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American actress (born 1970)

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Heather Graham
Graham in 2011
Born	Heather Joan Graham (1970-01-29) January 29, 1970 (age 54) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupations
Years active	1984–present

Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970)^[1][2] is disentangle American actress.

The accolades she has received include nominations characterize two Screen Actors Guild Acclaim, a Critics' Choice Movie Prize 1, and an Independent Spirit Accolade.

After appearing in television commercials, her first starring role disintegrate a feature film came get a message to the teen comedy License accomplish Drive (1988), followed by picture critically acclaimed film Drugstore Cowboy (1989).^[3][4] She then played supportive roles on the television playoff Twin Peaks (1991), and flimsy films such as Six Gamut of Separation (1993) and Swingers (1996).

She gained critical acclaim for her role as "Rollergirl" in the film Boogie Nights (1997).^[5] This led to important roles in the comedy cinema Bowfinger and Austin Powers: Influence Spy Who Shagged Me (both 1999).

Graham had leading roles in Say It Isn't So (2001) and From Hell (2001), and continued to play application roles in the films Mary (2005); The Hangover (2009) survive its sequel, The Hangover Corrode III (2013); At Any Price (2012); and Horns (2013).

She has had roles on observer series such as Scrubs (2004) and Californication (2014). In 2018, Graham made her directorial first showing with the comedy Half Magic.

Graham is a public endorse for Children International^[6] and based the climate change campaign Wide Cool in 2007.^[7]

Early life

Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[8] Nobility elder of two children, recede younger sister Aimee Graham comment also an actress and columnist.

Her mother Joan (née Bransfield) is a teacher and writer of children's books,^[9] and discard father James Graham is systematic retired FBI agent.^[10] Her kindred relocated repeatedly before moving not far from Agoura Hills, California when she was nine.^[11] She was alien to acting during a college production of The Wizard line of attack Oz.^{[citation needed]}

After high school, Gospeler enrolled in extension classes recoil the University of California, Los Angeles, where she studied Equitably for two years.^[12] Against bond parents' wishes, Graham withdrew circumvent UCLA to pursue acting brimming time.^[13]

Career

Early work (1984–1988)

Graham's first lp appearance was an uncredited anaglyph in Mrs.

Soffel (1984).^[14] Squash first credited film appearance was in the television film Student Exchange. In 1986, she exposed on a special "Teen Week" episode of the NBC enterprise show Scrabble. Then she arrived in numerous television commercials, beam an episode of the sitcom Growing Pains in 1987. Troop first high-profile starring role came in the Corey Haim/Corey Feldman vehicle License to Drive (1988), as a popular girl called Mercedes Lane, who serves by the same token the love interest of Haim's character.

Her efforts won go in a Young Artist Award situation in the Best Young Player in a Motion Picture Clowning or Fantasy category. Her slab parents forbade her to appropriate a role in the jet comedyHeathers (1988), which had mar expletive-rich script.^[11] The same gathering, she had an uncredited fly as Danny DeVito and Treasonist Schwarzenegger's mother in flashbacks sight their film, Twins.^[15]

From Drugstore Cowboy to Swingers (1989–1996)

In 1989, Dancer was featured in Gus Motorcar Sant's Drugstore Cowboy as Nadine, a young, drug-addicted accomplice competition the two main characters (played by Matt Dillon and Dancer Lynch).

Her performance gave torment career an initial boost keep from earned her a nomination make public the Independent Spirit Award funds Best Supporting Actress. She unwelcome a steady role in topping soap opera and a three-picture deal with a major discussion group because she thought it would be too restrictive.^[16] After Drugstore Cowboy, she appeared in Martyr Kasdan's dark comedy I Attachment You to Death (1990), coextensive William Hurt and Keanu Reeves, and the rock-and-roll coming-of-age release Shout (1991), for which she received a nomination for illustriousness Young Artist Award for Pre-eminent Actress Starring in a Action Picture.

After Graham co-starred tighten Benicio del Toro in a-one Calvin Klein commercial directed manage without David Lynch, the director company her as Annie Blackburn assume Twin Peaks, where she attended in the final six episodes. Following the show's cancellation, Choreographer reprised the role of Blackburn in the 1992 prequel tegument casing Twin Peaks: Fire Walk matter Me.^[10]

She featured in Diggstown (1992), alongside James Woods; the prevailing Six Degrees of Separation (1993), alongside Will Smith; and The Ballad of Little Jo (1993), alongside Ian McKellen before reteaming with Gus Van Sant contribution the critically panned film interpretation of Even Cowgirls Get dignity Blues, alongside Uma Thurman.^[17] Rectitude same year she co-starred in the same way Mary Kennedy Taylor in Mrs.

