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{{short description|American actress (born 1970)}}
{{other people|Heather Graham}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Heather Graham
| image              = HeatherGrahamByDimitriSarantis2011.jpg
| caption            = Graham in 2011
| birth_name         = Heather Joan Graham
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1970|1|29}}
| birth_place        = [[Milwaukee]], Wisconsin, U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|director}}
| years_active       = 1984–present
| partner            =
}}
'''Heather Joan Graham''' (born January 29, 1970)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!-- Not stated --> |date=2019-01-29 |title=Birthdays |work=[[The Modesto Bee]] |page=2A |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |quote=Actress Heather Graham is 49.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Heather Graham |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/heather-graham/3000385448/ |access-date=August 15, 2023 |website=[[TV Guide]] |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815202345/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/heather-graham/3000385448/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is an American actress. The accolades she has received include nominations for two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], a [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Award]], and an [[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]].

After appearing in television commercials, her first starring role in a feature film came with the teen comedy ''[[License to Drive]]'' (1988), followed by the critically acclaimed film ''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite web|title=About Heather Graham|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/heather-graham/biography.html|website=Yahoo!|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=March 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315025923/https://movies.yahoo.com/person/heather-graham/biography.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Drugstore Cowboy |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/drugstore_cowboy|access-date=August 8, 2021|archive-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808135342/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/drugstore_cowboy|url-status=live}}</ref> She then played supporting roles on the television series ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1991), and in films such as ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]'' (1993) and ''[[Swingers (1996 film)|Swingers]]'' (1996). She gained critical praise for her role as "Rollergirl" in the film ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997).<ref>{{cite news|last=Strauss|first=Bob|title=Heather's Commitment|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%200EAEE705995C065F%20)&p_docid=0EAEE705995C065F&p_theme=aggdocs&p_queryname=0EAEE705995C065F&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=S50B5AENMTM1NDQ2NzM0NS4yNzMzODM6MToxMDoxMjguMTIuMC4w&&p_multi=LANB|work=Daily News of Los Angeles|access-date=December 2, 2012}}</ref> This led to major roles in the comedy films ''[[Bowfinger]]'' and ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'' (both 1999).

Graham had leading roles in ''[[Say It Isn't So (film)|Say It Isn't So]]'' (2001) and ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]'' (2001), and continued to play supporting roles in the films ''[[Mary (2005 film)|Mary]]'' (2005); ''[[The Hangover (film)|The Hangover]]'' (2009) and its sequel, ''[[The Hangover Part III]]'' (2013); ''[[At Any Price]]'' (2012); and ''[[Horns (film)|Horns]]'' (2013). She has had roles on television series such as ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' (2004) and ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]'' (2014). In 2018, Graham made her directorial debut with the comedy ''[[Half Magic (film)|Half Magic]]''.

Graham is a public advocate for [[Children International]]<ref name="Children International">{{cite web |url=http://www.children.org/celebrity |title=Children International |website=children.org |publisher=Children International |access-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706005256/https://m.children.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and supported the [[climate change]] campaign [[Global Cool]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Deeley|first=Laura|title=Hot chick, cool message|newspaper=[[The Times]]|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/environment/article/hot-chick-cool-message-2x8xrk57df7|access-date=2020-11-28|issn=0140-0460|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413044722/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hot-chick-cool-message-2x8xrk57df7|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Graham was born in [[Milwaukee]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Vincent |first=Mal |date=1999-06-17 |title='Powers' Star Has Skated Well Past 'Boogie Nights' Role |work=[[The Green Bay Press-Gazette]] |page=D-10 |quote=Heather Graham...was born in Milwaukee.}}</ref> The elder of two children, her younger sister Aimee Graham is also an actress and writer. Her mother Joan (née Bransfield) is a teacher and author of children's books,<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3666/is_200610/ai_n17195051/ "Joan Bransfield Graham"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903201958/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3666/is_200610/ai_n17195051/ |date=September 3, 2014 }} at CBS Business</ref> and her father James Graham is a retired [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent.<ref name="grouchoreviews.com">{{cite web|title=Heather Graham—Gray Matters—02/21/07|url=http://grouchoreviews.com/interviews/204|website=Groucho Reviews|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=December 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214153021/http://grouchoreviews.com/interviews/204|url-status=live}}</ref> Her family relocated repeatedly before moving to [[Agoura Hills, California]] when she was nine.<ref name=HC>{{cite news|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:LANB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EAEE705995C065F&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420|title=Heather's Commitment|access-date=June 11, 2009|date=April 28, 2000|work=[[Daily News of Los Angeles]]|author=Strauss, Bob|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027043911/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews/0EAEE705995C065F%26f%3Dbasic|url-status=live}}</ref> She was introduced to acting during a school production of ''The Wizard of Oz''.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

After high school, Graham enrolled in extension classes at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]], where she studied English for two years.<ref name="HGFSIS">{{cite news |author=Strauss, Bob |date=March 31, 1998 |title=Heather Graham Finds Strangeness In 'Space' |work=[[Boston Globe]] |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:BGBK&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EADDD10454A8645&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 |access-date=June 11, 2009}}</ref> Against her parents' wishes, Graham withdrew from UCLA to pursue acting full time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography :: Heather Graham|url=http://www.kalaajkal.com/biography/Heather-Graham|website=www.kalaajkal.com|access-date=December 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903201707/http://www.kalaajkal.com/biography/Heather-Graham|archive-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== Early work (1984–1988) ===
Graham's first film appearance was an uncredited cameo in ''[[Mrs. Soffel]]'' (1984).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-evolution-of-heather-graham/mrs-soffel-1984|title=The Evolution Of Heather Graham|first=Matt|last=Maytum|date=May 26, 2011|work=[[Total Film]]|access-date=June 17, 2011|archive-date=May 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530155109/http://www.totalfilm.com/features/the-evolution-of-heather-graham/mrs-soffel-1984|url-status=live}}</ref> Her first credited film appearance was in the television film ''[[Student Exchange]]''. In 1986, she appeared on a special "Teen Week" episode of the [[NBC]] game show ''[[Scrabble (game show)|Scrabble]]''. Then she appeared in numerous television commercials, and an episode of the sitcom ''[[Growing Pains]]'' in 1987. Her first high-profile starring role came in the [[Corey Haim]]/[[Corey Feldman]] vehicle ''[[License to Drive]]'' (1988), as a popular girl named Mercedes Lane, who serves as the love interest of Haim's character. Her efforts won her a [[Young Artist Award]] nomination in the Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy category. Her strict parents forbade her to accept a role in the [[black comedy]] ''[[Heathers]]'' (1988), which had an expletive-rich script.<ref name=HC/> The same year, she had an uncredited appearance as [[Danny DeVito]] and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]'s mother in flashbacks in their film, ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]''.<ref>{{cite book|first=Leonard|last=Maltin|title=Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide 2006|location=New York|publisher=Signet|year=2005|isbn=978-0-45121-609-0|page=1367}}</ref>

