Editing Heather Graham (section)

{{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|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>