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.
Born
March 16, 1967 (age 59)
Birthplace
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Filmography
32 films, 51 shows


Reminders of Him
2026 · 1h 54m
country: United States
When Diem's custodial grandparents adamantly refuse Kenna's attempts to see her daughter, Kenna discovers unexpected compassion, and then something truer and deeper, with former NFL player and local bar owner Ledger. As their secret romance develops, so do the dangers for both of them, leading Kenna toward heartbreak and, ultimately, the hope for a second chance.


The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards
2025 · 3h 4m
country: Unknown
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2024, until May 31, 2025, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.The awards ceremony was held live on September 14, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and was preceded by the 77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 6 and 7.


Twinless
2025 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Two men who lost their respective twin brothers develop a growing friendship after meeting in a support group. However, both harbor long-hidden secrets that threaten to tear them apart.


The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
2024 · 1h 39m
country: United States
The Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.


It Takes a Lunatic
2019 · 2h 6m
country: United States
The extraordinary life of beloved acting teacher and theatre producer Wynn Handman is recalled in this portrait of a provocative, innovative artist.


Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
2016 · 1h 32m
country: United States
A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up with a plan: break every rule in the school hand book and as you expect trouble follows.


Joshy
2016 · 1h 33m
country: United States
After his engagement ends badly, Josh decides to take advantage of his bachelor-party plans in Ojai, California, with the few friends still willing to join him. Focused on drugs and their own hangups, his self-absorbed friends refuse to confront the elephant in the room and ask Josh how he’s feeling. As welcome and unwelcome guests stop by, Josh will attempt to find some closure over this weekend with the guys.


Max
2015 · 1h 51m
country: United States
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.


A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2014 · 1h 22m
country: United States
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.


It's Kind of a Funny Story
2010 · 1h 42m
country: United States
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.


Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed?


The Answer Man
2009 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Twenty years ago, Arlen Faber wrote a book about spirituality that became wildly popular. These days, he's a curmudgeonly recluse who only enjoys the company of his chiropractor, Elizabeth. As Elizabeth's warmth starts to melt Arlen's cold heart, he comes to realize what love really means.


Birds of America
2008 · 1h 25m
country: United States
A regular guy struggles with a repressive home and professional life, as well as making amends for the trouble his free-spirited brother and sister cause about town.


Flash of Genius
2008 · 1h 59m
country: United States
In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.


Evan Almighty
2007 · 1h 36m
country: United States
God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.


Because I Said So
2007 · 1h 42m
country: United States
In an effort to prevent family history from repeating itself, meddlesome mom Daphne Wilder attempts to set up her youngest daughter, Milly, with Mr. Right. Meanwhile, her other daughters try to keep their mom's good intentions under control.
Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal & the Fight for Coalfield Justice
Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal & the Fight for Coalfield Justice
2006 · 1h 12m
country: United States
"Black Diamonds: Mountaintop Removal and the Fight for Coalfield Justice" is an award-winning feature documentary exploring radical community resistance to the explosive rise of mountaintop removal coal mines in Appalachian states.


The Amateurs
2006 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Sex sells in America and these guys know it. The Amateurs follows a small town band of loveable losers who hit upon an idea that can make their dreams and fantasies come true. Thinking they've found the road to riches and fame they decide to make the world's most innocent adult film. Everyman's fantasy turns into a hilarious misadventure when they find they're in way over their heads.


The Life Coach
2005 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A mockumentary about the rise and fall of Hollywood's life coach to the stars.


Gnome
2005 · 15m
country: United States
A short film written and directed by Jenny Bicks starring Lauren Graham as Amanda, who takes a short trip through Jersey with some new friends and learns a few things about herself and her life along the way.


The Pacifier
2005 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in the kids' house.


Lucky 13
2005 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A man revisits the previous significant girlfriends in his life in order to win over the girl of his dreams.


Seeing Other People
2004 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Ed and Alice are two months shy of getting married when she realizes that she wishes she'd had a more active love life while still single. Reluctantly, Ed agrees to have an open relationship in the months before their wedding, and initially this seems to improve their connection, particularly in the bedroom. However, as Ed and Alice get more involved in their own flings, the experiment goes awry.


Bad Santa
2003 · 1h 32m
country: United States
You'd better watch out - Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Willie's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.


The Third Wheel
2002 · 1h 27m
country: United States
The clumsy and shy Stanley is a nice fellow, beloved by his colleagues in the office. He has a crush on the gorgeous new-hire Diana, but he has difficulties to get close to her. When Stanley finally invites Diana for a date, he hits the homeless Phil with his Taurus, and his planned night turns upside down.


Sweet November
2001 · 1h 59m
country: United States
Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV, he meets Sara. She is very different from the other women in his life. Nelson causes her to miss out on taking the test and later that day she tracks him down. One thing leads to another and Nelson ends up living with her through a November that will change his life forever.


Chasing Destiny
2001 · 1h 34m
country: United States
A repossession agent falls in love with a woman whose father is high on his list of priority accounts.


Dill Scallion
1999 · 1h 31m
country: United States
School bus driver Dill Scallion dreams of becoming a famous country music singer. He sings from his heart and makes up his own dance, the 'Scallion Shuffle'. But fame is fickle and Dill falls from the spotlight faster than he rose to stardom — all in one summer.


One True Thing
1998 · 2h 7m
country: United States
A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.


Confessions of a Sexist Pig
1998 · 1h 31m
country: Unknown
A daytime soap opera star has to deal with his sexist ideas when he falls for his new co-star, a woman who seemingly follows his manly ideas about dating.


Nightwatch
1997 · 1h 42m
country: United States
A law student takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue and begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect in a series of murders.


Until the End of the World
1991 · 2h 38m
country: Germany
In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris. On the way, she runs into another fugitive from the law — an American doctor on the run from the CIA. They want to confiscate his father's invention – a device which allows anyone to record their dreams and visions.