=== From ''Drugstore Cowboy'' to ''Swingers'' (1989–1996) ===
In 1989, Graham was featured in [[Gus Van Sant]]'s ''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]'' as Nadine, a young, drug-addicted accomplice of the two main characters (played by [[Matt Dillon]] and [[Kelly Lynch]]). Her performance gave her career an initial boost and earned her a nomination for the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She rejected a steady role in a soap opera and a three-picture deal with a major studio because she thought it would be too restrictive.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lou|first=Linda|title=The more risks, the more rewards|url=http://159.54.226.237/99_issues/990808/990808graham.html|work=USA Weekend Magazine|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116131222/http://159.54.226.237/99_issues/990808/990808graham.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> After ''Drugstore Cowboy'', she appeared in [[Lawrence Kasdan]]'s dark comedy ''[[I Love You to Death]]'' (1990), alongside [[William Hurt]] and [[Keanu Reeves]], and the rock-and-roll coming-of-age film ''[[Shout (film)|Shout]]'' (1991), for which she received a nomination for the [[Young Artist Award]] for Best Actress Starring in a Motion Picture.

After Graham co-starred with [[Benicio del Toro]] in a [[Calvin Klein]] commercial directed by [[David Lynch]], the director cast her as Annie Blackburn in ''Twin Peaks'', where she appeared in the final six episodes. Following the show's cancellation, Graham reprised the role of Blackburn in the 1992 prequel film ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]''.<ref name="grouchoreviews.com"/>

She featured in ''[[Diggstown]]'' (1992), alongside [[James Woods]]; the well-received ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]'' (1993), alongside [[Will Smith]]; and ''[[The Ballad of Little Jo]]'' (1993), alongside [[Ian McKellen]] before reteaming with Gus Van Sant for the critically panned [[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (novel)|Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]'', alongside [[Uma Thurman]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/even_cowgirls_get_the_blues/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=November 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127182714/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/even_cowgirls_get_the_blues/|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year she co-starred as Mary Kennedy Taylor in ''[[Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle]]''. In 1995, she starred as Jackie in the poorly received ''Desert Winds'' and guest-starred in an episode of the television series ''[[Fallen Angels (American TV series)|Fallen Angels]]''. She had a small but important role in ''[[Swingers (1996 film)|Swingers]]'' (1996), where she played Lorraine, [[Jon Favreau]]'s love interest.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2016-10-18|title=This Interview About the Anniversary of Swingers Is So Money|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/swingers-20th-anniversary-interview|access-date=2022-01-13|magazine=Vanity Fair|language=en-US|archive-date=January 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122045504/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/swingers-20th-anniversary-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> She also played a small role as Maggie Bowen in ''[[Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story]]'' (1996).

=== Wider industry and public recognition (1997–2003) ===
Graham's popularity significantly increased after playing a young [[porn star]] in the critically acclaimed film ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997). The cast received a nomination for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]. The same year, she also starred in the [[Gregg Araki]] film ''[[Nowhere (1997 film)|Nowhere]]'', and had a cameo in the horror hit ''[[Scream 2]]'' as a fictionalised version of herself, portraying [[Casey Becker]] in the [[film within a film]] ''Stab''. She was subsequently cast in ''[[Two Girls and a Guy]]'' (1998), a film mainly based upon dialogue between the characters, shot in 11 days,<ref>{{cite news|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|title=Two Girls and A Guy|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/two-girls-and-a-guy-1117329520/|work=Variety|access-date=June 17, 2020|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202194033/https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/two-girls-and-a-guy-1117329520/|url-status=live}}</ref> which co-starred [[Robert Downey Jr.]] and [[Natasha Gregson]]; and the sci-fi film ''[[Lost in Space (film)|Lost in Space]]'', which was met with mostly negative reviews, and grossed $69,117,629 domestically on a production budget of $80 million. The cast was signed on for sequels that remain unmade.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lost in Space|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lostinspace.htm|website=BoxOfficeMojo.com|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=December 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205052150/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lostinspace.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lost in Space (1998)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_in_space/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=January 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102071743/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_in_space/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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 of her best-known roles and became a fan favorite.<ref name="cineoutsider1">{{cite web|last=Raw|first=Timothy E.|title=The spy who misunderstood me|url=http://www.cineoutsider.com/articles/stories/h/heather_graham_interview.html|website=www.cineoutsider.com|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=January 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112034701/http://www.cineoutsider.com/articles/stories/h/heather_graham_interview.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her turn as Shagwell also earned her a nomination for the [[Saturn Award for Best Actress]]. She appeared in the music video for [[Lenny Kravitz]]'s cover of "[[American Woman (song)|American Woman]]". Also in 1999, Graham co-starred as Daisy in the movie ''[[Bowfinger]]'', opposite [[Steve Martin]] and [[Eddie Murphy]].

