Graduate of Barnard College/Columbia University.

Lauren's father, Larry, is the President of the Chocolate Manufacturer's Association.

Her mother, Donna, left her family when Lauren was 5 to pursue a singing career. She ended up in the fashion industry.

Has Irish roots.

Has a half sister named Maggie and a half brother named Chris. (Lauren, Maggie and Chris share the same dad.) Has a half sister named Shane. (Lauren and Shane share the same mom.)

First paying job was in high school, in a video about Planned Parenthood.

On the Craig Kilborn show (Feb 1, 2003), when they were discussing the quotes currently on Lauren's page on IMDb site, she said that she preferred the one, "Belly buttons are cool".

In 2003 she started her own production company, Good Game

 

Now Lauren Graham's Bio !!

Lauren Graham has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Female Actor in a Drama Series for her sarcastic yet sensitive portrayal of Lorelai Gilmore. The role also earned Graham a Best Actress nod from Viewers for Quality Television, as well as an award as Best Actress in a Drama from the Family Friendly Forum.

She will be seen this fall opposite Billy Bob Thornton in Miramax's Bad Santa, a black comedy about a man who masquerades as Santa to rob shopping malls. In 2002, Graham appeared on stage at The Williamstown Theatre Festival starring in the comedy Once in a Lifetime. This 1929 comedy about the advent of the talking picture marked the first collaboration between famed playwrights George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.

Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, Graham quickly landed a recurring role as Richard's (Malcolm Gets) relentlessly sunny girlfriend, Shelly, in the first season of Caroline in the City. Recurring roles followed as Graham played an efficiency expert hoping to downsize the staff of NewsRadio and a Los Angeles studio executive who pursued Benjamin Bratt when his marriage was on the rocks on Law & Order. In addition, Graham guest-starred on Seinfeld and 3rd Rock From the Sun.

She was a regular on the comedy series Conrad Bloom and Townies and then starred as a high school administrator dealing with her disruptive niece on M.Y.O.B. prior to landing the role of Lorelai on Gilmore Girls.

Showing her versatility in both comedic and dramatic roles, Graham appeared on the big screen opposite Keanu Reeves in the Warner Bros. feature film Sweet November. She starred in the independent film Dill Scallion on VH-1, which was a mockumentary on the world of country music in which Graham had very big hair. Graham's first feature film was the thriller Nightwatch, starring Patricia Arquette and Ewan McGregor. She also played Renee Zellweger's best friend and confidante in the Meryl Streep drama One True Thing.

Growing up an avid equestrian in Northern Virginia, she attended Barnard College in New York, where she majored in English. She then earned an M.F.A. in acting from Southern Methodist University. Graham currently lives in Los Angeles, California.