Heather Graham Biography
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Birth name - Heather Joan Graham
Date of birth - January 29, 1970
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Height - 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Heather Graham photo gallery
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Heather was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised by her strict father, who worked for the FBI, and mother, a former school teacher and author. She and her sister, Aimee Graham, were forced to relocate often, as a result of their father's occupation, and Heather became increasingly shy. Surprisingly, she had a passion for acting from an early age and despite being labeled a 'theater geek' by her peers, she was voted Most Talented by her high school senior class. Unfortunately, her love of acting created a tension between Heather and her family although her mother obligingly drove her to auditions in Hollywood throughout her adolescence. After high school Heather moved to Los Angeles and received small roles in a variety of films including Drugstore Cowboy (1989). When her career did not take off as quickly as was hoped, Heather enrolled in the University of California at Los Angeles to get her degree in drama. It was at UCLA that she was noticed by actor James Woods and received a subsequent part in a film Woods starred in, Diggstown (1992). Heather dropped out of UCLA after two years to pursue her acting career on a full time basis. Aside from gaining a modeling contract with Emanuel Ungaro Liberte, Heather has risen to star in such films as Swingers (1996), a role she received after being taken out swing dancing by Jon Favreau, to blockbusters like Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), and Boogie Nights (1997) .
More Interesting Information for Heather Graham
Was voted "Most Talented" by her Agoura High School class.
Modeling contract with Emanuel Ungaro Liberte
Had to turn down the female lead in the film Rounders (1998) because of scheduling conflicts.
Older sister of actress Aimee Graham.
Was fired from Scorchers (1991).
Graduated 1988 Agoura High School, Agoura Hills, California. Dropped out of UCLA her freshman year to pursue acting
Worked at Toys R'Us when she was a teenager
Was forced to turn down the lead role in Heathers (1989), because her parents thought the language was too risque.
Her father is an FBI agent. Her mother is a schoolteacher/author.
She once worked as an usher at The Hollywood Bowl
Enjoys yoga and cooking
Has not spoken to her parents in two years because they disapprove of the movies she stars in.
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2001.
Attended high school with Shane Stanley.
She is of Irish Catholic extraction
Was the subject of the power pop song "Heather Graham" by the Washington, D.C.-based acappella quartet, Da Vinci's Notebook. The song appears on the group's 2002 CD, "Brontosaurus."
Ranked #4 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
Went to the same high school as Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson of Linkin Park.
She attended Augora High school with Shane Stanley, Beverly Peele and James Robb and Mike Shinoda.
Played a porn actress twice: in The Guru (2002) and Boogie Nights (1997)
Is, to the day, 2 years younger than Edward Burns.
Practises Transcendental Meditation. Appeared meditating on the cover of the August 4, 2003 issue of Time Magazine.
Ranked as #74 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
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Heather Graham Filmography
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Actress - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)
1/9 (2007) .... Rose Phipps
Movie Outline: The lives of three lonely strangers intersect while commuting on New York's 1 and 9 subway lines.
Broken (2006/I) .... Hope
Movie Summary: Deep in the LA night, HOPE (Heather Graham) confronts all the wrong turn's she's made since leaving.
"Emily's Reasons Why Not" .... Emily Sanders
- Pilot (2006) TV Episode .... Emily Sanders
Mary (2005/I) .... Elizabeth Younger
Cake (2005) .... Pippa McGee
"Scrubs"
- My Best Laid Plans (2005) TV Episode .... Dr. Molly Clock
- My Last Chance (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Molly Clock
- My Common Enemy (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Molly Clock
- My Cake (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Molly Clock
- Her Story (2004) TV Episode .... Dr. Molly Clock
(4 more)
Gray Matters (2005) .... Gray
EverQuest II (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Antonia Bayle, Queen of Qeynos
Blessed (2004) .... Samantha Howard
"Arrested Development"
- Shock and Aww (2004) TV Episode .... Beth Baerly
Hope Springs (2003) .... Mandy
Anger Management (2003) (uncredited) .... Kendra
The Guru (2002) .... Sharonna
... aka Gourou et les femmes, Le (France)
Killing Me Softly (2002) .... Alice
Alien Love Triangle (2002) .... Elizabeth
From Hell (2001) .... Mary Kelly
Sidewalks of New York (2001) .... Annie Matthews
Say It Isn't So (2001) .... Josephine Wingfield
Committed (2000) .... Joline
... aka Non Stop Girl
"Saturday Night Live"
