Also published as Heather Graham Pozzessere and Shannon Drake.New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write, working on short horror stories and romances. After some trial and error, she sold her first book, WHEN NEXT WE LOVE, in 1982 and since then, she has written over one hundred novels and novellas including category, romantic suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult, and Christmas holiday fare. She wrote the launch books for the Dell's Ecstasy Supreme line, Silhouette's Shadows, and for Harlequin's mainstream fiction imprint, Mira Books.Heather was a founding member of the Florida Romance Writers chapter of RWA and, since 1999, has hosted the Romantic Times Vampire Ball, with all revenues going directly to children's charity.She is pleased to have been published in approximately twenty languages, and to have been honored with awards frorn Waldenbooks. B. Dalton, Georgia Romance Writers, Affaire de Coeur, Romantic Times, and more. She has had books selected for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild, and has been quoted, interviewed, or featured in such publications as The Nation, Redbook, People, and USA Today and appeared on many newscasts including local television and Entertainment Tonight.Heather loves travel and anything have to do with the water, and is a certitified scuba diver. Married since high school graduation and the mother of five, her greatest love in life remains her family, but she also believes her career has been an incredible gift, and she is grateful every day to be doing something that she loves so very much for a living.
Was voted "Most Talented" by her Agoura High School class.
Modeling contract with Emanuel Ungaro Liberte
Had to turn down the female lead in the film Rounders because of scheduling conflicts.
Older sister of actress Aimee Graham.
Was fired from Scorchers .
Graduated 1988 Agoura High School, Agoura Hills, California. Dropped out of UCLA her freshman year to pursue acting
Worked at Toys RUs when she was a teenager
Was forced to turn down the lead role in Heathers , because her parents thought the language was too risque.
Her father is an FBI agent. Her mother is a schoolteacher/author.
She once worked as an usher at The Hollywood Bowl
Enjoys yoga and cooking and playing poker
Has not spoken to her parents since the release of Boogie Nights .
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2001.
She is of Irish, with smaller amounts (to varying degrees) of Scottish, Welsh, German, and English, ancestry.
Was the subject of the power pop song, "Heather Graham", by the Washington, D.C.-based a-Capella quartet, DaVincis Notebook. The song appears on the groups 2002 CD, "Brontosaurus".
Ranked #4 in Stuff magazines "102 Sexiest Women in the World".
Went to the same high school as Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson of Linkin Park , as well as Adrianna Costa and Jensen Daggett.
She attended Agoura High School with sister Aimee Graham , Shane Stanley , Beverly Peele , James Robb , Jensen Daggett and Mike Shinoda.
Played a porn actress twice: in The Guru and Boogie Nights
Practises Transcendental Meditation. Appeared meditating on the cover of the August 4, 2003 issue of Time Magazine.
Ranked as #74 in FHMs "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement.
Named #98 in FHM magazines "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement..
(February 2006) Chosen by Femme Fatales magazine as one of the "50 sexiest women on the planet".
Was a contestant on "Scrabble" in 1986 for the Teen Tournament.
Had her ears pierced in her teens, but has now let them heal up again and can no longer wear pierced earrings.
Has a cat named Mittens.
Originally auditioned to play "Amber Waves" in Boogie Nights but ultimately ended up playing the Roller Girl.
She is a public advocate for Children International.
She subscribed to BBC America so she could study the accents of the characters in the popular British soap opera "EastEnders" for her role as "Mary Kelly" in the "Ripper" thriller From Hell in 2001. She particularly focused on "Kat Slater"s cockney "East End" intonation.
Auditioned for the Jennifer Grey role in Dirty Dancing .
Auditioned for the Sarah Jessica Parker role in L.A. Story .
Auditioned for the Angelina Jolie role in Hackers .
Turned down the Teri Polo role in Meet the Parents .
Turned down the Shannon Elizabeth role in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back .
Was considered for the role of Isabel Bigelow in Bewitched that went to Nicole Kidman.
Was a finalist for the role of Kendal Casablancas in "Veronica Mars" , but she was busy with "Emilys Reasons Why Not" . The role went to Charisma Carpenter.
She dislikes reality television.
Was cast in the lead role in Things Behind the Sun , but dropped out.
Was considered for the lead role in .45 that went to Milla Jovovich.
She has been practising transcendental meditation since 1991 after being introduced to it by David Lynch.
Auditioned for the role of Jenny Calender in Gangs of New York .
In 2005, Graham became the spokeswoman and TV model for the Garnier brand of hair care products.
Auditioned for a role in Mallrats .
Graham has dated Corey Feldman , Matt Dillon , Adam Ant , James Woods , Kyle MacLachlan , Jon Favreau , Elias Koteas , Stephen Hopkins , Edward Burns , Heath Ledger , Russell Crowe , Benicio Del Toro , Elijah Allman , Leonardo DiCaprio , Matthew Perry , Josh Lucas , Chris Weitz , Charles Ferri , Yaniv Raz , Scott Speedman and Jason Silva. She is currently dating Tommy Alastra.
She is the American Woman in the Lenny Kravitz cover video of "The Guess Who" song AMerican Woman.
I love telling dirty jokes. Sex is funny.
Each man follows his own path - his own destiny, if you will. And only he is responsible for the choice.
Along our chosen paths, we all meet up with demons. We must meet them, and battle them, even when they are nothing but mist in the night.
But just as natural disaster brought out the best in some people, it brought out the worst in others.
I hurt your feelings before. But then, I don’t think you were lacking in self-confidence. You must know that you’re beautiful. Your hair is so golden and you have the bearing of a young Venus. Kristen, it isn’t you. It’s me. I haven’t got any emotion left. I haven’t got what you need, what you want. Damn it, don’t you understand? I want you. I’m made out of flesh and blood and whatever else it is that God puts into men. I want you. Now. Hell, I could have wanted you right after I ripped another man away from you. I’m no better than he is, not really. Don’t you understand?,The truth was always out there, you just had to find it.
You have the ability to find all the answers--if you let yourself do so.
Evil is done by the living.
