One of Heather Graham’s career-defining roles was as Rollergirl in the 1997 movie, Boogie Nights, but the character came with its challenges, including a nude scene. It was something she had tried to avoid early on in her career,

Heather Graham recalls stepping out of her comfort zone to take on her role in 1997’s Boogie Nights. The actress, who plays Rollergirl in Paul Thomas Anderson’s porn-industry drama, recently said on the Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum podcast that she initially avoided projects involving sexual content.

"Try to be a woman in Hollywood in your early 20s, mid-20s, and then to try to get no roles with any sexual content — it's impossible."

Heather Graham says she grew up in a religious household that discouraged starring in films with sexual content, but that changed before "Boogie Nights."