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: original title)
... aka SNL
... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: new title)
- Episode #25.2 (1999) TV Episode .... Host
Bowfinger (1999) .... Daisy
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) .... Felicity Shagwell
... aka Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (USA: video title)
"Fantasy Island"
- Pilot (1998) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Jackie
Lost in Space (1998) .... Dr. Judy Robinson
... aka LS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Scream 2 (1997) .... 'Stab' Casey
Boogie Nights (1997) .... Brandy 'Rollergirl'
Two Girls and a Guy (1997) .... Carla Bennett
Nowhere (1997) .... Lilith, Shad's Girlfriend
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996) .... Maggie Bowen
... aka Entertaining Angels (USA: short title)
Swingers (1996) .... Lorraine
Kiss & Tell (1996) .... Susan Pretsel
"The Outer Limits"
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- Resurrection (1996) TV Episode .... Alicia
Let It Be Me (1995) .... Perfumery Saleswoman
... aka Love Dance (UK)
"Fallen Angels"
- Tomorrow I Die (1995) TV Episode .... Carol Whalen
Toughguy (1995) .... Olive
... aka Evil Never Sleeps (UK: DVD title)
... aka Terrified
Desert Winds (1995) .... Jackie
Don't Do It (1994) .... Suzanna
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) .... Mary Kennedy Taylor
... aka Mrs. Parker and the Round Table
Six Degrees of Separation (1993) .... Elizabeth
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) .... Cowgirl Heather
The Ballad of Little Jo (1993) .... Mary Addie
Diggstown (1992) .... Emily Forrester
... aka Midnight Sting
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) .... Annie Blackburn
... aka Twin Peaks (France)
O Pioneers! (1992) (TV) .... Young Alexandra Bergson
Shout (1991) .... Sara Benedict
Guilty as Charged (1991) .... Kimberly
"Twin Peaks"
- Beyond Life and Death (1991) TV Episode .... Annie Blackburn
- Miss Twin Peaks (1991) TV Episode .... Annie Blackburn
- The Path to the Black Lodge (1991) TV Episode .... Annie Blackburn
- Variations and Relations (1991) TV Episode .... Annie Blackburn
- On the Wings of Love (1991) TV Episode .... Annie Blackburn
(2 more)
I Love You to Death (1990) .... Bridget
Drugstore Cowboy (1989) .... Nadine
Twins (1988/I) (uncredited) .... Young Mary Ann Benedict
License to Drive (1988) .... Mercedes
Student Exchange (1987) (TV) .... Dorrie Ryder
"Growing Pains"
- Michaelgate (1987) TV Episode .... Cindy
- Some Enchanted Evening (1987) TV Episode .... Samantha
Mrs. Soffel (1984) (uncredited) .... Factory Girl
Filmography as: Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Herself
Miscellaneous Crew - filmography
Skull Session: The Making of 'Anger Management' (2003) (V) (special thanks)
... aka The Making of 'Anger Management' (USA)
The Guru (2002) (singer: "Just the Way You Are")
... aka Gourou et les femmes, Le (France)
Filmography as: Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Herself
Producer - filmography
Cake (2005) (executive producer)
Filmography as: Actress, Miscellaneous Crew, Producer, Herself
Herself - filmography
(2000s) (1990s)
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee"
... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 9 January 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself
"Late Show with David Letterman"
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- Episode dated 2 January 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Herself
"Celebrity Poker Showdown"
- Tournament 5, Game 5 (2005) TV Episode .... Herself
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
- Episode dated 28 September 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 18 October 2001 (2001) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 14 March 2001 (2001) TV Episode .... Herself
Skull Session: The Making of 'Anger Management' (2003) (V) .... Herself
... aka The Making of 'Anger Management' (USA)
"Sex and the City"
- The Catch (2003) TV Episode .... Herself
- Critical Condition (2002) TV Episode .... Herself
The Making of 'Killing Me Softly' (2003) (V) .... Herself
"Jimmy Kimmel Live"
- Episode dated 13 February 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien"
- Episode dated 30 January 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 29 April 2000 (2000) TV Episode .... Herself
"Revealed with Jules Asner"
- Mike Myers (2002) TV Episode .... Herself
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself
Reel Comedy: Say It Isn't So (2001) (TV) .... Herself
A View from Hell (2001) (TV) .... Herself (Host)
"HBO First Look"
- From Hell (2001) TV Episode .... Herself - Host
"Rotten TV"
- Episode #1.2 (2000) TV Episode .... Herself
Film-Fest DVD: Issue 4 - Hawaii (2000) (V) .... Herself
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself
Behind the Scenes of 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' (1999) (V) .... Herself
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show"
- Episode dated 10 June 1999 (1999) TV Episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 3 April 1998 (1998) TV Episode .... Herself