Lauren Graham is an American actress and novelist with a net worth of $18 million. She gained widespread recognition for her roles as Lorelai Gilmore in the television series Gilmore Girls and as Sarah Braverman in Parenthood. Graham was born on March 16th, 1967, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and attended Langley High School before obtaining her Bachelor's degree in English from Barnard College. She developed a passion for acting during college and moved to New York City to pursue her career after graduation. Graham has also appeared in several films, including Sweet November, Bad Santa, The Pacifier Because I Said So, and Evan Almighty. She is also a published author, with her debut novel, Someday Someday Maybe, released in 2013, and two subsequent books, In Conclusion Don't Worry About It (2018) and Have I Told You This Already? (2022). In 2016, Graham reprised her role as Lorelai Gilmore in Netflix's reunion miniseries, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, and later published a memoir titled Talking as Fast as I Can. Graham was previously in a long-term relationship with actor Peter Krause, but is currently single.