Heather Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and raised in a strict household. Her father worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and her mother was a former schoolteacher and author. Heather and her sister, Aimee Graham, were forced to relocate often as a result of their father's occupation, and Heather became increasingly shy. Surprisingly, she had a passion for acting from an early age and despite being labeled a "theater geek" by her peers, she was voted Most Talented by her high school senior class. Unfortunately, her love of acting created a tension between her and her family, although her mother obligingly drove her to auditions in Hollywood throughout her adolescence. After high school Heather moved to Los Angeles and got small roles in a variety of films, including Drugstore Cowboy. When her career did not take off as quickly as she had hoped, Heather enrolled in the University of California at Los Angeles to get her degree in drama. It was there she was noticed by actor James Woods and he secured her a part in his film Diggstown. Heather dropped out of UCLA after two years to pursue her acting career on a full-time basis. Aside from gaining a modeling contract with Emanuel Ungaro Liberte, Heather has starred in such films as Swingers, a role she received after being taken out swing dancing by Jon Favreau, to blockbusters like Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Boogie Nights.



Was voted "Most Talented" by her Agoura High School class. Had to turn down the female lead in the film Rounders (1998) because of scheduling conflicts. Was fired from Scorchers (1991). Worked at Toys R'Us when she was a teenager Her father is an FBI agent. Her mother is a schoolteacher/author. Enjoys yoga and cooking and playing poker Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2001. Was the subject of the power pop song "Heather Graham" by the Washington, D.C.-based acappella quartet, Da Vinci's Notebook. The song appears on the group's 2002 CD, "Brontosaurus." Went to the same high school as Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson of Linkin Park as well as Adrianna Costa. Played a porn actress twice: in The Guru (2002) and Boogie Nights (1997) Ranked as #74 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005) Chosen by Femme Fatales magazine as one of the "50 sexiest women on the planet". [February 2006] In 2003, for a photo shoot by photographer Sam Jones, she was levitated several feet in the air by a magician. Later in the same photo shoot, the magician also sawed her in half. Has a cat named Mittens.