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Trivia
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, CA 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.
Personal quotes
"It was the timing in my life. I got a lot out
of doing Rollergirl. I've gotten a lot from every director,
but, psychologically, that role gave me a lot of confidence."
"If
you're an actor, and you're supposed to be in love with
someone in a movie, I just think that sometimes, I guess
maybe when you're less experienced, you start believing
in this whole world. You think that it's real what you're
acting out, and you want to do a good job so badly that,
in your mind, you try to really convince yourself that
it's real - when it's not. And you don't even know that
person. You're just thinking about the movie and that
character."
"Agoura
was kind of like American Beauty, it was all appearances.
There was, like, some code. I don't know who made the
code, but everyone was trying to fulfill this model
of what it is to be good or successful or cool. It was
way conformist; people were just white, Republican,
upper middle class--everyone was the same. The arts
were not embraced. Now, it wasn't a bad place, I don't
want to put it down, there were some great people there.
I just wasn't really that kind of person, so I felt
a little out of place."
"I think
the celebrity stuff is really important. It helps support
your real work. Anything that helps me get the jobs
with good material is great. It's been a total change
of everything in the past year, and it feels really
great. I feel pretty down-to-earth about it, but I still
want to enjoy it while it happens. I mean, you might
as well."
"How
does Ed feel about seeing you in all of these erotic
movies with so many cute leading men? "Well, it's
probably a little ego boost that he's got a sexy girlfriend.
On the other hand, it's probably pretty aggravating,
for sure. But luckily, it's not like the scales are
imbalanced or anything. He's really sexy, and I like
watching him. But it is kind of a double-edged sword.
You like that they're really sexy within a movie, but
you don't want them acting out sex scenes with someone
else. But you're an actor and that's the reality. So,
what else can you do?"
"You
probably won't find me camping out across from some
guy's house. I do think I'm a committed person, but
probably not to the extreme. If some guy treated me
like that, I'd just be, "Jerk." Ya know?"
"Yeah.
It's really great to be given an opportunity where more
is demanded of you. You have to work harder just to
fulfill the needs of the script. In a lot of movies,
you don't have to work every day--which is, sometimes,
just the best thing ever. But there is something great
about just working your butt off every day; when you
fall asleep at night, you feel really good."
"As
an actress, it's fun to do rageful things. Most of the
parts I read are for girlfriends who are nagging, needy
and pathetic. They're all like 'Honey, stay with me!
And don't endanger yourself! This movie is about all
the exciting things that you're doing! I love you! Let's
have a family together!' I just don't understand them.
I have no idea where they're coming from."
"Which
was worse, getting your body covered in gold paint for
that Details cover or being encased in fiberglass for
that Lost in Space space-suit mold? "The cover
shoot was nothing! I guess because in the movie Goldfinger
a woman died from being smothered in gold paint, people
somehow think it is dangerous or uncomfortable. But
it was so easy. It took, like, two seconds. It was just
a powder-puff kind of thing you rubbed on, like finger
painting. Of course, I felt a little cold and naked,
but besides that, it was no big deal."
"And
what about the space-suit mold? They covered my face
with this plasterlike stuff. You can't see, and all
you can think of is, I hope these guys keep the nose
holes open so I can breathe!"
"On
cutting the love scene by more than a minute in Two
Girls and a Guy to change the rating from NC-17 to R...
"Don't you think the ratings board was unwarranted
in its NC-17 decision? Maybe they don't like more natural
love scenes, because this doesn't look like most movie
sex, and perhaps they thought it was something new.
Or maybe it was the oral sex--because it's a man to
a woman. Is that bad? It seems like I've seen oral sex
from a woman to a man in a movie, and that didn't seem
to be a problem."
"I just
loved the show so much, and it was really exciting to
think of being on it. And David Lynch was a nice person,
as well as an interesting director. He makes you feel
really welcome. A lot of directors are not as friendly
to the actors as he is, so it's nice being around someone
that friendly."
"Sometimes
I do worry about it. But I kind of grew up as like an
awkward kid. And I think you always sort of feel how
you felt when you were a teenager. I don't know if it's
true, but I've always felt like an awkward teenager.
So I was kind of startled when people saw me as attractive.