The 2000 film ''[[Committed (2000 film)|Committed]]'' was her first starring vehicle. She played Joline, a devoted-beyond-reason young wife looking for the husband who left her. While the film itself received mixed reviews, the Rotten Tomatoes summary of critics felt that "Graham shows she can play a central character", but noted "she's not enough to make ''Committed'' successful".<ref>{{cite web|title=Committed (2000)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1096844-committed/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=April 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425192553/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1096844-committed/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she co-starred as Annie Matthews, an unhappily married woman, in [[Edward Burns]]' ''[[Sidewalks of New York (2001 film)|Sidewalks of New York]]''. In 2002, she starred with [[Joseph Fiennes]] in [[Chen Kaige]]'s English-language debut film ''[[Killing Me Softly (film)|Killing Me Softly]]'', which received overwhelmingly negative response from critics and a 0% at [[Rotten Tomatoes]], with the consensus being: "Respected director Chen Kaige's first English-language film is a spectacularly misguided erotic thriller, with ludicrous plot twists and cringe-worthy dialogue".<ref>{{cite web|title=Killing Me Softly (2002)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/killing_me_softly/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=November 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102230725/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/killing_me_softly/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, the site also rated it No.&nbsp;12 on the countdown of the worst films over the last ten years.

Graham's other appearances in mainstream fare include playing a fictionalized version of the [[Jack the Ripper]] murder victim [[Mary Jane Kelly|Mary Kelly]] in the film ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]'' (2001), starring [[Johnny Depp]]; ''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]'' (2003), starring [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Jack Nicholson]]; the [[Farrelly Brothers]] comedy ''[[Say It Isn't So (film)|Say It Isn't So]]'' (2001), opposite [[Sally Field]]; ''[[The Guru (2002 film)|The Guru]]'', co-starring [[Jimi Mistry]], and ''[[Hope Springs (2003 film)|Hope Springs]]'' (2003), co-starring [[Colin Firth]].

=== Focus on independent films and television (2004–2008) ===
[[File:Heather Graham cropped.jpg|thumb|alt=Graham smiling|upright|Graham in June 2007]]
From 2004 to 2008, Graham starred in several independent films ''[[Gray Matters (2006 film)|Gray Matters]]'', ''[[Broken (2007 film)|Broken]]'', ''[[Adrift in Manhattan]]'' (all 2007), and ''[[Miss Conception]]'' (2008), most of which received generally negative reviews and went largely unnoticed at the box office.<ref>Multiple sources:
*{{cite web|title=Gray Matters (2006)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gray_matters/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=April 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419203101/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gray_matters/|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|title=Broken (2007)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1186122-broken/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 1, 2021|archive-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205132503/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1186122-broken|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|title=Adrift in Manhattan (2007)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/adrift_in_manhattan/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 1, 2021|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104080425/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/adrift_in_manhattan|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|title=Miss Conception (2008)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1194135-miss_conception/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 1, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127125523/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1194135-miss_conception|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|title=Miss Conception|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=missconception.htm|website=BoxOfficeMojo.com|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=April 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406070106/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=missconception.htm|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|title=Gray Matters|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=graymatters.htm|website=BoxOfficeMojo.com|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=October 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010215830/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=graymatters.htm|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|title=Adrift in Manhattan|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adriftinmanhattan.htm|website=BoxOfficeMojo.com|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=November 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111183653/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adriftinmanhattan.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cineoutsider1"/> Her 2005 film ''[[Mary (2005 film)|Mary]]'' holds a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, her first "Fresh" film since ''Bowfinger''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mary (2005)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10005880-mary/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=November 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127152906/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10005880-mary/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film premiered at the 2005 [[Venice Film Festival]] where it won the Special Jury Prize, as well as three smaller awards. The film also played at the 2005 [[Toronto International Film Festival]], [[Deauville Film Festival]], and [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]], and co-starred [[Juliette Binoche]], [[Forest Whitaker]], [[Marion Cotillard]], and [[Matthew Modine]]. In 2006, she co-starred in ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' as Angela; the film's cast was nominated for a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]].

Graham also spoke about developing a comedy film titled ''The Accidental Virgin'', which would have focused on "female sexual confusion", telling the story of a woman who has not had sex in a year. The film has not been made. She also stated she would be interested in directing in the future if it is "something that, its burning in my mind that I need to do".<ref name="grouchoreviews.com"/>

On television, Graham played herself in an episode of the TV series ''[[Sex and the City]]''. She was given special guest-star status on nine episodes of ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' during its fourth season (2004–2005), and also appeared as [[George Michael Bluth]]'s ethics teacher in an episode of ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' in 2004. She played Emily Sanders in ''[[Emily's Reasons Why Not]]'', but the sitcom was cancelled after airing only one episode.

