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. the 2015
continuation film of the series
Entourage; In 2018, Graf was cast in the
Netflix biographical film
The Dirt, as 80s TV star Heather Locklear, then-wife of
Mötley Crüe drummer
Tommy Lee.
The Dirt received mixed reviews from the critics but was one of the top audience-rated films of 2019 on
Rotten Tomatoes. 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; 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. 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. == Personal life ==