Heather Graham

Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress. She has appeared in such films as Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me, Lost in Space, Bowfinger, From Hell,Anger Management, and The Hangover. She received critical acclaim for her performance in the 1989 film Drugstore Cowboy and for her role as Rollergirl in 1997's Boogie Nights directed byPaul Thomas Anderson.

Early life

Heather Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to a family of Irish descent. Her family relocated repeatedly before settling down in Agoura Hills, California when she was nine years old. She is the elder of two children. Her younger sister, Aimee Graham, is also an actress and writer. Their mother, Joan, is a teacher and noted author of children's books. Their father, James Graham, is a retired FBI agent. The girls were raised with traditional Roman Catholicvalues. She was introduced to acting during a school production of The Wizard of Oz. Graham graduated from Agoura High School in California in 1988.

After high school, Graham enrolled in extension classes of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and studied English for two years. There she met actor James Woods. They became romantically involved during the time she was cast in the movie Diggstown, where he had landed the starring role. After two years there, Graham withdrew from school at UCLA to pursue acting full time, despite her parents' objections.

Career

Her first film appearance was an uncredited cameo in Mrs. Soffel (1984). Her second film appearance was in the television film Student Exchange. In 1986, she appeared on a special "Teen Week" episode of the NBC-TV game show Scrabble. Then she appeared in numerous television commercials, and the sitcom Growing Pains in 1987. In the 1988 teen comedy License to Drive, she co-starred with Corey Haimand Corey Feldman. Her strict parents forbade her to appear in the black comedy, Heathers, which had an expletive-rich script

Graham was cast in a number of parts as a supporting actress including the part of Nadine in the 1989 film Drugstore Cowboy. In 1991, she appeared in the TV series Twin Peaks as Annie Blackburn, Dale Cooper's second-season love interest. Many became familiar with her for these two roles. Her breakthrough role proved to be that of the porn starlet "Roller Girl" in 1997's Boogie Nights, in which she appeared in scenes with frontal nudity and received several award nominations. Since then, Graham has been known as a Hollywood sex symbol. In addition, she has been part of two ensemble casts that have earned Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Cast (Boogie Nights and Bobby).

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 forLenny Kravitz's cover of "American Woman" by The Guess Who. Also in 1999, she appeared in the hit comedy Bowfinger.

Although Graham has taken roles in mainstream films, including Mary Kelly in the 2001 film From Hell, based on the story of Jack the Ripper, and Judy Robinson in 1998's film Lost In Space, she has also been cast in a number of independent films. Some of those films, like 2006'sBobby, have brought her critical praise. She also starred in the erotic thriller Killing Me Softly.

Graham also played herself on one episode of the TV series Sex and the City. In 2003, she appeared in the comedy Anger Management. She was given special guest-star status on nine episodes of NBC-TV's Scrubs during its fourth season (2004–2005), and also appeared asGeorge Michael Bluth's ethics teacher in an episode of Fox's television series, 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. In 2003, she also posed for a photoshoot by photographer Sam Jones, during which she was levitated several feet into the air by a magician, who later also sawed her in half. Also in 2003, Graham appeared on the cover of Time magazine for an article titled "The Science of Meditation". In 2001, Graham was named by People Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People". Graham voiced the character of Antonia Bayle in the online role-playing game EverQuest 2.

Graham starred in the US ABC-TV comedy series Emily's Reasons Why Not, in 2006. However, ABC canceled the show after its first airing on January 9, 2006. Graham had posed for a Life Magazine cover story, printed weeks in advance of the assumed series schedule, referring to her as "TV's sexiest star" which appeared two weeks later in their January 27, 2006 issue.

In 2009 she played the stripper Jade in The Hangover. The film was released to critical and box office success.

Graham is a public advocate for Children International.

Filmography

Film & Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Mrs. Soffel	Factory Girl	Uncredited
1986	Scrabble	Contestant	Teen Week
1987	Growing Pains	Cindy/Samantha	TV series; 2 episodes
1987	Student Exchange	Dorrie Ryder
1988	License to Drive	Mercedes Lane	Nominated–Young Artist Award for Best Actress Starring in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy
1988	Twins	Young Mary Ann Benedict	Uncredited
1989	Drugstore Cowboy	Nadine	Nominated–Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress
1990	I Love You to Death	Bridget
1991	Guilty as Charged	Kimberly
1991	Shout	Sara Benedict	Nominated–Young Artist Award for Best Actress Starring in a Motion Picture
1991	Twin Peaks	Annie Blackburn	TV series; 6 episodes
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	Don't Do It	Suzanna
1994	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	Mary Kennedy Taylor
1995	Toughguy	Olive
1995	Desert Winds	Jackie
1995	Let It Be Me	Perfumery Salesgirl
1995	Fallen Angels	Carol Whalen	TV series, 1 episode
1996	Kiss & Tell	Susan Pretsel
1996	Swingers	Lorraine
1996	Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story	Maggie Bowen
1996	Bullet Hearts	Carlene Prue
1996	The Outer Limits	Alicia	TV series; 1 episode
1997	Nowhere	Lilith
1997	Boogie Nights	Brandy 'Rollergirl'	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1997	Scream 2	Herself/'Stab' Casey	Cameo Appearance
1998	Lost in Space	Dr. Judy Robinson
1998	Two Girls and a Guy	Carla Bennett
1998	Fantasy Island	Jackie	TV series; 1 episode
1998	Alexandria Hotel	N/A	short
1999	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Felicity Shagwell	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Actress in a Comedy ShoWest Award for Female Star of Tomorrow Nominated–Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Couple Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Actress
1999	Bowfinger	Daisy	Nominated–Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actress in a Comedy
1999	Alien Love Triangle	Elizabeth	short
2000	Committed	Joline
2001	Say It Isn't So	Josephine Wingfield
2001	Sidewalks of New York	Annie Matthews
2001	From Hell	Mary Kelly
2001	The musketeer	francesca
2002	Killing Me Softly	Alice
2002	The Guru	Sharonna
2003	Anger Management	Kendra	Uncredited
2003	Hope Springs	Mandy
2004	Blessed	Samantha Howard
2004	Arrested Development	Beth Baerly	TV series; 1 episode
2005	Cake	Pippa McGee
2005	Scrubs	Molly Clock	TV series; 9 episodes
2005	Mary	Elizabeth Younger
2006	The Oh in Ohio	Justine	uncredited
2006	Emily's Reasons Why Not	Emily Sanders	TV series; 7 episodes (6 unaired)
2006	Bobby	Angela	Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2006	Broken	Hope
2006	Gray Matters	Gray Baldwin
2007	Adrift in Manhattan	Rose Phipps
2008	Miss Conception	Georgina Salt
2008	Have Dreams, Will Travel	Cassie's Aunt
2008	Baby on Board	Angela
2009	Boogie Woogie	Beth Freemantle
2009	The Hangover	Jade	Detroit Film Critics Society for Best Ensemble
2010	ExTerminators	Alex
2010	Father of Invention	Fibbi

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