Lauren Graham

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.

Known For

Law & Order

Family Guy

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Seinfeld

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Gilmore Girls

Curb Your Enthusiasm

All Movies (32)

• Reminders of Him2026 · as Grace Landry
• Twinless2025 · as Lisa
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever2024 · as Narrator / Adult Beth Bradley (voice)
• It Takes a Lunatic2019 · as Self
• Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life2016 · as Jules Khatchadorian
• Joshy2016 · as Katee
• Max2015 · as Pamela
• A Merry Friggin' Christmas2014 · as Luann Mitchler
• It's Kind of a Funny Story2010 · as Lynn Gilner
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs2009 · as Fran Lockwood (voice)
• The Answer Man2009 · as Elizabeth
• Birds of America2008 · as Betty Tanager
• Flash of Genius2008 · as Phyllis Kearns
• Evan Almighty2007 · as Joan Baxter
• Because I Said So2007 · as Maggie
• Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal & the Fight for Coalfield Justice2006 · as Narrator
• The Amateurs2006 · as Peggy
• The Life Coach2005 · as Dr. Sue Pegasus
• Gnome2005 · as Amanda
• The Pacifier2005 · as Claire Fletcher
• Lucky 132005 · as Abbey
• Seeing Other People2004 · as Claire
• Bad Santa2003 · as Sue
• The Third Wheel2002 · as Woman at the Party (uncredited)
• Sweet November2001 · as Angelica
• Chasing Destiny2001 · as Jessy James
• Dill Scallion1999 · as Kristie Sue
• One True Thing1998 · as Jules
• Confessions of a Sexist Pig1998 · as Tracy
• Nightwatch1997 · as Marie
• Until the End of the World1991 · as Heidi
• August—

All TV Shows (49)

• The Z-Suite2025 · as Monica Frazier
• Password2022 · as Self - Celebrity Guest
• The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers2021 · as Alex Morrow
• Stars in the House2020 · as Self
• Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist2020 · as Joan Bennett
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Busy Tonight2018 · as Self - Guest
• Vampirina2017 · as Oxana Hauntley (voice)
• Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life2016 · as Lorelai Gilmore
• The Odd Couple2015 · as Gaby
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Hollywood Game Night2013 · as Self
• Go On2012 · as Amy
• Web Therapy2011 · as Grace Tiverton
• Parenthood2010 · as Sarah Braverman
• The Marriage Ref2010 · as Self - Panelist
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009 · as Self
• Web Therapy2008 · as Grace Tiverton
• The Bonnie Hunt Show2008 · as Self
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip2006 · as Self
• The Reichen Show2005 · as Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self - Guest
• Project Runway2004 · as Self - Guest Judge
• TV Revolution2004
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Curb Your Enthusiasm2000 · as Bridget
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Lorelai Gilmore
• M.Y.O.B.2000 · as Opal Brown
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self - Guest
• Family Guy1999 · as Mother Maggie (voice)
• Conrad Bloom1998 · as Molly Davenport
• The View1997 · as Self
• Townies1996 · as Denise Garibaldi Callahan
• Good Company1996 · as Liz Gibson
• 3rd Rock from the Sun1996 · as Laurie Harris
• Caroline in the City1995 · as Shelly
• NewsRadio1995 · as Andrea
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• Law & Order1990 · as Lisa Lundquist
• Seinfeld1989 · as Valerie
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self