=== ''The Hangover'' and after (2009–present) ===
In 2009, Graham played the [[hooker with a heart of gold|stripper with a heart of gold]], Jade, in ''[[The Hangover (film)|The Hangover]]'' (2009), which was released to critical and box-office success. She won the role after [[Lindsay Lohan]] turned it down.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lindsay Lohan Turned Down Role in The Hangover|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/lindsay-lohan-turned-down-role-in-the-hangover-200987|website=www.usmagazine.com|date=July 8, 2009|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=January 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112075641/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/lindsay-lohan-turned-down-role-in-the-hangover-200987|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Hangover (2009)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010667-hangover/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027043900/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10010667-hangover|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Hangover|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hangover.htm|website=BoxOfficeMojo.com|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=November 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125060707/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hangover.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Though she did not return for the sequel ''[[The Hangover Part II]]'' (2011), she reprised her role in the final installment of the trilogy, ''[[The Hangover Part III]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite web|title=Heather Graham Talks Fifty Shades Of Grey & Hangover III: 'Something Good Happens To Jade'|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/heather-graham-talks-fifty-shades-of-grey-hangover-iii-something-good-happens-to-jade-122934|website=Access Hollywood|date=September 12, 2012|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=May 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501225513/http://www.accessonline.com/articles/heather-graham-talks-fifty-shades-of-grey-hangover-iii-something-good-happens-to-jade-122934/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, she starred in ''[[Boogie Woogie (film)|Boogie Woogie]]'', followed by roles in the unsuccessful films ''[[Father of Invention]]'', ''[[5 Days of War]]'', ''[[Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer]]'' (all 2011), and ''[[About Cherry]]'' (2012). Graham was also credited for archive footage of her from ''Scream 2'' re-used in ''[[Scream 4]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|title=Father of Invention (2011)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/father-of-invention/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=November 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115035334/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/father-of-invention/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=5 Days Of War (2011)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/5_days_of_war/|website=Rotten Tomatoes/|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107144735/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/5_days_of_war/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=About Cherry (2012)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/about_cherry/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=December 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204085820/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/about_cherry/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (2011)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/judy_moody_and_the_not_bummer_summer/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107105925/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/judy_moody_and_the_not_bummer_summer/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Graham voiced the character of Antonia Bayle in the online [[role-playing video game]] ''[[EverQuest 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6110496.html|title=SOE brings the erstwhile Saruman and Rollergirl on board its upcoming MMORPG.|access-date=April 29, 2010|date=October 13, 2004|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|last=Thorsen|first=Tor|work=[[GameSpot]]|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027043902/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/christopher-lee-and-heather-graham-to-voice-everquest-ii/1100-6110496/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/everquest-ii/563930p1.html|title=Heather Graham talks EQ II|access-date=April 29, 2010|date=November 5, 2004|author=Semel, Paul|publisher=IGN Entertainment|work=[[GameSpy]]|archive-date=March 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330012520/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/everquest-ii/563930p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

She played Meredith Crown in ''[[At Any Price (film)|At Any Price]]'', which stars [[Dennis Quaid]] and [[Zac Efron]], and was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, and later screened as an official selection at the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cinema|url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/lineup/off-sel/venezia69/|website=www.labiennale.org|access-date=December 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728223053/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/lineup/off-sel/venezia69|archive-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref> Other roles include mob lawyer Annette Stratton-Osborne in ''Behaving Badly'' and short story writer Mary Bellanova in ''My Dead Boyfriend'' (both 2014). She wrote a comedy screenplay called ''[[Half Magic (film)|Half Magic]]'', which in 2013 she stated she wanted to direct. She said the story focuses on "these female friends and sexuality and about people having a sense of shame about sexuality and learning how to have a healthier attitude about it [...] It also deals with male/female relationships and sexism".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-04-22|title=Heather Graham Talks AT ANY PRICE, THE HANGOVER 3, HALF MAGIC, and CALIFORNICATION|url=https://collider.com/heather-graham-at-any-price-hangover-3-interview/|access-date=2022-01-03|website=Collider|language=en-US|archive-date=January 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108133334/https://collider.com/heather-graham-at-any-price-hangover-3-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released in 2018.

In 2012, she was a member of the jury of the 15th [[2012 Shanghai International Film Festival|Shanghai International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-17/heather-graham-jean-jacques-annaud-judge-at-shanghai-film-fest.html|title=Heather Graham, Jean-Jacques Annaud Judge at Shanghai Film Fest|access-date=March 5, 2013|date=June 17, 2012|website=bloomberg.com|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|author=Balfour, Frederik|archive-date=August 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803183940/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-17/heather-graham-jean-jacques-annaud-judge-at-shanghai-film-fest.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, she starred in the second adaptation of the [[V. C. Andrews]] novel ''[[Flowers in the Attic]]'' on the Lifetime network. She played the character of Corrine Dollanganger, an evil mother who locks her four children in an attic to receive an inheritance from her dying father.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/07/lifetime-greenlights-flowers-in-the-attic-movie-with-heather-graham-ellen-burstyn-547327/|title=Lifetime Greenlights 'Flowers In The Attic' Movie With Heather Graham & Ellen Burstyn|date=July 23, 2013|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Andreeva, Nellie|access-date=November 8, 2014|archive-date=August 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802025718/http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/lifetime-greenlights-flowers-in-the-attic-movie-with-heather-graham-ellen-burstyn/|url-status=live}}</ref> Graham also appeared in two TV films sequels based on the V.C. Andrews' series: ''[[Petals on the Wind]]'' and ''[[If There Be Thorns]]'', continuing to play the role of Corrine Dollanganger.<ref>{{cite web|title=Petals On The Wind Sequels If There Be Thorns And Seeds Of Yesterday Are Coming To Lifetime|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Petals-Wind-Sequels-There-Thorns-Seeds-Yesterday-Coming-Lifetime-64313.html|website=CinemaBlend.com|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=August 30, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051859/http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Petals-Wind-Sequels-There-Thorns-Seeds-Yesterday-Coming-Lifetime-64313.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared in the final season of ''Californication'' as the mother of [[David Duchovny]]'s long-lost son.<ref>{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Sheila|url=https://collider.com/heather-graham-at-any-price-hangover-3-interview/|title=Heather Graham Talks AT ANY PRICE, THE HANGOVER 3, Her Script HALF MAGIC, and CALIFORNICATION|work=Collider.com|date=April 22, 2013|access-date=November 10, 2013|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110130617/http://collider.com/heather-graham-at-any-price-hangover-3-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, she co-starred in the [[David Cross]] dark comedy series ''[[Bliss (2018 TV series)|Bliss]]'', which was released by the [[BritBox]] streaming service. It starred [[Stephen Mangan]] as Andrew, a fraudulent [[travel writer]], who struggles to maintain long-term relationships with two partners, Kim (Graham) and Denise ([[Jo Hartley]]), who are not aware of one another.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=How David Cross' Comedy Crosses The Pond With BritBox's 'Bliss' – TCA |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/david-cross-heather-graham-bliss-series-britbox-1202434511/ |website=Deadline |access-date=18 June 2020 |date=26 July 2018 |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827045226/https://deadline.com/2018/07/david-cross-heather-graham-bliss-series-britbox-1202434511/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Review: One father with two secret families. Life is complicated in the comedy 'Bliss' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-bliss-review-britbox-david-cross-20180815-htmlstory.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=18 June 2020 |date=15 August 2018 |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815122341/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-bliss-review-britbox-david-cross-20180815-htmlstory.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, Graham starred as Charlotte Sanders in the Netflix Christmas-themed film ''[[Best. Christmas. Ever!]]'' alongside [[Brandy Norwood]], [[Jason Biggs]] and [[Matt Cedeño]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/every-original-movie-coming-to-netflix-in-2023/2900-4620/ | title=Every Original Movie Coming to Netflix in 2023|access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a44973393/best-christmas-ever-netflix-brandy/|title=First look at Brandy and Heather Graham's Netflix Christmas movie|website=Digital Spy|last=Rowan|first=Iona|date=1 September 2023|access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/best-christmas-ever-trailer-brandy-norwood-heather-graham-netflix-1235626249/|title=Brandy Norwood, Heather Graham Butt Heads Over the Holidays in Netflix's 'Best. Christmas. Ever!' Trailer|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Gajewski|first=Ryan|date=24 October 2023|access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/christmasgifts/new-christmas-films-movies-2023-b2438549.html|title=The best new Christmas films for 2023 and where to watch them|website=The Independent|last=Lee|first=Alex|date=1 November 2023|access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref>

