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Heather Graham

Heather Graham

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born January 29, 1970 (56) · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Heather Graham (born January 29, 1970), a talented actor born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, rose to prominence for her captivating performances on screen. Her career took off with memorable roles in films such as "Boogie Nights" and "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," showcasing her versatility and charm. Graham's ability to embody diverse characters across genres, from comedy to drama, solidified her as a versatile and esteemed actor. Beyond her on-screen success, she's also ventured into writing and directing, further showcasing her multifaceted talent in the entertainment industry. Her dedication to her craft and her enduring presence in Hollywood have made her a respected figure among audiences and peers alike.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 29, 1970 (56)
From
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
93 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 22% in 30 days

What are Heather Graham's films like?

Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy32 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
28%
Survival
14%
Morality
11%
Society
7%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love18 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth13 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 69 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 31 · Serious 12 · Dark 26

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 41 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 26 · Charged 29 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 29 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 11

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 19

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 41 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 40 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 30 · Affecting 23 · Heavy 16

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 46 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

41 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 20 of 41 analyzed roles.

Hero
20 of 41
Ally
12 of 41
Herald
3 of 41
Mentor
2 of 41
Trickster
2 of 41
Shadow
1 of 41
Shapeshifter
1 of 41
Show the 41 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Absurd
18
Melancholic
22
Joyful
15
Warm
15
Other
83

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy25
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous15

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Heather Graham's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 63 of their 93 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (30).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Heather Graham's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 93 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • What Happened to Doris?(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • They Will Kill You(2026)

    as Sharon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Gunslingers(2025)

    as Valerie Keller

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Place of Bones(2023)

    as Pandora

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Chosen Family(2024)

    Director · Writer · as Ann

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Best. Christmas. Ever!(2023)

    as Charlotte Sanders

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Suitable Flesh(2023)

    as Dr. Elizabeth Derby

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Other Zoey(2023)

    as Paula Miller

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Oracle(2023)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • On a Wing and a Prayer(2023)

    as Terri White

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Extrapolations(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannah

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Son(2021)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Stand(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Rita

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Wander(2020)

    as Shelley Luscomb

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Love, Guaranteed(2020)

    as Tamara Taylor

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Desperados(2020)

    as Ángel de la Paz

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Rest of Us(2019)

    as Cami

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Half Magic(2018)

    Director · Writer · as Honey

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Bliss(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kim

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order True Crime(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Judalon Smyth

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Rampage(2017)

    as Dorothy

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Wetlands(2017)

    as Savannah

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Get Shorty(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • My Dead Boyfriend(2016)

    as Mary McCrawley

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Flaked(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tilly

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Diane Duran

  • Norm of the North(2016)

    as Vera (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • If There Be Thorns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Corrine

  • Goodbye to All That(2014)

    as Stephanie

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Annie Blackburn

  • Petals on the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Corrine Winslow

  • Behaving Badly(2014)

    as Annette Stratton-Osborne

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Flowers in the Attic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Corrine

  • Horns(2013)

    as Veronica

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Compulsion(2013)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Hangover Part III(2013)

    as Jade

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • At Any Price(2012)

    as Meredith Crown

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • About Cherry(2012)

    as Margaret

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer(2011)

    as Aunt Opal

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • 5 Days of War(2011)

    as Miriam

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Son of Morning(2011)

    as Josephine Tuttle

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Flying Machine(2010)

    as Georgie

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Portlandia(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Heather

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Boogie Woogie(2009)

    as Beth Freemantle

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Father of Invention(2010)

    as Phoebe

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Hangover(2009)

    as Jade

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Baby on Board(2009)

    as Angela Marks

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • ExTerminators(2009)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Miss Conception(2008)

    as Georgina Salt

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Alien Love Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Elizabeth

  • Broken(2006)

    as Hope

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Californication(2007)

