Heather Graham

Born: 29th January 1970
Where: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Heather was raised by her strictly Catholic father, who worked for the FBI, and her school teacher mother.

She and her sister Aimee were forced to relocate often, as a result of their father's occupation, and Heather became increasingly shy.

Surprisingly, she had a passion for acting from an early age and despite being labelled a 'theatre geek' by her peers, she was voted Most Talented by her high school senior class.

A year after debuting with a strong performance in License to Drive, Heather was hired by director Gus Van Sant for his gripping Drugstore Cowboy.

The following year saw Heather take on a recurring role opposite Kyle MacLachlan (her boyfriend at the time), in David Lynch's surreal series Twin Peaks.

Heather's role in Swingers helped re-establish her career and she was next seen in Boogie Nights as Rollergirl, a young porn star who is never without her skates.

In 1999 she reached her largest audience, co-starring as Felicity Shagwell, 1960s CIA agent in the blockbuster sequel Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

2001 saw her try her hand at more comedic fare when she co-starred with Chris Klein in the comedy romance Say It Isn't So.

Heather was next cast as a prostitute in the Hughes brothers' film adaptation of the Jack the Ripper comic book From Hell.

She starred in the thriller Killing Me Softly opposite Joseph Fiennes and co-starred in the Indian-themed romantic comedy The Guru, with up-and-coming actor Jimi Mistry, before briefly appearing in Anger Management and co-starring in romantic comedy Hope Springs.

In her up and coming projects, Heather will appear in devil horror Blessed and Gray Matters, starring Alan Cumming and Saffron Burrows.