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Heather Graham Profile |
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Birth Date: January 29, 1970
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Birth Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Birth Name: Heather Joan Graham
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
Heather Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January
29th, 1970. Soon after that, Heather was joined by her baby
sister, Aimee, and they attended their very first elementary
school in Virginia because her father worked for the FBI and
they were forced to relocate quite often.
After having been shuffled around again, Heather and her
little sister attended Sumac Elementary. A little while
after that, they attended a school called Lindero Canyon
Middle School.
By the time Heather got to Agoura High School, she had a
hard time making friends, since she was always moving before
she had a chance to develop serious friendships.
While studying at Agoura, she was teased because she was a
quiet girl and because she wasn't fully developed
physically. She was even considered a theater geek by her
peers.
Not only was Heather considered uncool at school, but her
family life became increasingly uncomfortable as she began
to follow her dream of becoming an actress. Although her
mother would drive her to Hollywood for auditions, the
tension began mounting so high between Heather and her
family that she eventually stopped communicating with them
altogether.
Heather was relieved to have finally graduated from Agoura,
even though she was voted most talented by her senior class.
Her start as an actress wasn't glamorous, as are most
actors' start.
Heather went from odd job to odd job, eventually landing
various roles and bit parts in movies such as License To
Drive and the critically acclaimed Drugstore Cowboy, which
starred Matt Dillon. As well, Heather also appeared on the
small screen in the popular television drama Twin Peaks.
After some success in Hollywood, Heather decided to enroll
in the University of California at Los Angeles. Her major
was in English Literature, but unfortunately she dropped out
after only two years. She did, however, come away with
something positive.
It was at UCLA that Heather first read one of her favorite
books by Dostoevsky, entitled The Brothers Karamazov. It was
this book that impressed renowned actor James Woods when he
first spotted the blonde bombshell. In 1992, Heather landed
a small role in Diggstown; a movie that Woods starred in.
In the next few years that followed, Heather went on to play
diverse roles in films such as Six Degrees of Separation,
which starred Will Smith, Don't Do It and Even Cowgirls Get
The Blues. While Heather was furthering her acting career,
she piqued the interest of filmmakers like James Toback and
Jon Favreau. Apparently, Favreau took Heather swing dancing
one night, and a year and a half later, she played Lorraine
in his nearly legendary movie Swingers. Toback soon after
had his opportunity to work with her and cast her in his
film entitled Two Girls and A Guy.
But it was in 1997, that Heather got her breakout role and
would not soon be forgotten. She played "Rollergirl," a
young porn actress who constantly wore roller-skates
everywhere she went, in the true story of renowned porn
actor John Holmes' life entitled Boogie Nights.
After that, Heather was in high demand and made a cameo
appearance in Scream 2, in which she spoofed Drew
Barrymore's role as the popcorn popping first victim of the
of the original film. She then appeared on the cover of
Rolling Stone magazine, which had men everywhere drooling
over the latest starlet in Hollywood.
Rolling Stone wasn't the only magazine cover that Heather
graced, her face, once obscure and unknown to the world, had
begun to grace the covers of a multitude of magazine covers.
Along with a modeling contract with Emanuel Ungaro, Heather
has starred in some big budget films including Lost In
Space, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Bowfinger,
which also stars Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin.
We saw more of this swinging sensation in roles like Say It
Isn't So, Sidewalks Of New York (in which she co-starred her
former boyfriend, Edward Burns), From Hell.
She will next be seen reprising her role of Felicity
Shagwell in the third installment of Austin Powers --
Goldmember -- as well as Hope Springs, Killing Me Softly,
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Other
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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, California.
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.
She is of Irish Catholic extraction
Was the subject of the power pop song "Heather Graham" by
the Washington, D.C.-based acappella quartet, Da Vinci's
Notebook. The song appears on the group's 2002 CD,
"Brontosaurus."
Ranked #4 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the
World" (2002).
Went to the same high school as Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson
of Linkin Park.
She attended Augora High school with Shane Stanley, Beverly
Peele and James Robb and Mike Shinoda.
Played a porn actress twice: in The Guru (2002) and Boogie
Nights (1997)
Is, to the day, 2 years younger than Edward Burns.
Practises Transcendental Meditation. Appeared meditating on
the cover of the August 4, 2003 issue of Time Magazine. |
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