Question: The actress that played Lorelai Gilmore in the series "Gilmore Girls" also stars with Billy Bob Thorton in a 2003 film directed by who?

full_context: Document 1: Helen Hunt: Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom "Mad About You" for seven years, and played single mother Carol Connelly in the 1997 romantic comedy film "As Good as It Gets", for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Some of her other notable films include "Twister" (1996), "Cast Away" (2000), "What Women Want" (2000), "Pay It Forward" (2000), and "The Sessions" (2012), the latter garnered her a second Academy Award nomination. She made her directorial debut in 2007 with "Then She Found Me" (2007). Hunt has also won four Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Document 2: Judy Greer: Judith Therese Evans (born July 20, 1975), known as Judy Greer, is an American actress, model and author, known for several television and film roles. On television, her best known roles include Kitty Sanchez on "Arrested Development", Ingrid Nelson/Fatty Magoo on "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia", Trixie on "Californication", and Cheryl Tunt on the animated comedy series "Archer". In film, Greer is known for several supporting roles in romantic comedies, with appearances in "What Women Want" (2000), "The Wedding Planner" (2001), "13 Going on 30" (2004), "27 Dresses" (2008) and "Love & Other Drugs" (2010). Her other film appearances include roles in "The Descendants" (2011), "Carrie" (2013) and "Jurassic World" (2015).
Document 3: Lauren Holly: Lauren Michael Holly (born October 28, 1963) is an American-Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Deputy Sheriff Maxine Stewart in the television series "Picket Fences", Mary Swanson in the 1994 film "Dumb and Dumber", as Linda Lee in "", and Director Jenny Shepard in the series "NCIS".
Document 4: Lauren Graham: Lauren Helen Graham (born March 16, 1967) is an American actress and author. She is best recognized for her role as Lorelai Gilmore on the television series "Gilmore Girls" (2000–07), for which she received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, one Golden Globe nomination, and five Satellite Award nominations. She is also known for film roles in "Sweet November" (2001), "Bad Santa" (2003), "The Pacifier" (2005), "Because I Said So" (2007), and "Evan Almighty" (2007). From 2010 to 2015, Graham starred as Sarah Braverman on the NBC television drama "Parenthood".
Document 5: Bad Santa: Bad Santa is a 2003 American Christmas black comedy crime film directed by Terry Zwigoff, and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Brett Kelly, Lauren Tom, John Ritter, and Bernie Mac. It was John Ritter's last film appearance before his death on September 11, 2003. The movie was dedicated to Ritter's memory. The Coen brothers are credited as executive producers. The film was released in the United States on November 26, 2003, and was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. An unrated version was released on DVD on March 5, 2004 and on Blu-ray Disc on November 20, 2007 as Bad(der) Santa. A director's cut DVD was released in November 2006; it features Zwigoff's cut of the film (including an audio commentary with him and the film's editor), which is three minutes shorter than the theatrical cut and ten minutes shorter than the unrated version. A sequel, "Bad Santa 2", was released on November 23, 2016.
Document 6: Lorelai Gilmore: Lorelai Victoria Gilmore is a fictional character in the WB/CW television series "Gilmore Girls", portrayed by actress Lauren Graham. She is a key character throughout the series' seven-year run from October 2000 until May 2007, and the 2016 revival "". Lorelai is a single mother of a teenage daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel). The dynamic of single parenthood and the tension between Lorelai and her wealthy parents, Richard (Edward Herrmann) and especially her controlling mother, Emily (Kelly Bishop), form the main theme of the series story line. Subplots involve various financial difficulties, love interests and other domestic entanglements for both Lorelai and her daughter Rory.
Document 7: Sarah Paulson: Sarah Catharine Paulson (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress. After beginning her acting career on stage, she starred in the 1990s television series "American Gothic" (1995–96) and "Jack & Jill" (1999–2001). Paulson later appeared in comedy films such as "What Women Want" (2000) and "Down with Love" (2003), and had dramatic roles in films such as "Path to War" (2002) and "The Notorious Bettie Page" (2005). From 2006 to 2007, Paulson played the role of Harriet Hayes in the NBC comedy-drama series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip", for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2008, she starred as Ellen Dolan in the superhero noir film "The Spirit".
