Lauren Graham
Acting • Born 1967-03-16
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lauren Graham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
77 credits
Because I Said So
Movie • 2007
Maggie
Bad Santa
Movie • 2003
Sue
The Life Coach
Movie • 2005
Dr. Sue Pegasus
The Pacifier
Movie • 2005
Claire Fletcher
Nightwatch
Movie • 1997
Marie
Sweet November
Movie • 2001
Angelica
Evan Almighty
Movie • 2007
Joan Baxter
The Third Wheel
Movie • 2002
Woman at the Party (uncredited)
The Answer Man
Movie • 2009
Elizabeth
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Movie • 2009
Fran Lockwood (voice)
Seeing Other People
Movie • 2004
Claire
Birds of America
Movie • 2008
Betty Tanager
Flash of Genius
Movie • 2008
Phyllis Kearns
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Movie • 2010
Lynn Gilner
Lucky 13
Movie • 2005
Abbey
The Amateurs
Movie • 2006
Peggy
Dill Scallion
Movie • 1999
Kristie Sue
One True Thing
Movie • 1998
Jules
Gnome
Movie • 2005
Amanda
Chasing Destiny
Movie • 2001
Jessy James
Max
Movie • 2015
Pamela
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Movie • 2014
Luann Mitchler
Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal & the Fight for Coalfield Justice
Movie • 2006
Narrator
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Movie • 2024
Narrator / Adult Beth Bradley (voice)
Joshy
Movie • 2016
Katee
Twinless
Movie • 2025
Lisa
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Movie • 2016
Jules Khatchadorian
It Takes a Lunatic
Movie • 2019
Self
Confessions of a Sexist Pig
Movie • 1998
Tracy
Reminders of Him
Movie • 2026
Grace Landry
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Lisa Lundquist
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Valerie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Mother Maggie (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Caroline in the City
TV • 1995
Shelly
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TV • 2006
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
NewsRadio
TV • 1995
Andrea
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Gilmore Girls
TV • 2000
Lorelai Gilmore
Townies
TV • 1996
Denise Garibaldi Callahan
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
TV Revolution
TV • 2004
M.Y.O.B.
TV • 2000
Opal Brown
The Marriage Ref
TV • 2010
Self - Panelist
Parenthood
TV • 2010
Sarah Braverman
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV • 1999
Self - Guest
Conrad Bloom
TV • 1998
Molly Davenport
Good Company
TV • 1996
Liz Gibson
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV • 1996
Laurie Harris
The Bonnie Hunt Show
TV • 2008
Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Bridget
The Odd Couple
TV • 2015
Gaby
Busy Tonight
TV • 2018
Self - Guest
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
TV • 2016
Lorelai Gilmore
Vampirina
TV • 2017
Oxana Hauntley (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Hollywood Game Night
TV • 2013
Self
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
Go On
TV • 2012
Amy
Web Therapy
TV • 2008
Grace Tiverton
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Project Runway
TV • 2004
Self - Guest Judge
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
The Z-Suite
TV • 2025
Monica Frazier
Password
TV • 2022
Self - Celebrity Guest
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
TV • 2020
Joan Bennett
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
TV • 2021
Alex Morrow
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Web Therapy
TV • 2011
Grace Tiverton
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self - Guest