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DeutschRebekah Graf
Rebekah Graf | |
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| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Rebekah Graf is an American film and television actress. She is best known for playing Heather Locklear in the 2018 biopic The Dirt.
Family and early life
[edit]Graf was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas.[1] From an early age she aspired to be an actress, and began performing in local theater at the age of five or six years old, a goal fostered by her parents.[2] Graf attended Ray High School and the University of Texas at Austin where she majored in theater arts.[1]
Career
[edit]Graf relocated from Austin to Los Angeles and began auditioning for TV and film parts. Early roles included small parts in TV series 90210 and the Comedy Central series Workaholics.[1] She also acted in the films Savage County;[3] the 2015 continuation film of the series Entourage;[1] and The Amityville Murders, the true story of the mass murder antecedent to the alleged supernatural events of The Amityville Horror.[4]
In 2018, Graf was cast in the Netflix biopic The Dirt, as 80s TV star Heather Locklear, then-wife of Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee.[5] The Dirt received mixed reviews from the critics but was one of the top audience-rated films of 2019 on Rotten Tomatoes.[6] Graf's subsequent roles have included a lead in the film Capsized: Blood in the Water, a survival film based on the true story of a yacht crew stranded in shark-infested waters;[7] and a guest role on the Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method.
In 2021, Graf was cast in The CW series Walker starring Jared Padalecki, a reboot of the 1993–2001 television series Walker, Texas Ranger, as Crystal.[8] She had been cast in a recurring role as Tara Locke, the mother of Kyle Abbott's (Michael Mealor) son on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, but had to be replaced due to a resulting scheduling conflict with Walker's shooting.[9]
Personal life
[edit]In 2019, the tabloid press linked Graf with the actor Josh Duhamel.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Falcon, Meagan (February 27, 2019). "Corpus Christi native Rebekah Graf will be in 'Mötley Crüe' biopic on Netflix". USAToday.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ "Rebekah Graf". TRUNKSPACE. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ "MTV'S AND HIGH SCHOOL HOTTIES HITTING 'SAVAGE COUNTY' DVD THE END OF MAY". Horror Asylum. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (February 4, 2019). "Film Review: 'The Amityville Murders'". Variety.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Rebekah Graf to play Heather Locklear in Motley Crue biopic". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "MÖTLEY CRÜE Reflects On Record-Breaking 2019". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "How to Live Stream Shark Week's First Movie 'Capsized: Blood in the Water' Starring Josh Duhamel". Newsweek.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (January 7, 2021). "'Walker' Casts Rebekah Graf; Grace Porter Joins 'Godfather Of Harlem' – Deadline". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Elizabeth Leiner Joins 'The Young and the Restless' in Recurring Role | Soap Opera Network". Soap Opera Network. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Rebekah Graf: 5 Things To Know About Woman, 36, Rumored To Be Dating Josh Duhamel, 46". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Rebekah Graf at IMDb