Document 8: Daddy and Them: Daddy and Them is a 2001 American film written, directed by, and starring Billy Bob Thornton. In addition to Thornton, it stars Laura Dern, Andy Griffith, Ben Affleck, Kelly Preston, Diane Ladd, Brenda Blethyn, Tuesday Knight, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jim Varney. This was Jim Varney's last live-action film; he died a year before the movie's release. It was also his penultimate movie.
Document 9: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American sports comedy film directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell, while written by both McKay and Ferrell. Additionally, the film features John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole and Michael Clarke Duncan, and appearances by "Saturday Night Live" alumni. NASCAR drivers Jamie McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr. make cameos, as do broadcasting teams from "NASCAR on Fox" (Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip) and "NASCAR on NBC" (Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons). "Talladega Nights" was Pat Hingle's last film before his death in 2009.
Document 10: Heather Graham: 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 with the teen comedy "License to Drive" (1988), followed by the critically acclaimed film "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989), which gained her initial industry notice. She then played supporting roles in films such as "Shout" (1991), "Diggstown "(1992), "Six Degrees of Separation" (1993), "Swingers" (1996) and on the television series "Twin Peaks" (1991) and its prequel film "" (1992), before gaining critical praise in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights" (1997) as porn starlet Brandy / Rollergirl. In 1999, she co-starred in "Bowfinger" and "".
Document 11: A Miser Brothers' Christmas: A Miser Brothers' Christmas is a stop motion spin-off special based on some of the characters from the 1974 Rankin-Bass special "The Year Without a Santa Claus". Distributed by Warner Bros. Animation under their Warner Premiere label (the rights holders of the post-1974 Rankin-Bass library) and Toronto-based Cuppa Coffee Studios, the one-hour special premiered on ABC Family on Saturday, December 13, 2008, during the network's annual The 25 Days of Christmas programming. Mickey Rooney and George S. Irving reprised their respective roles as Santa Claus and Heat Miser at ages 88 and 86. Snow Miser, originally portrayed by Dick Shawn who died in 1987, was voiced by Juan Chioran, while Mrs. Claus, voiced by Shirley Booth in the original, was portrayed by Catherine Disher (because Booth had died in 1992). The movie aimed to emulate the Rankin/Bass animation style. This is the last Christmas special to feature Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus, as he died in 2014, as well as the last time George Irving voiced Heat Miser, as he died in 2016.
Document 12: Bob Clark: Benjamin "Bob" Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing and writing the script with Jean Shepherd to the 1983 Christmas film "A Christmas Story". Although he worked primarily in the United States, from 1973 to 1983 he worked in Canada and was responsible for some of the most successful films in Canadian film history such as "Black Christmas" (1974), "Murder by Decree" (1979), "Tribute" (1980), and "Porky's" (1982).
Document 13: Santa Buddies: Santa Buddies is a 2009 Straight to DVD film. It is the fourth installment of the "Air Buddies" spin-off series as well as the ninth film in the "Air Bud" franchise. It was released on November 2, 2009. Tom Bosley's appearance in the film was his final role before his death.
Document 14: Sarah Hyland: Sarah Jane Hyland (born November 24, 1990) is an American actress. Born in New York City, Hyland attended the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan, followed by small roles in the films "Private Parts" (1997), "Annie" (1999), and "Blind Date" (2007). She gained her first major role as Haley Dunphy on the ABC sitcom "Modern Family", for which she has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades and nominations, sharing four Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with her cast members and garnering a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Document 15: Tony Cox (actor): Joseph Anthony "Tony" Cox (born March 31, 1958) is an American actor known for his roles in "Bad Santa", "Me, Myself and Irene," "Date Movie," "Epic Movie" and "Disaster Movie". He is also known for his role in George Lucas's "Willow", as an Ewok in "Return of the Jedi" and as The Preacher in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice". Cox also appeared in various music videos.
ground_truth: Terry Zwigoff