Graham wrote, directed, and starred in ''[[Chosen Family (film)|Chosen Family]]'', which was set for release in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/heather-graham-rom-com-chosen-family-first-look-vmi-1235487600/|title=Cannes: VMI Boards Heather Graham Rom-Com 'Chosen Family,' Unveils First-Look Image (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Alex|last=Ritman|date=May 15, 2023|access-date=October 22, 2023|archive-date=June 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607034258/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/heather-graham-rom-com-chosen-family-first-look-vmi-1235487600/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/verdi-productions-2024-slate-knockout-heather-graham-chosen-family-1235735784/|title=Verdi Productions Gears Up to Release 'Junction,' 'Knockout Blonde,' Heather Graham's 'Chosen Family' in 2024 (EXCLUSIVE)|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Caroline|last=Brew|date=September 26, 2023|access-date=October 22, 2023|archive-date=October 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005150044/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/verdi-productions-2024-slate-knockout-heather-graham-chosen-family-1235735784/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Activism ==
Besides her acting work, Graham is also an activist who serves as a public advocate for the nongovernmental organization ([[NGO]]) [[Children International]].<ref name="Children International"/> She stated that what she likes about Children International is that "you are helping a child have a better life. It's great for that child to know that someone who lives in another country cares about them". Graham works with the [[Cambodian Children's Fund]], also an NGO, which provides supplies and education, and campaigns to stop slavery. "There's a lot of [[human trafficking]] in Cambodia," Graham has said. "Women are dying because they don't have $15 to give birth in a hospital. The [Children's Fund] provides free education, clean water and healthcare for communities... We're creating future leaders who will be able to help themselves."<ref name="Children International"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Lipworth|first=Elaine|title=Heather Graham: I'm a nerd|url=http://www.news.com.au/news/heather-graham-im-a-nerd/story-fnejnq21-1226518061674|website=www.news.com.au|access-date=December 3, 2012|date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=January 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101042840/http://www.news.com.au/news/heather-graham-im-a-nerd/story-fnejnq21-1226518061674|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2007 she supported the [[climate change]] campaign [[Global Cool]] and appeared in [[Shekhar Kapur]]'s short film ''Global Cool'' alongside [[Sienna Miller]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Blair's acting debut in Shekhar film|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Blairs-acting-debut-in-Shekhar-film/articleshow/2113117.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624185124/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-06-11/europe/27971683_1_global-warming-shekhar-kapur-sienna-miller|url-status=live|archive-date=June 24, 2013|access-date=June 20, 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=June 11, 2007}}</ref>

== In the media ==
Graham is considered a [[sex symbol]]. She was ranked at number 40 in ''[[FHM]]'''s ''[[FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK)|100 Sexiest Women in the World]]'' list in 2000, number 95 in 2001 list, number 97 in the 2002 list, number 74 in the 2005 list and at number 98 in 2006 list. In 2001, she was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''. In 2003, she 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.<ref>{{cite web |author=FHM |url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/heather-graham |title=FHM Covergirls&nbsp;– Heather Graham |website=FHM.com |date=December 10, 2008 |access-date=July 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831070050/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/heather-graham |archive-date=August 31, 2009 }}</ref> Also in 2003, Graham appeared on the cover of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' for an article titled "The Science of Meditation".<ref name="The Science of Meditation">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070216052116/http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20030804,00.html "The Science of Meditation"] August 4, 2003, ''Time''</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Heather Graham — Peep Show|url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/heather-graham|website=www.fhm.com|access-date=December 3, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115142611/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/heather-graham|archive-date=November 15, 2012}}</ref> To promote ''Emily's Reasons Why Not'', she posed for a ''[[Life Magazine|LIFE]]'' cover story, printed weeks in advance of the assumed series schedule, referring to her as "TV's sexiest star", which appeared in the January 27, 2006, issue.<ref>{{cite web| title=''Life Magazine'' Interview| url=http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001919450| website=editorandpublisher.com| access-date=January 31, 2006| archive-date=August 8, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808173508/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001919450| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defamer.com/hollywood/heather-graham/heather-grahams-permanent-weekend-151250.php |title=Defamer.com |website=Defamer.com |date=January 27, 2006 |access-date=July 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218134603/http://defamer.com/hollywood/heather-graham/heather-grahams-permanent-weekend-151250.php |archive-date=December 18, 2008 }}</ref>

