Heather Graham

Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American film and television actress.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Joan, a teacher and noted author of children's books, and James Graham, a retired FBI agent.Heather Graham Biography (1970-) Graham has a younger sister, Aimee, who is also an actress and writer. The family, who are of Irish descent, followed a strict traditional Catholic upbringing; Graham has since estranged herself from the Catholic Church.buzzle.com Graham has practiced Hinduism and associated transcendental meditation since 1991.hinduismtoday.com Graham graduated from the Agoura High School in California in 1988. In 1986, she appeared on a special "Teen Week" episode of the NBC-TV game show Scrabble.
After high school, Graham enrolled in extension classes of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and she also met the actor James Woods. They became romantically involved at about the time she was cast in the movie Diggstown, which starred Woods. Two years later, Graham stopped taking classes at UCLA to pursue acting full-time, over her parents' objections. She then moved to Hollywood, where she worked different jobs while continuing to establish herself as an actress.
===Film and television career===
As a supporting actress, Graham was cast in a number of parts that brought her attention, including Nadine in 1989 film Drugstore Cowboy. In 1991, she appeared in the TV series Twin Peaks as Annie Blackburn, Agent Cooper's second-season love interest. However, her breakthrough role was that of 1970s porn starlet Roller Girl in 1997's Boogie Nights, for which she received several award nominations. Her first starring role was in 1999 as Felicity Shagwell in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. She also appeared in the music video for Lenny Kravitz's cover of "American Woman" by The Guess Who. More recently, she starred as Mary Kelly in the 2001 film From Hell, based on the story of Jack the Ripper.
Although Graham has been featured in mainstream films, she has also been cast in a number of independent films. Some of those films, like 2002's The Guru, have brought her critical praise. She also starred opposite Joseph Fiennes in the less successful Killing Me Softly. In 2001, Graham was named by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World".
Graham also played herself on one episode of the TV series Sex and the City. She was given special guest-star status on several episodes of NBC-TV's Scrubs during its fourth season (2004–2005), and also appeared in a small role as a teacher in an episode of Fox's Arrested Development. In 2005, Graham became the spokeswoman and TV model for the Garnier brand of hair care products. Graham's print ad for Skyy vodka, which was photographed in 2003 (titled "#3, Entourage") is still appearing in national magazines today as well. 
Graham starred in the ABC-TV comedy series Emily's Reasons Why Not, in 2006. However, ABC-TV announced that the show was canceled after its first airing on January 9, 2006. Because they print their covers weeks in advance, and they did not expect the quick cancellation, Life did a cover story on Graham two weeks later in their January 27, 2006 issue, and they referred to her as "TV's sexiest star".Editor & PublisherDefamer.com Billboard ads also remained in place promoting the show weeks after the cancellation.
Graham voiced the character of Antonia Bayle in the online role playing game EverQuest 2.
===Personal===
Graham has been in relationships with musician Adam Ant and actors Elias Koteas, Heath Ledger and Edward Burns (1998–2000).
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role
1984	Mrs. Soffel 	Factory Girl (uncredited)
1987	Student Exchange 	Dorrie Ryder
1988	License to Drive 	Mercedes Lane
1988	Twins 	Young Mary Ann Benedict (uncredited)
1989	Drugstore Cowboy 	Nadine
1990	I Love You to Death 	Bridget
1991	Guilty as Charged 	Kimberly
1991	Shout 	Sara Benedict
1992	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 	Annie Blackburn
1992	O Pioneers! 	Young Alexandra Bergson
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	Desert Winds 	Jackie
1994	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 	Mary Kennedy Taylor
1994	Don't Do It 	Suzanna
1995	Toughguy 	Olive
1995	Let It Be Me 	Perfumery Salesgirl
1996	Kiss & Tell 	Susan Pretsel
1996	Swingers 	Lorraine
1996	Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story	Maggie Bowen
1997	Nowhere 	Lilith
1997	Two Girls and a Guy 	Carla Bennett
1997	Boogie Nights 	Brandy 'Rollergirl'
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 	Joline
2001	Say It Isn't So 	Josephine Wingfield
2001	Sidewalks of New York 	Annie Matthews
2001	From Hell 	Mary Kelly
2002	Alien Love Triangle 	Elizabeth
2002	Killing Me Softly 	Alice
2002	The Guru 	Sharonna
2003	Anger Management 	Kendra (uncredited)
2003	Hope Springs 	Mandy
2004	Blessed 	Samantha Howard
2005	Cake 	Pippa McGee
2005	Mary 	Elizabeth Younger
2006	The Oh in Ohio 	Justine, Sex Shop Clerk (uncredited)
2006	Bobby 	Angela
2007	Gray Matters 	Gray Baldwin
2007	Broken 	Hope
2007	Adrift in Manhattan 	Rose Phipps
2008	Have Dreams, Will Travel 	Cassie's Aunt
2008	Boogie Woogie 	Beth Freemantle
2008	Miss Conception 	Georgina
2008	Ex-Terminators 	Alex
2008	Baby on Board 	TBA
2008	Seymour's Last Rule 	Robbie
==References==
==External links==
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*"Close Up" on Heather Graham from The Observer
Category:1970 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actresses
Category:Writers
Category:Producers