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Lauren Helen Graham (born March 16,
1967) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. She
is perhaps best known for her starring role as Lorelai
Gilmore on Gilmore Girls.
Early life: Graham, an Irish American, was born
in Honolulu, Hawaii to Donna Grant, a fashion buyer, and
Lawrence Graham, a candy industry lobbyist who was the
former President for the chocolate and confection
industry association. Her parents divorced when she was
five, prompting Graham and her father to move to the
D.C. area, where he became a congressional staffer.
Graham traveled extensively with her father while
growing up.
Graham discovered acting while in elementary school and
further honed her talent at Langley High School, where
she took part in the drill team. Yet she excelled on the
stage, and Graham quickly took to acting in community
theatre and other small productions. Graham graduated
from Barnard College in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in English. After moving to Texas in 1992, she
earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Acting
Performance from Southern Methodist University.
Career: After completing her education, Graham
moved to New York City where she became a cocktail
waitress and aspiring actress. In 1995, she relocated to
Hollywood. Beginning with Season 7 episode "To Whom
It May Concern" and continuing through out the rest
of the season, Graham served as a producer on Gilmore
Girls. TV Guide reported that she received the position
in an attempt to persuade her to sign for an eighth
season. In 2007, Gilmore Girls was cancelled.
In addition to her many guest starring and co-starring
roles on prime-time television, Graham starred in three
failed sitcoms, including Townies (with Molly Ringwald
and Jenna Elfman) and the short-lived sitcom Lush Life
(with Lori Petty and Karyn Parsons). Between 1996 and
1997 Graham became a regular guest star on several hit
NBC shows. She played a graduate student who caught the
eye of Dick on Third Rock from the Sun, Richard's
dim-witted girlfriend on Caroline in the City, and
Jerry's speed-dial ranking girlfriend on Seinfeld.
In an episode of Law & Order, she
acted with Scott Cohen, who would later play Graham's
love interest on Gilmore Girls. Her most notable guest
performance was as a highly-inept efficiency expert on
Newsradio. The show's producers hoped to add her to the
cast, but test audiences responded poorly to the new
character (her attempts to be Lisa's friend at any and
all costs wore thin after a while).
In 2000, Graham earned her breakthrough role as Lorelai
Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, the program that would finally
launch her to stardom. For her work she received a
nomination for Best Actress in a Television Series
(Drama) at the 2001 Golden Globe Awards. Graham returned
to her guest-starring roots when she portrayed herself
in two episodes of NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
Graham has also appeared on Bravo's
Celebrity Poker Showdown, co-hosted by Dave Foley of
"News Radio." After winning her preliminary
match, she came in second to another former Newsradio
star, Maura Tierney, in the championship game. On June
26, 2002, Graham was the last guest interviewed by Rosie
O'Donnell on her daytime talk show. Graham is also one
of the most frequent guests on The Ellen Degeneres Show,
having appeared a total of eight times to date.
Graham's motion picture roles encompass several NYU
student films and multiple major studio releases,
including Bad Santa, The Pacifier, Sweet November, and
Because I Said So. She appears in the movie Evan
Almighty, playing the role of Evan's wife.
Personal life: A resident of West Hollywood,
Graham has previously dated such Hollywood notables as
Matthew Perry, Tate Donovan, James Marsters, and Marc
Blucas. Both James Marsters and Marc Blucas starred on
the cult hit television series "Buffy the Vampire
Slayer."
Prior to becoming a television star, Graham dated Robert
Maschio during his senior year at Columbia University
and helped persuade him to try acting as a career. |
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