Graham is 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 Jane Kelly|Mary Kelly]] (''From Hell''), porn director Margaret (''About Cherry''), and stripper Jade (''The Hangover'' and ''The Hangover, Part III''). She stated she finds these types of roles and the issue of sexuality fascinating, and believes that "our culture sends out mixed messages to women about sex. Are women supposed to be sexually alive people, or are we supposed 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".<ref name="Heather Graham: I'm a nerd">{{cite news|title=Heather Graham: I'm a nerd|url=http://www.news.com.au/news/heather-graham-im-a-nerd/story-fnejnq21-1226518061674|website=www.news.com.au|access-date=December 3, 2012|date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=January 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101042840/http://www.news.com.au/news/heather-graham-im-a-nerd/story-fnejnq21-1226518061674|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Heather Graham - Biography|url=http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/heather-graham/biography/38|website=www.talktalk.co.uk|access-date=December 3, 2012|archive-date=October 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018103807/http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/heather-graham/biography/38|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Heather Graham-Tantra">{{cite web|title=Heather Graham, 'tantra sex'|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/heather-graham-tantric-se_n_212240|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=June 7, 2009|access-date=June 17, 2020|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128223929/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/heather-graham-tantric-se_n_212240|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2005, Graham became the spokeswoman for the [[Garnier]] brand of hair care products.<ref>{{cite news|title=Heather Graham New Mane Attraction for Garnier 100% Color|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/heather-graham-new-mane-attraction-for-garnier-100-color-54281622.html|access-date=August 30, 2015|website=prnewswire.com|date=April 13, 2005|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145758/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/heather-graham-new-mane-attraction-for-garnier-100-color-54281622.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, Graham recounted a time in the early 2000s when Hollywood producer [[Harvey Weinstein]] indirectly implied that he would give her a role of her choice if she slept with him. Later, Graham indicated she canceled a planned meeting with Weinstein at a hotel when a friend was unable to accompany her. Graham did not have further contact with Weinstein and she was never cast in any films he produced.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=Heather |title=Heather Graham: Harvey Weinstein Implied I Had to Have Sex With Him for Movie Role (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/columns/heather-graham-harvey-weinstein-sex-for-movie-role-1202586113/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 10, 2017 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-date=June 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601061555/https://variety.com/2017/film/columns/heather-graham-harvey-weinstein-sex-for-movie-role-1202586113/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Graham has been estranged from her parents in the past. Regarding the media's perception of her relationship with her parents, she stated: "I don't really like to talk about my parents because I just feel that it gets misinterpreted in the press."<ref name="culture.com">{{cite web|title=Sidewalks of New York : Interview With Heather Graham|url=http://culture.com/articles/577/sidewalks-of-new-york-interview-with-heather-graham.phtml|website=culture.com|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=August 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828062353/http://culture.com/articles/577/sidewalks-of-new-york-interview-with-heather-graham.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Stephanie|last=Mansfield|title=The more risks, the more rewards|url=http://159.54.226.237/99_issues/990808/990808graham.html|website=USA Weekend Magazine|date=August 8, 1999|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116131222/http://159.54.226.237/99_issues/990808/990808graham.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Graham has been practicing [[Transcendental Meditation technique|transcendental meditation]] since 1991<ref name="Heather Graham-Tantra"/> after being introduced to it by David Lynch. She has also expressed her dislike of [[reality television]], stating in a 2007 interview: "I think some of it, it seems strange – why do we all want to watch people be so miserable? Other people's pain and misery – it seems kind of sad."<ref>{{cite web|title=Heather Graham Interviewed – 'Gray Matters' |url=https://collider.com/entertainment/interviews/archive_detail.asp/aid/3630/tcid/1/pg/2 |work=Collider.com |access-date=November 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110130524/http://collider.com/entertainment/interviews/archive_detail.asp/aid/3630/tcid/1/pg/2 |archive-date=November 10, 2013 }}</ref>

In 1992, Graham dated [[James Woods]], her co-star in the film ''[[Diggstown]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cover Story - Heather Graham: Rebel With a Cause|url=https://www.tribute.ca/magazines/tribute/1001/cover_story.htm|access-date=2021-07-22|website=www.tribute.ca|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020191825/https://www.tribute.ca/magazines/tribute/1001/cover_story.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> She later dated rock star [[Adam Ant]].<ref name="SMH">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/heather-graham-backs-british-men-after-gwyneths-barbs-20020823-gdfkd8.html|title=Heather Graham backs British men after Gwyneth's barbs|access-date=January 24, 2023|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=August 23, 2002|author=<!--not stated-->|quote=He and Graham dated in the mid-90s after meeting at acting classes in Los Angeles.|archive-date=January 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124144257/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/heather-graham-backs-british-men-after-gwyneths-barbs-20020823-gdfkd8.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
From 2008 to 2011, she was in a relationship with Israeli screenwriter Yaniv Raz.<ref>{{cite web |title=Heather Graham and Her Boyfriend Are Getting Serious |url=https://people.com/celebrity/heather-graham-and-her-boyfriend-are-getting-serious/ |website=PEOPLE.com |access-date=18 June 2020 |date=18 May 2009 |archive-date=December 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204152815/https://people.com/celebrity/heather-graham-and-her-boyfriend-are-getting-serious/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She also dated [[Heath Ledger]],<ref>{{Cite news |author=<!--not stated or generic "Staff"--> |title=The truth about Heath Ledger's women |date=1 September 2009 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]
|via=[[News.com.au]] |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/heaths-women-secrets-revealed/news-story/0dbffe08d58815028db91da62f7b29f2 |access-date=8 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411004412/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/heaths-women-secrets-revealed/news-story/0dbffe08d58815028db91da62f7b29f2|archive-date=11 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> after the couple met in the [[Czech Republic]] during the summer of 2000, where she was filming ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]'' and he was filming ''[[A Knight's Tale]]''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Eric |last=McAdams |title=20 Crazy Behind-The-Scenes Details About A Knight's Tale |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=2018-07-27 |url=https://screenrant.com/details-knights-tale-behind-the-scenes/ |access-date=2025-08-16}}</ref>

