Lauren Graham Biography

Fast Facts

• Parents divorced when she was 5 and her father, Lawrence Graham, raised her
• Participated in equestrian competitions in high school
• First paying acting job was as a pregnant teen in a Planned Parenthood training film, made while she was in high school
• Shared living space with actress Connie Britton in New York City just before Britton was cast in Spin City and Graham landed a recurring role on Caroline in the City
• Competed opposite Maura Tierney in Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown in 2004
• Graham later replaced Tierney in the role of Sarah Braverman on NBC's Parenthood after Tierney left the show to seek treatment for cancer
• Made Broadway debut in the revival of Guys and Dolls in February 2009