl. In 1999 she co-starred in Bowfinger and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
In the 2000s, Graham starred in films Committed (2000), Say It Isn't So (2001), Anger Management (2003), Mary (2005), Gray Matters (2007), The Hangover (2009) and The Hangover Part III (2013). She also had a role in the TV series Scrubs in 2004, before playing the title character in the short-lived (one episode) Emily's Reasons Why Not in 2006. Widely regarded as a sex symbol, she often appears in magazines' lists of "Most Beautiful" and "Sexiest" women. Graham is a public advocate for Children International, and supported the climate change campaign Global Cool in 2007.
Early life[]
Heather Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the older of two children. Her family is of "three-quarters Irish" descent, with her father's side from County Cork. Her younger sister, Aimee Graham, is also an actress, and writer. Their mother, Joan (née Bransfield), is a teacher and author of children's books. Their father, James Graham, is a retired FBI agent. The girls were raised with traditional Catholic values. Her family relocated repeatedly before moving to Agoura Hills, California, when she was 9-years-old. She was introduced to acting during a school production of The Wizard of Oz.
After high school, Graham enrolled in extension classes at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) where she studied English for two years. Graham withdrew from UCLA to pursue acting full-time, despite her parents' objections.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Mrs. Soffel | Factory Girl |
| 1988 | License to Drive | Mercedes Lane |
| 1988 | Twins (1988 film) | Young Mary Ann Benedict |
| 1989 | Drugstore Cowboy | Nadine |
| 1990 | I Love You to Death | Bridget |
| 1991 | Guilty as Charged | Kimberly |
| 1991 | Shout | Sara Benedict |
| 1992 | O Pioneers! | Young Alexandra Bergson |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Annie Blackburn |
| 1992 | Diggstown | Emily Forrester |
| 1993 | The Ballad of Little Jo | Mary Addie |
| 1993 | Even Cowgirls Get the Blues | Cowgirl Heather |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation | Elizabeth |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Mary Kennedy Taylor |
| 1994 | Don't Do It | Suzanna |
| 1995 | Desert Winds | Jackie |
| 1995 | Terrified | Olive |
| 1996 | Swingers (1996 film) | Lorraine |
| 1996 | Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story | Maggie Bowen |
| 1997 | Nowhere | Lilith |
| 1997 | Two Girls and a Guy | Carla Bennett |
| 1997 | Boogie Nights | Brandi "Rollergirl" |
| 1997 | Kiss & Tell (1996 film) | Susan Pretsel |
| 1997 | Scream 2 | 'Stab' Casey |
| 1998 | Lost in Space | Dr. Judy Robinson |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Felicity Shagwell |
| 1999 | Bowfinger | Daisy |
| 2000 | Committed (2000 film) | Joline |
| 2001 | Say It Isn't So | Josephine Wingfield |
| 2001 | Sidewalks of New York (2001 film) | Annie |
| 2001 | From Hell | Mary Jane Kelly |
| 2002 | Killing Me Softly | Alice Tallis |
| 2002 | The Guru (2002 film) | Sharonna |
| 2003 | Anger Management | Kendra |
| 2003 | Hope Springs (2003 film) | Mandy |
| 2004 | Blessed (2004 film) | Samantha Howard |
| 2005 | Mary (2005 film) | Elizabeth Younger |
| 2005 | Cake (2005 film) | Pippa McGee |
| 2006 | The Oh in Ohio | Justine |
| 2006 | Bobby (2006 film) | Angela |
| 2006 | Gray Matters | Gray Baldwin |
| 2006 | Broken (2006 film) | Hope |
| 2007 | Adrift in Manhattan | Rose Phipps |
| 2007 | Have Dreams, Will Travel | Aunt |
| 2008 | Alien Love Triangle | Elizabeth |
| 2008 | Miss Conception | Georgina Salt |
| 2008 | Baby on Board | Angela Marks |
| 2009 | ExTerminators | Alex |
| 2009 | The Hangover | Jade |
| 2009 | Boogie Woogie | Beth Freemantle |
| 2010 | Father of Invention | Phoebe |
| 2011 | The Flying Machine | Georgie |
| 2011 | Son of Morning | Josephine Tuttle |
| 2011 | 5 Days of War | Miriam Eisner |
| 2011 | Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | Aunt Opal |
| 2012 | About Cherry | Margaret |
| 2012 | At Any Price | Meredith Crown |
| 2013 | The Hangover Part III | Jade |
| 2013 | Compulsion (2013 film) | Amy |
| 2013 | Horns | The Waitress |
| 2014 | Goodbye to All That | Stephanie |
| 2014 | Behaving Badly | Annette Stratton-Osborne |
| 2015 | My Dead Boyfriend | Mary |
| 2016 | Norm of the North | Vera (voice) |
Images[]
External links[]
- Heather Graham at the Internet Movie Database
| Heather Graham films |
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Scream 2 (1997) · Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) · The Hangover (2009) · The Hangover Part III (2013) · |