She has been dating real estate investor and world record [[Snowboarding|snowboarder]] John de Neufville since 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/heather-graham-italian-getaway-with-john-de-neufville-8349113|title=Heather Graham Shares Images of Vacation with John de Neufville |website=PEOPLE.com |access-date=14 January 2024 |date=9 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Evolve|date=May 27, 2025 |title=Who Is Heather Graham’s Boyfriend, John de Neufville & What Is His Instagram? |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/heather-graham-boyfriend-john-neufville-123125205.html |website=yahoo.com |publisher=[[Yahoo|y!entertainment]] |access-date=18 August 2025}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Mrs. Soffel]]''
| Factory Girl
| Uncredited
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Student Exchange]]''
| Dorrie Ryder
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1988
| ''[[License to Drive]]''
| Mercedes Lane
|
|-
| ''[[Twins (1988 film)|Twins]]''
| Young Mary Ann Benedict
| Uncredited
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]''
| Nadine
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[I Love You to Death]]''
| Bridget
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1991
| ''[[Guilty as Charged (film)|Guilty as Charged]]''
| Kimberly
|
|-
| ''[[Shout (film)|Shout]]''
| Sara Benedict
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1992
| ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]''
| Annie Blackburn
|
|-
| ''[[Diggstown]]''
| Emily Forrester
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1993
| ''[[The Ballad of Little Jo]]''
| Mary Addie
|
|-
| ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)|Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]''
| Cowgirl Heather
|
|-
| ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]''
| Elizabeth
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1994
| ''[[Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle]]''
| Mary Kennedy Taylor
|
|-
| ''[[Don't Do It (film)|Don't Do It]]''
| Suzanna
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1995
| ''Desert Winds''
| Jackie
|
|-
| ''Terrified''
| Olive
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1996
| ''[[Swingers (1996 film)|Swingers]]''
| Lorraine
|
|-
| ''[[Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story]]''
| Maggie Bowen
|
|-
| rowspan=5|1997
| ''[[Nowhere (1997 film)|Nowhere]]''
| Lilith
|
|-
| ''[[Two Girls and a Guy]]''
| Carla Bennett
|
|-
| ''[[Boogie Nights]]''
| Brandy / Rollergirl
|
|-
| ''[[Kiss & Tell (1996 film)|Kiss & Tell]]''
| Susan Pretsel
|
|-
| ''[[Scream 2]]''
| 'Stab' [[Casey Becker]]
| Cameo
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Lost in Space (film)|Lost in Space]]''
| Dr. Judy Robinson
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1999
| ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]''
| Felicity Shagwell
|
|-
| ''[[Bowfinger]]''
| Daisy
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Committed (2000 film)|Committed]]''
| Joline
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2001
| ''[[Say It Isn't So (film)|Say It Isn't So]]''
| Josephine Wingfield
|
|-
| ''[[Sidewalks of New York (2001 film)|Sidewalks of New York]]''
| Annie
|
|-
| ''[[From Hell (film)|From Hell]]''
| [[Mary Jane Kelly]]
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2002
| ''[[Killing Me Softly (film)|Killing Me Softly]]''
| Alice Tallis
|
|-
| ''[[The Guru (2002 film)|The Guru]]''
| Sharonna
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2003
| ''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]''
| Kendra
| Uncredited cameo
|-
| ''[[Hope Springs (2003 film)|Hope Springs]]''
| Mandy
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Blessed (2004 film)|Blessed]]''
| Samantha Howard
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2005
| ''[[Mary (2005 film)|Mary]]''
| Elizabeth Younger
|
|-
| ''[[Cake (2005 film)|Cake]]''
| Pippa McGee
| Also executive producer
|-
| rowspan=4|2006
| ''[[The Oh in Ohio]]''
| Justine
|
|-
| ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''
| Angela
|
|-
| ''[[Gray Matters (2006 film)|Gray Matters]]''
| Gray Baldwin
|
|-
| ''[[Broken (2006 film)|Broken]]''
| Hope
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2007
| ''[[Adrift in Manhattan]]''
| Rose Phipps
|
|-
| ''Have Dreams, Will Travel''
| Aunt
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2008
| ''[[Alien Love Triangle]]''
| Elizabeth
| Short film
|-
| ''[[Miss Conception]]''
| Georgina Salt
|
|-
| ''[[Baby on Board (film)|Baby on Board]]''
| Angela Marks
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2009
| ''[[ExTerminators (film)|ExTerminators]]''
| Alex
|
|-
| ''[[The Hangover]]''
| Jade
|
|-
| ''[[Boogie Woogie (film)|Boogie Woogie]]''
| Beth Freemantle
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Father of Invention]]''
| Phoebe
|
|-
| rowspan=4|2011
| ''[[The Flying Machine (film)|The Flying Machine]]''
| Georgie
|
|-
| ''Son of Morning''
| Josephine Tuttle
|
|-
| ''[[5 Days of War]]''
| Miriam Eisner
|
|-
| ''[[Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer]]''
| Aunt Opal Moody
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
| ''[[About Cherry]]''
| Margaret
|
|-
| ''[[At Any Price]]''
| Meredith Crown
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2013
| ''[[The Hangover Part III]]''
| Jade
|
|-
| ''[[Compulsion (2013 film)|Compulsion]]''
| Amy
|
|-
| ''[[Horns (film)|Horns]]''
| Veronica
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| ''[[Goodbye to All That (film)|Goodbye to All That]]''
| Stephanie
|
|-
| ''[[Behaving Badly (film)|Behaving Badly]]''
| Annette Stratton-Osborne
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| ''[[Norm of the North]]''
| Vera
| Voice
|-
| ''[[My Dead Boyfriend]]''
| Mary McCrawley
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2017
| ''[[Wetlands (2017 film)|Wetlands]]''
| Savannah
|
|-
| ''[[Last Rampage]]''
| Dorothy Tison
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Half Magic (film)|Half Magic]]''
| Honey
| Also director and writer
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Rest of Us (film)|The Rest of Us]]''
| Cami
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2020
| ''[[Desperados (film)|Desperados]]''
| Angel de la Paz
|
|-
| ''[[Love, Guaranteed]]''
| Tamara Taylor
|
|-
| ''[[Wander (film)|Wander]]''
| Shelly Luscomb
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Last Son]]''
| Anna
|
|-
| rowspan="5"|2023
| ''[[On a Wing and a Prayer (film)|On a Wing and a Prayer]]''
| Terri White
|
|-
| ''[[Suitable Flesh]]''
| Elizabeth Derby
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3765862/suitable-flesh-teaser-offers-a-taste-of-lovecraftian-horror/|title='Suitable Flesh' Teaser Offers a Taste of Joe Lynch's Lovecraftian Horror|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|first=Meagan|last=Navarro|date=June 13, 2023|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=June 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613195815/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3765862/suitable-flesh-teaser-offers-a-taste-of-lovecraftian-horror/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Oracle (2023 film)|Oracle]]''
| Kate Simmons
|
|-
| ''[[The Other Zoey]]''
| Paula
|
|-
| ''[[Best. Christmas. Ever!]]''
| Charlotte Sanders
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| ''[[Chosen Family (film)|Chosen Family]]''
| Ann
| Also director and writer
|-
| ''[[Place of Bones]]''
| Pandora
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Gunslingers (2025 film)|Gunslingers]]''
| Val
|
|-
| 2026
| ''[[They Will Kill You]]''
| {{TableTBA}}
| Post-production<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 10, 2025 |title=New Line’s Zazie Beetz Horror Movie 'They Will Kill You' Gets Spring 2026 Release Date |url=https://deadline.com/2025/10/they-will-kill-you-release-date-zazie-beetz-1236575641/ |access-date=October 10, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| TBA
| ''[[The Young People]]''
| {{TableTBA}}
| Filming
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=2|1987
| ''[[Growing Pains]]''
| Cindy / Samantha
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Student Exchange]]''
| Dorrie Ryder
| Television film
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Twin Peaks]]''
| [[Annie Blackburn]]
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[O Pioneers! (film)|O Pioneers!]]''
| Young Alexandra Bergson
| Television film
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Fallen Angels (American TV series)|Fallen Angels]]''
| Carol Whalen
| Episode: "Tomorrow I Die"
|-
| rowspan=2|1996
| ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
| Alicia
| Episode: "[[Resurrection (The Outer Limits)|Resurrection]]"
|-
| ''Bullet Hearts''
| Carlene Prue
| Pilot
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Fantasy Island (1998 TV series)|Fantasy Island]]''
| Jackie
| Uncredited<br>Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Herself (host)
| Episode: "Heather Graham/[[Marc Anthony]]"
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Sex and the City]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "Critical Condition"
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Arrested Development]]''
| Beth Baerly
| Episode: "Shock and Aww"
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
| [[Dr. Molly Clock]]
| 9 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Emily's Reasons Why Not]]''
| Emily Sanders
| 6 episodes; also producer
|-
| rowspan=2|2011
| ''Little in Common''
| Ellie Weller
| Pilot
|-
| ''[[Portlandia]]''
| Heather
| Episode: "Baseball"
|-
| rowspan=3|2014
| ''[[Flowers in the Attic (2014 film)|Flowers in the Attic]]''
| Corrine Dollanganger/Foxworth
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Petals on the Wind (film)|Petals on the Wind]]''
| Corrine Winslow
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]''
| Julia
| 9 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2015
| ''[[If There Be Thorns (film)|If There Be Thorns]]''
| Corrine Foxworth
| Television film
|-
| ''Studio City''
| Stevie
| Pilot
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''[[Flaked]]''
| Tilly
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2016–2018
| ''[[Angie Tribeca]]''
| Diane Duran
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Law & Order True Crime]]''
| Judalon Smyth
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Bliss (2018 TV series)|Bliss]]''
| Kim Marsden
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Get Shorty (TV series)|Get Shorty]]''
| Hannah
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''The Hypnotist's Love Story''
| Sasha
| Pilot; also executive producer
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Stand (2020 miniseries)|The Stand]]''
| Rita Blakemoor
| Episode: "Pocket Savior"
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Extrapolations (TV series)|Extrapolations]]''
| Hannah
| Episode: "2037: A Raven Story"
|-
| TBA
| ''[[Carrie (miniseries)|Carrie]]''
| 
| In production
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[EverQuest II]]''
| Antonia Bayle - Queen of Qeynos
| Voice
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops III]]''
| Jessica Rose
| Voice and motion capture
|}

