Lauren Graham

Background

Lauren Helen Graham is an actress as well as a published writer. She was born in the U.S. on March 16, 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Pisces is her zodiac sign. Her father, Lawrence Graham, is of Irish descent, and her mother, Donna Grant, is of English and Scottish descent. Graham finished high school in 1985 and moved to New York. She enrolled in a performing arts program at New York University but was soon transferred to Columbia University’s Women’s College in Manhattan, where she majored in B.A. American literature. She moved to Los Angeles after graduation in the hopes of pursuing a career as an actress. For many years, she appeared in various television shows, all of which were either canceled or only featured her as a guest star.

Her guest appearances include “Seinfeld” (1989), “Law & Order” (1990), and “Caroline in the City” (1995). Graham was also a regular cast member in three short-lived roles from 1996 to 1998: “Good Company,” “Townies,” and “Conrad Bloom,” all of which barely got off the ground before being canceled. The cancellation of the sitcom “M.Y.O.B.” in 2000, turned out to be a positive coincidence for her, as she shortly landed the lead role in the T.V. show “Gilmore Girls” as Lorelai Gilmore. Graham has established herself as a well-known and respected actress among casting directors and producers. She has also received multiple nominations, including the “Screen Actors Guild Award” from 2000 to 2001 and the “Golden Globe Award” for ‘Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series’ in 2002.

She was also nominated for and won two “Teen Choice Awards” in 2005 for her outstanding performance in the “Gilmore Girls” series in the category ‘Choice T.V. Parental Units.’ In 2010, she won in the same category for the television series “Parenthood.” She has also landed film roles in “Sweet November” (2001), “Bad Santa” (2003), “The Pacifier” (2005), and “Evan Almighty” (2007) because of her exceptional performances. Graham made her Broadway debut as Miss Adelaide in the revival cast of the classic musical “Guys and Dolls” in October 2008. Around January 2009, she had played a talk show host in the A.B.C. comedy pilot “The Bridget Show.” Graham was also featured as Sarah Braverman in the N.B.C. television drama “Parenthood” from 2010 to 2015, where she started dating her long-term lover Peter Krause.

Graham’s most recent project involves her venturing into the realm of literature. She is the author of, “Someday, Someday, Maybe,” which was published by Ballantine Books in 2013.