Lauren
Graham is a tall, attractive brunette
who excels at playing comedic roles. She was born in Honolulu but
raised in Northern Virginia. She began her show business career
while
an
undergraduate, performing
with the a capella/comedy troupe the Metronomes. After graduating
with an MFA from Dallas' Southern Methodist University, Graham
landed an agent and has worked
fairly steadily since. Shortly
after arriving in Los Angeles, Graham quickly landed a recurring
role as Richard's (Malcolm Gets) relentlessly sunny girlfriend, Shelly,
in the first season of Caroline in the City. Recurring roles followed
as Lauren Graham played an efficiency expert
hoping to downsize the staff of NewsRadio, and a Los Angeles studio
executive who pursued
Benjamin
Bratt when his marriage was on the rocks on Law & Order. In addition,
Graham guest-starred on Seinfeld and 3rd Rock From the Sun.
Lauren Graham was a regular on the comedy series
Conrad Bloom and Townies and then starred as a high school administrator
dealing
with her
disruptive niece on M.Y.O.B. prior to landing the role of Lorelai
on Gilmore Girls.
Showing her versatility in both comedic and dramatic roles, Graham
appeared on the big screen opposite Keanu Reeves in the Warner Bros.
feature film Sweet November. She starred in the independent film
Dill Scallion on VH-1, which was a mockumentary on the world of country
music in which Graham had very big hair. Graham's first feature film
was the thriller Nightwatch, starring Patricia Arquette and Ewan
McGregor. She also played Renee
Zellweger's best friend and confidante
in the Meryl Streep drama One True Thing.
Lauren Graham has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best
Actress in a Drama Series and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Female
Actor in a Drama Series for her sarcastic yet sensitive portrayal
of Lorelai Gilmore. The role also earned Graham a Best Actress nod
from Viewers for Quality Television, as well as an award as Best
Actress in a Drama from the Family Friendly forum.
She will next star opposite Billy Bob Thornton in Miramax's Bad
Santa, a black comedy about a man who masquerades as Santa to rob
shopping malls. This past summer, Graham appeared on stage at The
Williamstown Theatre Festival starring in the comedy Once in A Lifetime.
This 1929 comedy about the advent of the talking picture marked the
first collaboration between famed playwrights George S. Kaufman and
Moss Hart.
Growing up an avid equestrian in Northern Virginia, Graham attended
Barnard College in New York, where she majored in English. She currently
lives in Los Angeles, California.
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