Lauren Graham
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Law & Order
Lisa Lundquist
1990
Series
Family Guy
Mother Maggie (voice)
1999
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self
1993
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Seinfeld
Valerie
1989
Series
Gilmore Girls
Lorelai Gilmore
2000
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self - Guest
2005
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Bridget
2000
Series
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
2004
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Parenthood
Sarah Braverman
2010
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
3rd Rock from the Sun
Laurie Harris
1996
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Series
Caroline in the City
Shelly
1995
Series
Vampirina
Oxana Hauntley (voice)
2017
Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
2009
Series
NewsRadio
Andrea
1995
Film
Reminders of Him
Grace Landry
2026
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
Series
Stars in the House
Self
2020
Series
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Self
2008
Series
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers
Alex Morrow
2021
Film
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Fran Lockwood (voice)
2009
Series
Password
Self - Celebrity Guest
2022
Series
Web Therapy
Grace Tiverton
2008
Series
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Lorelai Gilmore
2016
Series
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
Film
Evan Almighty
Joan Baxter
2007
Film
The Pacifier
Claire Fletcher
2005
Series
Web Therapy
Grace Tiverton
2011
Series
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Self
2006
Film
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Narrator / Adult Beth Bradley (voice)
2024
Series
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Joan Bennett
2020
Series
The Odd Couple
Gaby
2015
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999
Series
Go On
Amy
2012
Film
Sweet November
Angelica
2001
Film
Twinless
Lisa
2025
The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist
2010
Series
Busy Tonight
Self - Guest
2018
Film
Bad Santa
Sue
2003
Film
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Jules Khatchadorian
2016
Film
Because I Said So
Maggie
2007
Film
Max
Pamela
2015
Series
Townies
Denise Garibaldi Callahan
1996
Series
Conrad Bloom
Molly Davenport
1998
Film
Nightwatch
Marie
1997
Film
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Lynn Gilner
2010
Film
Flash of Genius
Phyllis Kearns
2008
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Film
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
Luann Mitchler
2014
Series
The Z-Suite
Monica Frazier
2025
Film
Until the End of the World
Heidi
1991
Film
The Third Wheel
Woman at the Party (uncredited)
2002
Film
Joshy
Katee
2016
Film
The Amateurs
Peggy
2006
Film
One True Thing
Jules
1998
TV Revolution
2004
August
M.Y.O.B.
Opal Brown
2000
Good Company
Liz Gibson
1996
Film
Seeing Other People
Claire
2004
Film
The Answer Man
Elizabeth
2009
Film
Birds of America
Betty Tanager
2008
Film
Chasing Destiny
Jessy James
2001
Film
The Life Coach
Dr. Sue Pegasus
2005
Film
Dill Scallion
Kristie Sue
1999
Film
It Takes a Lunatic
Self
2019
Film
Confessions of a Sexist Pig
Tracy
1998
Film
Gnome
Amanda
2005
Film
Lucky 13
Abbey
2005
Untitled Gilmore Girls Documentary
Self
Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal & the Fight for Coalfield Justice
Narrator
2006