And I don't feel that way, I don't think that's really
me. So I'm not like that horrified about getting wrinkles.
I mean, I do think it will suck. But I don't see myself
as like this beautiful, glamorous person. I just see
myself as more like this nerdy geek that people think
is attractive. So that's really cool!"
Heather Graham - Filmography
Below is a complete filmography
(list of movies she's appeared in)
Hope Springs (2003) .... Mandy
Anger Management (2003) (uncredited) .... Kendra
Alien Love Triangle (2002) .... Elizabeth
Guru, The (2002) .... Sharonna
... aka Gourou et les femmes, Le (2002) (France)
Killing Me Softly (2002) .... Alice
From Hell (2001) .... Mary Kelly
Sidewalks of New York (2001) .... Annie
Say It Isn't So (2001) .... Josephine Wingfield
"Rotten TV" (2000) TV Series .... Self (guest
episode #2)
Committed (2000) .... Joline
... aka Non Stop Girl (2000)
Bowfinger
(1999) .... Daisy
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) .... Felicity
Shagwell
... aka Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
(USA: video title)
Lost in Space (1998) .... Judy Robinson
... aka LS (1998) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
Scream 2 (1997) .... Casey Becker in 'Stab'
Boogie Nights (1997) .... Rollergirl/Brandy
Two Girls and a Guy (1997) .... Carla Bennett
Nowhere (1997) .... Lilith
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996) ....
Maggie Bowen
... aka Entertaining Angels (1996) (USA: short title)
Swingers (1996) .... Lorraine
Terrified (1996) .... Olive
... aka Evil Never Sleeps (2000) (UK: DVD title)
... aka Tough Guy (1996)
... aka Toughguy (1996)
Kiss & Tell (1996) .... Suzan
Desert Winds (1995) .... Jackie
Run for Cover (1995) (V)
... aka Run for Cover in 3-D (1995) (V) (USA: 3-D video
title)
Let It Be Me (1995) .... Perfumery Saleswoman
... aka Love Dance (1998) (UK)
Don't Do It (1994) .... Suzanna
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) .... Mary
Kennedy Taylor
... aka Mrs. Parker and the Round Table (1994)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993) .... Elizabeth
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) .... Cowgirl Heather
Ballad of Little Jo, The (1993) .... Mary Addie
Diggstown (1992) .... Emily Forrester
... aka Midnight Sting (1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) .... Annie Blackburn
... aka Twin Peaks (1992) (France)
O Pioneers! (1992) (TV) .... Young Alexandra Bergson
"Twin Peaks" (1990) TV Series .... Annie Blackburn
(1991)
Shout (1991) .... Sara Benedict
Guilty as Charged (1991) .... Kimberly
I Love You to Death (1990) .... Bridget
Drugstore
Cowboy (1989) .... Nadine
Twins (1988) (uncredited) .... Young Mary Ann Benedict
License to Drive (1988) .... Mercedes
Student Exchange (1987) (TV) .... Dorrie
Mrs. Soffel (1984) (uncredited) .... Factory Girl
Heather Graham - Notable TV
Guest Appearances
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" (2003) playing
"Herself" 13 February 2003
"Sex and the City" (1998) playing "Herself"
in episode: "Critical Condition" (episode
# 5.6) 25 August 2002
"Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The" (1992) playing
"Herself" 18 October 2001
"Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The" (1992) playing
"Herself" 14 March 2001
"Saturday Night Live" (1975) playing "Host"
(episode # 25.2) 16 October 1999
"Fantasy Island" (1998) playing "Jackie"
(uncredited) in episode: "Pilot" (episode
# 1.1) 26 September 1998
"Outer Limits, The" (1995) playing "Alicia"
in episode: "Resurrection" (episode # 2.2)
14 January 1996
"Fallen Angels" (1993) playing "Carol
Whalen" in episode: "Tomorrow I die"
(episode # 2.6) 1995
"Growing Pains" (1985) playing "Cindy"
in episode: "Michaelgate" (episode # 3.5)
6 October 1987
"Growing Pains" (1985) playing "Samantha"
in episode: "Some Enchanted Evening" (episode
# 2.13) 27 January 1987
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