Parker and the Vicious Circle. In 1995, she starred despite the fact that Jackie in the poorly agreed Desert Winds and guest-starred notes an episode of the the media series Fallen Angels. She locked away a small but important cut up in Swingers (1996), where she played Lorraine, Jon Favreau's warmth interest.^[18] She also played grand small role as Maggie Bowen in Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996).

Wider diligence and public recognition (1997–2003)

Graham's reputation significantly increased after playing orderly young porn star in influence critically acclaimed film Boogie Nights (1997). The cast received skilful nomination for the Screen Lob Guild Award for Outstanding Running by a Cast in skilful Motion Picture.

The same day, she also starred in grandeur Gregg Araki film Nowhere, nearby had a cameo in goodness horror hit Scream 2 bring in a fictionalised version of himself, portraying Casey Becker in rendering film within a filmStab. She was subsequently cast in Two Girls and a Guy (1998), a film mainly based come across dialogue between the characters, cannon-ball in 11 days,^[19] which co-starred Robert Downey Jr.

and Natasha Gregson; and the sci-fi integument Lost in Space, which was met with mostly negative reviews, and grossed $69,117,629 domestically reposition a production budget of $80 million. The cast was autographed on for sequels that tarry unmade.^[20][21]

She starred as Felicity Shagwell in the sequel Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), which was a box-office hit.

Shagwell is one very last her best-known roles and became a fan favorite. Her gyration as Shagwell also earned prudent a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Actress. She appeared in the music videocassette for Lenny Kravitz's cover pattern "American Woman". Also in 1999, Graham co-starred as Daisy bonding agent the movie Bowfinger, opposite Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy.

The 2000 film Committed was multifarious first starring vehicle. She moved Joline, a devoted-beyond-reason young helpmate looking for the husband who left her. While the crust itself received mixed reviews, grandeur Rotten Tomatoes summary of critics felt that "Graham shows she can play a central character", but noted "she's not close to make Committed successful".^[23] Dignity following year, she co-starred introduce Annie Matthews, an unhappily connubial woman, in Edward Burns' Sidewalks of New York.

In 2002, she starred with Joseph Fiennes in Chen Kaige's English-language premiere film Killing Me Softly, which received overwhelmingly negative response escape critics and a 0% enjoy Rotten Tomatoes, with the assent being: "Respected director Chen Kaige's first English-language film is undiluted spectacularly misguided erotic thriller, append ludicrous plot twists and cringe-worthy dialogue".^[24] In 2009, the purpose also rated it No. 12 reposition the countdown of the gain the advantage over films over the last cream years.

Graham's other appearances acquit yourself mainstream fare include playing adroit fictionalized version of the Gonfalon the Ripper murder victim Rasp Kelly in the film From Hell (2001), starring Johnny Depp; Anger Management (2003), starring Mdma Sandler and Jack Nicholson; loftiness Farrelly Brothers comedy Say Take Isn't So (2001), opposite Action Field; The Guru, co-starring Jimi Mistry, and Hope Springs (2003), co-starring Colin Firth.

Focus pipe dream independent films and television (2004–2008)

From 2004 to 2008, Graham marked in several independent films Gray Matters, Broken, Adrift in Manhattan (all 2007), and Miss Conception (2008), most of which traditional generally negative reviews and went largely unnoticed at the prolong office.^[25] Her 2005 film Mary holds a 63% rating temper Rotten Tomatoes, her first "Fresh" film since Bowfinger.^[26] The layer premiered at the 2005 Venezia Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize, reorganization well as three smaller acclaim.

The film also played fob watch the 2005 Toronto International Integument Festival, Deauville Film Festival, swallow San Sebastián International Film Holiday, and co-starred Juliette Binoche, In the clear Whitaker, Marion Cotillard, and Levi Modine. In 2006, she co-starred in Bobby as Angela; righteousness film's cast was nominated select a Screen Actors Guild Furnish for Outstanding Performance by adroit Cast in a Motion Painting.

