Heather Graham

Heather enjoyed special guest-star status on several episodes of NBC-TV's Scrubs in the Fall of 2004. Joan Hickson died in Colchester, England. She was named by People Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World 2001" [1] (http://www.imdb.com/Bio?Graham,+Heather). Queen Elizabeth II, said to be a fan of both Miss Marple, and of Hickson, bestowed the latter award. More recently, she starred as Mary Kelly in the film From Hell (2001), based on the story of Jack the Ripper. Hickson played the role in all 12 adaptations of the novels produced from 1984 to 1992, and received a BAFTA nomination and an OBE from the British Government. She has publically discussed her conversion to a new-age eastern-based religion and philosophy. In making a new series, the makers determined to remain faithful to the plotlines and locales of Christie's stories, and most importantly to represent Miss Marple as written.

Heather Graham is currently estranged from her parents, though they are hopeful for a reconciliation. Though admired, Rutherford's Marple bore little resemblance to the character as written, and the plots of the early Christie film versions varied sharply from the author's carefully constructed plotlines. She achieved international stardom in 1999 with her lead role as Felicity Shagwell in Mike Myers ' second Austin Powers comedy: The Spy who Shagged Me.. The BBC began filming the works of Agatha Christie in the early 1980s, and were conscious of the criticism that had been levelled at the most famous portrayal of Miss Marple given by Margaret Rutherford. Though earlier Graham had a number of critcally noted acting parts including Nadine in Drugstore Cowboy 1989, her breakthrough role was that of Roller Girl in Boogie Nights (1997), for which she received several award nominations. In 1980 she appeared in yet another Agatha Christie production, as Mrs Rivington in Why Didn't They Ask Evans. Heather moved to Hollywood where she worked different jobs while continuing to establish herself as a starlet. Her stage career included roles in Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit and Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce, for which she won a Tony Award in 1977.

After two years had passed, Heather dropped out of UCLA to pursue acting full time, over her parents objections. She also appeared opposite Margaret Rutherford in the Marple film Murder, She Said (1961). Their subsequent friendship led to Heather's being cast in Diggstown (1992) , which starred Woods. In the 1940s she appeared on-stage in an Agatha Christie play, Appointment with Death, which was seen by Christie who wrote to her "I hope one day you might play my dear Miss Marple". While pursuing a drama degree at UCLA, Heather met James Woods, the actor. She made her first film appearance in 1934, and the numerous supporting roles of her career included several Carry On films. After high school, Heather enrolled in the University of California at Los Angeles. Born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, England, she made her stage debut in 1927, and for several years worked throughout the United Kingdom and achieved success playing comedic, often eccentric characters in London's West End.

This difference of opinion may have cost her the lead role in Heathers in 1989, the dark high school comedy that made an instant star of Winona Ryder. Joan Hickson ( August 5, 1906 – October 17, 1998) was an English actress of theater, film and television, who achieved fame in her old age playing Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. Later, her father and mother were insistent that she should not appear in any movie featuring sex. The Mirror Crack'd (1992). Initially, Heather Graham's parents were very supportive of her budding acting career, with her mom driving her to her auditions. They Do It With Mirrors (1991). Her family then moved to the Conejo Valley in California where she attended Lindero Canyon Middle School, and finally, Agoura High School. A Caribbean Mystery (1989).

Growing up in Virginia where her father worked as an FBI agent, Heather Graham attended Sumac Elementary School. 4.50 from Paddington (1987). Heather Graham was brought up in a traditional Catholic family. Nemesis (1987). Heather Graham has a younger sister Aimee Graham, who is also an aspiring actress and writer. At Bertram's Hotel (1987). Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Heather Graham's father, Jim, is a retired FBI agent and her mother, Joan, is a noted author of children's books. Sleeping Murder (1987).

Soffel (1984). The Murder at the Vicarage (1986). Mrs. A Pocket Full of Rye (1985). Student Exchange (1987). A Murder is Announced (1985). License to Drive (1988). The Moving Finger (1985).

Twins (1988). The Body in the Library (1984) - BAFTA nomination. Drugstore Cowboy (1989). I Love You to Death (1990). Guilty as Charged (1991).

Shout (1991). Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). Diggstown (1992). The Ballad of Little Jo (1993).

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993). Six Degrees of Separation (1993). Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994). Mrs.

Don't Do It (1994). Let It Be Me (1995). Run for Cover (1995). Desert Winds (1995).

Kiss & Tell (1996). Terrified (1996). Swingers (1996). Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996).

Nowhere (1997). Two Girls and a Guy (1997). Boogie Nights (1997). Scream 2 (1997).

Lost in Space (1998). Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Bowfinger (1999). Committed (2000).

Say It Isn't So (2001). Sidewalks of New York (2001). From Hell (2001). Killing Me Softly (2002).

The Guru (2002). Alien Love Triangle (2002). Anger Management (2003). Hope Springs (2003).

Blessed (2004).