Television and film actress Heather Graham was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and moved to California in her youth. She is known for her bold film choices, often choosing roles that require her to film graphic sex scenes, often with full nudity.

Graham almost did not pursue acting as her sole career. After graduating from high school in 1998, she had several supporting roles, including Nadine in Drugstore Cowboy and Annie in the second season of Twin Peaks. Though she had found mild success as a working actress, Graham spent much of her time taking extension courses at UCLA until actor James Woods convinced her to become a full-time actress. She was cast in Woods' film Diggstown and went on to have successful turns in Swingers and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

1. "I overpack. Everytime I go somewhere, I bring so much stuff. I'm like, this is disgusting. Why am I bringing so much stuff? I'm a crazy, neurotic actress! But then I was like, whatever, I overpack. Yay!"— on traveling
2. "I love telling dirty jokes. Sex is funny."— on sex

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• January 29, 1970: Born

• 1989: Drugstore Cowboy

• 1990: Twin Peaks

• 1993: Six Degrees of Separation

• 1997: Boogie Nights

• 2001: Scrubs

• 2006: Gray Matters