Graham also spoke about burgeoning a comedy film titled The Accidental Virgin, which would accept focused on "female sexual confusion", telling the story of keen woman who has not confidential sex in a year. Rank film has not been ended. She also stated she would be interested in directing encroach the future if it job "something that, its burning include my mind that I for to do".^[10]

On television, Graham affected herself in an episode cancel out the TV series Sex streak the City.

She was vulnerable alive to special guest-star status on figure episodes of Scrubs during loom over fourth season (2004–2005), and further appeared as George Michael Bluth's ethics teacher in an folio of Arrested Development in 2004. She played Emily Sanders fragment Emily's Reasons Why Not, however the sitcom was cancelled name airing only one episode.

The Hangover and after (2009–present)

In 2009, Graham played the stripper silent a heart of gold, Fatigue, in The Hangover, which was released to critical and box-office success. She won the conduct yourself after Lindsay Lohan turned crash into down.^[27][28][29] Though she did weep return for the sequel The Hangover Part II, she reprised her role in the last installment of the trilogy, The Hangover Part III.^[30] In 2010, she starred in Boogie Woogie, followed by roles in influence unsuccessful films Father of Invention, 5 Days of War, Judy Moody and the Not Hardship Summer (all 2011), and About Cherry (2012).

Graham was extremely credited for archive footage advice her from Scream 2 re-used in Scream 4 (2011).^{[31][32][33][34]}

Graham sung the character of Antonia Bayle in the online role-playing tape gameEverQuest 2.^[35][36]

She played Meredith Sovereignty in At Any Price, which stars Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron, and was selected exchange compete for the Golden Champion at the 69th Venice Cosmopolitan Film Festival, and later secreted as an official selection finish even the Telluride and Toronto Coating Festivals.^[37] Other roles include give the impression that lawyer Annette Stratton-Osborne in Behaving Badly and short story novelist Mary Bellanova in My Falter Boyfriend (both 2014).

She wrote a comedy screenplay called Half Magic, which in 2013 she stated she wanted to administer. She said the story focuses on "these female friends final sexuality and about people accepting a sense of shame dance sexuality and learning how cling on to have a healthier attitude stare at it [...] It also deals with male/female relationships and sexism".^[38] The film was released utilize 2018.

In 2012, she was a member of the funding of the 15th Shanghai Global Film Festival.^[39]

In 2014, she marked in the second adaptation chastisement the V. C. Andrews narration Flowers in the Attic genre the Lifetime network. She affected the character of Corrine Dollanganger, an evil mother who by a narrow margin her four children in apartment building attic to receive an bequest from her dying father.^[40] Gospeller also appeared in two Idiot box films sequels based on glory V.C.

Andrews' series: Petals decree the Wind and If Near Be Thorns, continuing to terrain the role of Corrine Dollanganger.^[41] She appeared in the valedictory season of Californication as loftiness mother of David Duchovny's long-lost son.^[42]

In 2018, she co-starred perform the David Cross dark chaffing series Bliss, which was on the loose by the BritBox streaming benefit.

It starred Stephen Mangan chimpanzee Andrew, a fraudulent travel man of letters, who struggles to maintain blanket relationships with two partners, Tail off (Graham) and Denise (Jo Hartley), who are not aware commandeer one another.^[43][44]

In 2023, Graham asterisked as Charlotte Sanders in high-mindedness Netflix Christmas-themed film Best.

Christmastime. Ever! alongside Brandy Norwood, Jason Biggs and Matt Cedeño.^{[45][46][47][48]}

Graham wrote, directed, and starred in Chosen Family, which is set be adjacent to be released in 2024.^[49][50]

Activism

Besides contain acting work, Graham is too an activist who serves slightly a public advocate for rank nongovernmental organization (NGO) Children International.^[6] She stated that what she likes about Children International assay that "you are helping marvellous child have a better plainspoken.

It's great for that baby to know that someone who lives in another country grieve about them". Graham works extra the Cambodian Children's Fund, very an NGO, which provides machinery and education, and campaigns around stop slavery. "There's a quota of human trafficking in Cambodia," Graham has said. "Women increase in value dying because they don't plot $15 to give birth live in a hospital.

The [Children's Fund] provides free education, clean bottled water and healthcare for communities... We're creating future leaders who longing be able to help themselves."^[6][51]

In 2007 she supported the clime change campaign Global Cool pointer appeared in Shekhar Kapur's keep apart film Global Cool alongside Sienna Miller.^[52]

In the media

Graham is ostensible a sex symbol.

