Lauren Graham

Acting

Lauren Graham

Born
(age 59)
Birthplace
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Credits
82 titles

Biography

Lauren Helen Graham (born March 16, 1967) is an American actress and author. She is best known for portraying Lorelai Gilmore on The WB series Gilmore Girls, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and for playing Sarah Braverman on the NBC drama series Parenthood (2010–2015). She also appeared in the films  Sweet November (2001), Bad Santa (2003), The Pacifier (2005), Because I Said So (2007), Evan Almighty (2007), and Max (2015). In 2013, Graham published her debut novel with Ballantine Books, Someday, Someday, Maybe. In 2016, Graham reprised her role on a Gilmore Girls Netflix revival miniseries, A Year in the Life and published a memoir, Talking as Fast as I Can.

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 82

YearTitleRole
TBA August Film
TBA Untitled Gilmore Girls Documentary Film Self
2026 Drink Coffee, Talk Fast Film Self
2026 Cocktail Wars TV Self - Celebrity Guest (1 ep)
2026 Reminders of Him Film Grace Landry
2025 Twinless Film Lisa
2025 The Z-Suite TV Monica Frazier (8 ep)
2024 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Film Adult Beth (voice)
2022 Password TV Self - Celebrity Guest (1 ep)
2021 The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers TV Alex Morrow (20 ep)
2020 Stars in the House TV Self (1 ep)
2020 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist TV Joan Bennett (12 ep)
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show TV Self (3 ep)
2019 It Takes a Lunatic Film Self
2018 Busy Tonight TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2017 Vampirina TV Oxana Hauntley (voice) (147 ep)
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life TV Lorelai Gilmore (4 ep)
2016 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Film Jules Khatchadorian
2016 Joshy Film Katee
2015 Max Film Pamela
2015 The Odd Couple TV Gaby (1 ep)
2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV Self (1 ep)
2014 A Merry Friggin' Christmas Film Luann Mitchler
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Self (1 ep)
2013 Hollywood Game Night TV Self (1 ep)
2012 Go On TV Amy (1 ep)
2011 Web Therapy TV Grace Tiverton (2 ep)
2010 It's Kind of a Funny Story Film Lynn
2010 Parenthood TV Sarah Braverman (103 ep)
2010 The Marriage Ref TV Self - Panelist (1 ep)
2009 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Film Fran Lockwood (voice)
2009 The Answer Man Film Elizabeth
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV Self - Guest (2 ep)
2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV Self (2 ep)
2008 Birds of America Film Betty Tanager
2008 Web Therapy TV Grace Tiverton (3 ep)
2008 The Bonnie Hunt Show TV Self (1 ep)
2008 Flash of Genius Film Phyllis Kearns
2007 Evan Almighty Film Joan Baxter
2007 Because I Said So Film Maggie
2006 Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal & the Fight for Coalfield Justice Film Narrator
2006 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip TV Self (2 ep)
2006 The Amateurs Film Peggy
2005 The Life Coach Film Dr. Sue Pegasus
2005 The Reichen Show TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2005 Gnome Film Amanda
2005 The Pacifier Film Claire Fletcher
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV Self, Self - Guest (3 ep)
2005 Lucky 13 Film Abbey
2004 Project Runway TV Self - Guest Judge (1 ep)
2004 TV Revolution TV (1 ep)
2004 Seeing Other People Film Claire
2003 Bad Santa Film Sue
2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV Self - Guest (7 ep)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Self, Self - Guest (3 ep)
2002 The Third Wheel Film Woman at the Party (uncredited)
2001 Sweet November Film Angelica
2001 Chasing Destiny Film Jessy James
2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm TV Bridget (3 ep)
2000 Gilmore Girls TV Lorelai Gilmore (153 ep)

Crew credits 3

YearTitleJob
2025 The Z-Suite TV Executive Producer (8 ep)
2021 The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers TV Co-Executive Producer, Director (20 ep)
2000 Gilmore Girls TV Producer (11 ep)
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