Heather Joan Graham born January 29, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is an American actress. After appearing in television commercials, her first starring role in a feature film came with the teen comedy License to Drive , followed by the critically acclaimed film Drugstore Cowboy She gained critical praise for her role as "Rollergirl" in the film Boogie Nights She has had roles on television series such as Scrubs and Californication In , Graham made her directorial debut with the comedy Half Magic.
Graham is a public advocate for Children International [ 6 ] and supported the climate change campaign Global Cool in Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After high school, Graham enrolled in extension classes at the University of California, Los Angeles , where she studied English for two years. Graham's first film appearance was an uncredited cameo in Mrs. Soffel Then she appeared in numerous television commercials, and an episode of the sitcom Growing Pains in Her strict parents forbade her to accept a role in the black comedy Heathers , which had an expletive-rich script.
Her performance gave her career an initial boost and earned her a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress. She rejected a steady role in a soap opera and a three-picture deal with a major studio because she thought it would be too restrictive. After Graham co-starred with Benicio del Toro in a Calvin Klein commercial directed by David Lynch , the director cast her as Annie Blackburn in Twin Peaks , where she appeared in the final six episodes.
Parker and the Vicious Circle. In , she starred as Jackie in the poorly received Desert Winds and guest-starred in an episode of the television series Fallen Angels. She had a small but important role in Swingers , where she played Lorraine, Jon Favreau 's love interest. Graham's popularity significantly increased after playing a young porn star in the critically acclaimed film Boogie Nights The same year, she also starred in the Gregg Araki film Nowhere , and had a cameo in the horror hit Scream 2 as a fictionalised version of herself, portraying Casey Becker in the film within a film Stab.
She was subsequently cast in Two Girls and a Guy , a film mainly based upon dialogue between the characters, shot in 11 days, [ 19 ] which co-starred Robert Downey Jr. The cast was signed on for sequels that remain unmade. Shagwell is one of her best-known roles and became a fan favorite.
