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Rebekah Graf

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Rebekah Graf
Born
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
OccupationActress
Years active2008–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

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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

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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

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In 2019, the tabloid press linked Graf with the actor Josh Duhamel.[10]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Rebekah Graf". TRUNKSPACE. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Harvey, Dennis (February 4, 2019). "Film Review: 'The Amityville Murders'". Variety.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Rebekah Graf to play Heather Locklear in Motley Crue biopic". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "MÖTLEY CRÜE Reflects On Record-Breaking 2019". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
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