Lauren Graham is best known for her iconic role as Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, though she has also had an impressive career that has expanded much farther than the beloved show. What is Lauren’s net worth and how does she make money?
What Is Lauren Graham’s Net Worth?
Lauren has an estimated net worth of $12 million as of March 2025, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
How Does Lauren Graham Make Money?
The majority of Lauren’s income likely comes from her acting roles. She got her start in the field by appearing in several commercials for companies including Cascade, Dimetapp, AT&T and Lean Cuisine.
She made her television debut in a 1996 episode of Loving, which was followed by her feature film debut in the 1997 film Nightwatch.
Lauren starred on Gilmore Girls from 2000 until 2007, and she reprised the beloved role in Netflix’s 2016 miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. However, Gilmore Girls isn’t the only popular show Lauren has starred on. She also played Sarah Braverman on the NBC drama series Parenthood from 2010 until 2015 and portrayed Alex Morrow on The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers from 2021 until 2022.
The Hawaii native has also had an impressive film career. Some of her movie credits include Sweet November (2001), Bad Santa (2003), The Pacifier (2005), Because I Said So (2007), Evan Almighty (2007), Max (2015), Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016), The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024) and Twinless (2025).
Lauren Graham Is a Published Author
In addition to being an accomplished actress, Lauren is also a published author. She published her debut novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe, in 2013 with Ballantine Books. Her second book, a memoir titled Talking as Fast as I Can, was released in 2016.
Lauren continued her career as an author by releasing In Conclusion, Don’t Worry About It in 2018, followed by Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember in 2022.
It’s clear that Lauren loves being creative, and she previously opened up about the biggest lessons she’s learned from her careers as an actress and writer.
“The main thing I’ve learned in both is there’s nothing that does not benefit from more practice,” she told Goodreads. “And the more you stop thinking about results and just be in the doing of it, without regard to where you’re going, you’ll find your way.”
Lauren Graham Says She Gets ‘No Residuals’ From ‘Gilmore Girls’ Despite Popularity on Netflix
Gilmore Girls got a whole new audience when it was added to Netflix, and the show’s popularity led to the A Year in the Life revival. While the show’s fan base always continues to be growing, Lauren revealed that she has not been paid residuals for the episodes watched on the streaming service.
“There really are no residuals on Netflix. Sorry! But I’ve been paid in love,” she explained while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in March 2025. “We have definitely reached more people than we were reaching on The WB. … Now it’s trickled into younger people, older people, men whose kids or wives probably have forced them to watch it. I get stopped a lot. It surprises me every time though. I don’t know why.”
