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:This article is about the actress Heather Graham.
Heather Graham is also a pseudonym used by author
Heather Graham Pozzessere.

Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an
United States|American actor|actress, born in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Heather Graham's father,
Jim, is a retired FBI agent and her mother, Joan,
is a noted author of children's books.  Graham has
a younger sister Aimee Graham, who is also an
aspiring actress and writer.

Graham was brought up in a traditional Catholic
family.  Growing up in Virginia where her father
worked as an FBI agent, she attended Sumac
Elementary School. Her family then moved to the
Conejo Valley in California where she attended
Lindero Canyon Middle School, and finally, Agoura
High School, Agoura Hills, California|Agoura High
School.

Initially, Graham's parents were very supportive
of her budding acting career, with her mom driving
her to her auditions. Later, her father and mother
were insistent that she should not appear in any
movie featuring sex.  This difference of opinion
may have cost her the lead role in Heathers in
1989, the dark high school comedy that made an
instant star of Winona Ryder. Graham is currently
estranged from her parents, though they are
hopeful for a reconciliation. She has publically
discussed her conversion to a new-age
eastern-based religion and philosophy.

After high school, Graham enrolled in the
University of California at Los Angeles.  While
pursuing a drama degree at UCLA, Graham met James
Woods.  Their subsequent romantic involvement led
to Graham being cast in Diggstown (1992), which
starred Woods. After two years had passed, Graham
dropped out of UCLA to pursue acting full time,
over her parents objections.  She moved to
Hollywood where she worked different jobs while
continuing to establish herself as a starlet.  

Though earlier Graham had a number of critically
noted acting parts including Nadine in Drugstore
Cowboy 1989, her breakthrough role was that of
Roller Girl in Boogie Nights (1997), for which she
received several award nominations.  She achieved
international stardom in 1999 with her lead role
as Felicity Shagwell in Mike Myers (actor)|Mike
Myers' second Austin Powers comedy: Austin Powers:
The Spy Who Shagged Me|The Spy Who Shagged Me.
More recently, she starred as Mary Jane Kelly|Mary
Kelly in the film From Hell (2001), based on the
story of Jack the Ripper.

She was named by People Magazine as one of the "50
Most Beautiful People in the World 2001"
http://www.imdb.com/Bio?Graham,+Heather. In
addition to her relationship with James Woods, she
also has been romantically involved with actor
Edward Burns, producer-director Chris Weitz, actor
Josh Lucas, actor Elias Koteas, actor Kyle
MacLachlan, and Stephen Hopkins
(director)|director Stephen Hopkins.

Graham enjoyed special guest-star status on
several episodes of NBC-TV's  Scrubs during its
fourth season (2004-2005).

In 2005, Graham became the spokeswoman and TV
model for Garnier brand of hair care products. 
Graham's print ad for Skyy Vodka, which was
photographed in 1993 (titled "#3, Entourage") is
still appearing in national magazines today as
well.  ABC-TV announced that production has begun
on "Emily's Reasons Why Not," with Graham slated
to be its star.

== Filmography ==
*Gray Matters (2005)
*Cake (movie)|Cake (2005)
*Mary (movie)|Mary (2005)
*Blessed (movie)|Blessed (2004)
*Hope Springs (2003)
*Anger Management (2003)
*Alien Love Triangle (2002)
*The Guru (movie)|The Guru (2002)
*Killing Me Softly (2002)
*From Hell (2001)
*Sidewalks of New York (2001)
*Say It Isn't So (2001)

*Committed (movie)|Committed (2000) 
*Bowfinger (1999)
*Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
*Lost in Space (movie)|Lost in Space (1998)
*Scream 2 (1997)
*Boogie Nights (1997)
*Two Girls and a Guy (1997)
*Nowhere (movie)|Nowhere (1997)
*Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
*Swingers (1996)
*Terrified (1996)
*Kiss & Tell (1996)
*Desert Winds (1995)
*Run for Cover (1995)
*Let It Be Me (1995)
*Don't Do It (1994)

*Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
*Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
*Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
*The Ballad of Little Jo (1993)
*Diggstown (1992)
*Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
*Shout (1991)
*Guilty as Charged (1991)
*I Love You to Death (1990)
*Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
*Twins (movie)|Twins (1988)
*License to Drive (1988)
*Student Exchange (1987)
*Mrs. Soffel (1984)

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0001287|name=Heather Graham
*http://film.guardian.co.uk/Column/0,4541,55949,00
.html "Close Up" on Heather Graham from The
Observer