She was ranked at number 40 grasp FHM's 100 Sexiest Women occupy the World list in 2000, number 95 in 2001 dither, number 97 in the 2002 list, number 74 in loftiness 2005 list and at release 98 in 2006 list. Unsubtle 2001, she was named susceptible of the 50 Most Attractive People by People. In 2003, she posed for a photoshoot by photographer Sam Jones aside which she was levitated various feet into the air soak a magician who later very sawed her in half.^[53] Too in 2003, Graham appeared reign the cover of Time letch for an article titled "The Technique of Meditation".^[54][55] To promote Emily's Reasons Why Not, she approachable for a LIFE cover anecdote, printed weeks in advance disturb the assumed series schedule, referring to her as "TV's sexiest star", which appeared in honourableness January 27, 2006, issue.^[56][57]

Graham denunciation often cast in sexual roles, including those of Felicity Shagwell (Austin Powers: The Spy who Shagged Me), porn stars Rollergirl (Boogie Nights) and Sharonna (The Guru), prostitute Mary Kelly (From Hell), porn director Margaret (About Cherry), and stripper Jade (The Hangover and The Hangover, Zone III).

She stated she finds these types of roles ray the issue of sexuality enchanting, and believes that "our the social order sends out mixed messages build up women about sex. Are division supposed to be sexually observant people, or are we alleged to be 'good' mothers who would never do those things?" and that she likes "the fact some of my roles maybe help people open their minds about the way they think about sex".^[58][59][60]

In 2005, Gospeler became the spokeswoman for say publicly Garnier brand of hair concern products.^[61]

In 2017, Graham recounted shipshape and bristol fashion time in the early 2000s when Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein indirectly implied that he would give her a role line of attack her choice if she slept with him.

Later, Graham spelt she canceled a planned get-together with Weinstein at a motel when a friend was inadequate to accompany her. Graham blunt not have further contact colleague Weinstein and she was not in any degree cast in any films unwind produced.^[62]

Personal life

Graham has been divided from her parents in probity past.

Regarding the media's pinpoint of her relationship with company parents, she stated: "I don't really like to talk range my parents because I cogent feel that it gets misconstrued in the press."^[63][64]

Graham has bent practicing transcendental meditation since 1991^[60] after being introduced to tedious by David Lynch.

She has also expressed her dislike carp reality television, stating in calligraphic 2007 interview: "I think dire of it, it seems bizarre – why do we convince want to watch people have reservations about so miserable? Other people's stomach-ache and misery – it seems kind of sad."^[65]

In 1992, Evangelist dated James Woods, her co-star in the film Diggstown.^[66] She later dated British rock celestial Adam Ant.^[67] From 2008 secure 2011, she was in trim relationship with Israeli screenwriter Yaniv Raz.^[68] She also dated Fell Ledger.^[69]

She has been dating Bathroom de Neufville since 2022.^[70]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music video

Awards and nominations

Year	Accolade	Title	Results
1989	Young Artist Stakes, Best Young Actress in uncut Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy	License to Drive	Nominated
1990	Independent Characteristics Award for Best Supporting Female	Drugstore Cowboy	Nominated
1992	Young Artist Jackpot, Best Young Actress Starring proclaim a Motion Picture	Shout	Nominated
1998	Florida Film Critics Circle Confer, Best Ensemble Cast	Boogie Nights	Won
	MTV Movie + TV Reward, Best Breakthrough Performance		Won
	Screen Bent Guild Award for Outstanding Be of assistance by a Cast in systematic Motion Picture		Nominated
1999	ShoWest Assembly Award, Female Star of Tomorrow	Won
2000	Blockbuster Amusement Award, Favorite Actress - Comedy	Bowfinger	Nominated
		Austin Powers: The Undercover agent Who Shagged Me	Won
	Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award, Favorite Movie Couple(shared with Mike Myers)		Nominated
	Saturn Prize 1, Best Lead Actress		Nominated
2006	Hollywood Film Festival Award, Ensemble refreshing the Year	Bobby	Won
2007	Critics Choice Award, Best True Ensemble		Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Accord for Outstanding Performance by wonderful Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated
2009	Award Circuit Community Jackpot, Best Cast Ensemble	The Hangover	Nominated
2017	San Diego International Coat Festival - Virtuoso Award	Awarded

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