Heather Graham

Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.{{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.}} 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,[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 and her father James Graham is a retired FBI agent.{{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}} Her family relocated repeatedly before moving to Agoura Hills, California when she was nine.{{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}} 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.{{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}} Against her parents' wishes, Graham withdrew from UCLA to pursue acting full time.{{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}}

Graham's first film appearance was an uncredited cameo in Mrs. Soffel (1984).{{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}} 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. 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. The same year, she had an uncredited appearance as Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger's mother in flashbacks in their film, Twins.{{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}}

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.{{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}} 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 (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.

She featured in Diggstown (1992), alongside James Woods; the well-received 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 film adaptation of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, alongside Uma Thurman.{{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}} 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. She had a small but important role in Swingers (1996), where she played Lorraine, Jon Favreau's love interest.{{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}} She also played a small role as Maggie Bowen in Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996).

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, 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,{{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}} which co-starred Robert Downey Jr. and Natasha Gregson; and the sci-fi 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.{{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}}{{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}}

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.{{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}} 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". Also in 1999, Graham co-starred as Daisy in the movie Bowfinger, opposite Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy.

The 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".{{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}} The following year, she co-starred as Annie Matthews, an unhappily married woman, in Edward Burns' Sidewalks of New York. In 2002, she starred with Joseph Fiennes in Chen Kaige's English-language debut 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".{{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}} In 2009, the site also rated it No. 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 Kelly in the film From Hell (2001), starring Johnny Depp; Anger Management (2003), starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson; the Farrelly Brothers comedy Say It Isn't So (2001), opposite Sally Field; The Guru, co-starring Jimi Mistry, and Hope Springs (2003), co-starring Colin Firth.

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From 2004 to 2008, Graham starred in several independent films Gray Matters, 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.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}} Her 2005 film Mary holds a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, her first "Fresh" film since Bowfinger.{{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}} 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 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".

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 during its fourth season (2004–2005), and also appeared as George Michael Bluth's ethics teacher in an episode of Arrested Development in 2004. She played Emily Sanders in Emily's Reasons Why Not, but the sitcom was cancelled after airing only one episode.

In 2009, Graham played the stripper with a heart of gold, Jade, in The Hangover, which was released to critical and box-office success. She won the role after Lindsay Lohan turned it down.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} Though she did not return for the sequel The Hangover Part II, she reprised her role in the final installment of the trilogy, The Hangover Part III.{{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}} In 2010, she starred in 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).{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

Graham voiced the character of Antonia Bayle in the online role-playing video game EverQuest 2.{{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}}{{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}}

She played Meredith Crown in 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.{{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}} 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, 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".{{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}} The film was released in 2018.

In 2012, she was a member of the jury of the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival.{{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}}

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.{{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}} 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.{{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}} She appeared in the final season of Californication as the mother of David Duchovny's long-lost son.{{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}}

In 2018, she co-starred in the David Cross dark comedy 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.{{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 }}{{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 }}

In 2023, Graham starred as Charlotte Sanders in the Netflix Christmas-themed film Best. Christmas. Ever! alongside Brandy Norwood, Jason Biggs and Matt Cedeño.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

Graham wrote, directed, and starred in Chosen Family, which was set for release in 2024.{{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}}{{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|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}}

Besides her acting work, Graham is also an activist who serves as a public advocate for the nongovernmental organization (NGO) 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."{{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}}

In 2007 she supported the climate change campaign Global Cool and appeared in Shekhar Kapur's short film Global Cool alongside Sienna Miller.{{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}}

Graham is considered a sex symbol. She was ranked at number 40 in FHM's 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. 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.{{cite web |author=FHM |url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/heather-graham |title=FHM Covergirls – 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 }} Also in 2003, Graham appeared on the cover of Time for an article titled "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{{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}} To promote Emily's Reasons Why Not, she posed for a 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.{{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}}{{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 }}

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 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".{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

In 2005, Graham became the spokeswoman for the Garnier brand of hair care products.{{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}}

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.{{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 |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 }}

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."{{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}}{{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}}

Graham has been practicing transcendental meditation since 1991 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."{{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 }}

In 1992, Graham dated James Woods, her co-star in the film Diggstown.{{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}} She later dated rock star Adam Ant.{{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=|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}}

From 2008 to 2011, she was in a relationship with Israeli screenwriter Yaniv Raz.{{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 }} She also dated Heath Ledger.{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/heaths-women-secrets-revealed/news-story/0dbffe08d58815028db91da62f7b29f2|title=The truth about Heath Ledger's women|date=1 September 2009|website=News.com.au|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|access-date=8 June 2017}}

She has been dating John de Neufville since 2022.{{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}}

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