Lauren Graham Biography (2)
Graham will next be seen in Universal's Because I Said So, opposite Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore, opening in February 2007. This summer, she has been in production on the comedy Evan Almighty, in which she stars alongside Steve Carell.
Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, Graham 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 Graham played an efficiency expert hoping to downsize the staff of NewsRadio, and a Los Angeles studio executive who pursued Benjamin Bratt's character when his marriage was on the rocks on Law & Order. In addition, Graham guest-starred on Seinfeld and 3rd Rock From the Sun. Series regular roles on the comedy series Conrad Bloom and Townies led to her role as a high school administrator dealing with her disruptive niece on M.Y.O.B. and then to the role of Lorelai on Gilmore Girls.
Graham's additional feature film roles include the dark comedy Bad Santa, opposite Billy Bob Thornton, The Pacifier, opposite Vin Diesel, The Amateurs, opposite Jeff Bridges and Tim Blake Nelson, Warner Bros.' Sweet November, starring Keanu Reeves, and the thriller Nightwatch, starring with Patricia Arquette and Ewan McGregor. She also starred as Renee Zellweger's best friend and confidante in the Meryl Streep drama One True Thing.
In 2002, 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 then earned a master of fine arts degree in acting from Southern Methodist University. Graham currently lives in Los Angeles.
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