===Music video===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Artist
|-
| 1999
| "[[American Woman]]"
| Dancer
| [[Lenny Kravitz]]
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Accolade
! Title
! Results
|-
| 1989
| [[Young Artist Award|Young Artist Award, Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy]]
| ''[[License to Drive]]''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 1990
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female]]
| ''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 1992
| [[Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film|Young Artist Award, Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture]]
| ''[[Shout (film)|Shout]]''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |1998
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast|Florida Film Critics Circle Award, Best Ensemble Cast]]
| rowspan="3" |''[[Boogie Nights]]''
| {{WON}}
|-
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance|MTV Movie + TV Award, Best Breakthrough Performance]]
| {{WON}}
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 1999
| [[National Association of Theatre Owners|ShoWest Convention Award, Female Star of Tomorrow]]
!
| {{WON}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |2000
| rowspan="2" |[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Favorite Actress - Comedy]]
| ''[[Bowfinger]]''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]''
| {{WON}}
|-
| [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award, Favorite Movie Couple]] <small>(shared with [[Mike Myers]])</small>
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Saturn Award, Best Lead Actress]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2006
| [[Hollywood Film Awards|Hollywood Film Festival Award, Ensemble of the Year]]
| rowspan="3" |''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''
| {{WON}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics Choice Award, Best Acting Ensemble]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2009
| Award Circuit Community Award, Best Cast Ensemble
| ''[[The Hangover]]''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2017
| [[San Diego International Film Festival]] - [[List of San Diego International Film Festival award winners#Virtuoso Award|Virtuoso Award]]
!
| {{Included|Awarded|align=center|style=|color=}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
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