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HEATHER GRAHAM BIOGRAPHY |
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On the 29th day of January1970, Heather Graham
wasborn in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.While her strict- Catholic
fatherwas busy learning anti-terroristtechniques for the FBI,
Heatherwould attend her very firstelementary school in
Virginia,where she had very fondmemories, particularly of
thelandscape and people. Later,she would attend SumacElementary
School, followedby Lindero Canyon MiddleSchool, and finally,
AgouraHigh School, where she wouldspend some of her worstyears.
While studying there, she always felt that she didn't really
know how to talk topeople. Boys would have no time for her.
People would tease her. She was evenconsidered a sort of ''theater
geek'' by her classmates. Heather was neverconsidered part of
the 'popular' crowd. Her family life didn't seem very
comfortableeither, as Heather and her parents did not get
along.After High School she began landing various roles such as
License to Drive and thecritically acclaimed Drugstore Cowboy,
and appearing on the popular televisionseries Twin Peaks. She
eventually decided to enroll at the University of California
atLos Angeles. There, she majored in English, but dropped out
after only two years. Itwas, however, at UCLA where she first
read one of her favorite books, The BrothersKaramazov. Little
did she know that Dostoevsky would indirectly play a part in
herlove life.
For the next few years, she would go on to play various roles in
films like SixDegrees of Separation, Don't Do It, and Even
Cowgirls Get the Blues. Throughoutthis time, she won the
admiration of several filmmakers, including James Tobackand Jon
Favreau. One night, as legend has it, Favreau took Graham to go
swingdancing, and 18 months later, she played Lorraine in the
critically-acclaimedFavreau vehicle, Swingers. Toback eventually
got his chance and cast her in theupcoming film, Two Girls and a
Guy.In 1997 her mesmerizing performance as Roller Girl in Boogie
Nights launched herinto the stardom that was long overdue. |
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