Biography of Heather Joan Graham
 Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress and fashion
model. She is best known for her performance in Gus Van Sant's 1989 Drugstore
Cowboy and her role as Rollergirl in the 1997 film Boogie Nights directed by Paul
Thomas Anderson. She has been part of two ensemble casts that have earned Screen
Actors Guild Awards nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Cast (Boogie
Nights and Bobby).
Her first film appearance was an uncredited cameo in Mrs. Soffel. After turning
down the female lead role in Dirty Dancing, her second film appearance was in
the television film Student Exchange. Graham was cast in a number of parts as
a supporting actress including the part of Nadine in the 1989 film Drugstore Cowboy.
In 1991, she appeared in the TV series Twin Peaks as Annie Blackburn, Dale Cooper's
second-season love interest. Many became familiar with her for these two roles.
Her breakthrough role proved to be that of 1970s porn starlet "Roller Girl"
in 1997's Boogie Nights, in which she appeared in scenes with frontal nudity and
received several award nominations. Her first starring role was in 1999 as Felicity
Shagwell in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. She also appeared in the music
video for Lenny Kravitz's cover of "American Woman" by The Guess Who.
Although Graham has taken roles in mainstream films, including Mary Kelly in
the 2001 film From Hell, based on the story of Jack the Ripper, and Judy Robinson
in 1998's film Lost In Space, she has also been cast in a number of independent
films. Some of those films, like 2002's The Guru, have brought her critical
praise; however, she has also starred opposite Joseph Fiennes in the less successful
film, Killing Me Softly. In 2001, Graham was named by People Magazine as one
of the "100 Most Beautiful People in the World", in which Graham ranked
in the top fifty. Full name: Heather Joan Graham
Born: January 29, 1970
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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