    Show 9 episodes · as Julia

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • A West Texas Children's Story(2007)

    as Aunt

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Gray Matters(2006)

    as Gray Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Adrift in Manhattan(2007)

    as Rose Phipps

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Bobby(2006)

    as Angela

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Oh in Ohio(2006)

    as Justine

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Emily's Reasons Why Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Producer · as Emily Sanders

  • Mary(2005)

    as Elizabeth Younger

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Odyssey in Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Cake(2005)

    Executive Producer · as Pippa McGee

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Blessed(2004)

    as Samantha Howard

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Arrested Development(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Beth Baerly

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Hope Springs(2003)

    as Mandy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Anger Management(2003)

    as Kendra (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Guru(2002)

    as Sharonna

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Killing Me Softly(2002)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Sidewalks of New York(2001)

    as Annie

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Scrubs(2001)

    Show 9 episodes · as Dr. Molly Clock

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Say It Isn't So(2001)

    as Josephine Wingfield

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • From Hell(2001)

    as Mary Kelly

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Committed(2000)

    as Joline

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Bowfinger(1999)

    as Daisy

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me(1999)

    as Felicity Shagwell

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Sex and the City(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Heather Graham

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Two Girls and a Guy(1997)

    as Carla

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Lost in Space(1998)

    as Dr. Judy Robinson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Scream 2(1997)

    as 'Stab' Casey

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Kiss & Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Suzan Pretsel

  • Boogie Nights(1997)

    as Rollergirl

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Nowhere(1997)

    as Lilith

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Swingers(1996)

    as Lorraine

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story(1996)

    as Maggie Bowen

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The First Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Tricia

  • Let It Be Me(1995)

    as Salesgirl

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Alicia

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Terrified(1994)

    as Olive

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Don't Do It(1994)

    as Suzanna

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle(1994)

    as Mary Kennedy Taylor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Desert Winds(1994)

    as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues(1993)

    as Cowgirl Heather

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Six Degrees of Separation(1993)

    as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Little Jo(1993)

    as Mary Addie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Carol Whalen

  • Diggstown(1992)

    as Emily Forrester

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me(1992)

    as Annie Blackburn

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • O Pioneers! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Young Alexandra Bergson

  • Shout(1991)

    as Sara Benedict

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Guilty as Charged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Kimberly

  • Twin Peaks(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · as Annie Blackburn

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • I Love You to Death(1990)

    as Bridget

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Drugstore Cowboy(1989)

    as Nadine

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Twins(1988)

    as Young Mary Ann Benedict (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • License to Drive(1988)

    as Mercedes Lane

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Student Exchange(1987)

    as Dorrie Ryder

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Growing Pains(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Cindy

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Alexandra

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Alexandra

  • Getting Rid of Matthew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sophie

  • Maybe We Should (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Laurie Castriota

  • The Young People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kitty’s Mom

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 112 titles, 108 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

The Hangover (2009)

$469M worldwide

Highest rated

Boogie Nights (1997)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Hangover (2009)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19512026

Peak 2014 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 43 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1988Screen debut· License to Drive
  • 2000First top-billed film· Committed
  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Bobby
  • 2014Career best· Flowers in the Attic

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting112 of 112: 108 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thDirecting2 of 112: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 112: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 112: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

112 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s6 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s27 · 27 acting · 2 crew2010s28 · 28 acting · 1 crew2020s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 27% of 67 roles
8893980308131823

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 1990–2007.

  1. 2007
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  2. 1998
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
  3. 1990
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Heather Graham's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 79; across their 69 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Midcredits score across 93 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th20
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th43

Shape of the crowd

46 of their 93 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed46

Most divisive · actor

Norm of the North (2016)

95th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Boogie Nights (1997)

Midcredits 98th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 68 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Heather Graham's work okay for kids?

Across up to 41 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles14–87 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity41 titles24–73 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity26 titles31–87 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs22 titles16–88 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles10–79 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Heather Graham work with?

People who share at least 2 of Heather Graham's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael A. Nickles shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers