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90s movie pin-up, 55, has barely aged a day as she strips down to tiny bikini 26 years after iconic role

ONE of the biggest movie sex symbols of the nineties turned up the heat as she holidayed in Sardinia, Italy this weekend. Advertisement 8 Heather Graham looked amazing as she hit the beach in Sardinia Credit: BackGrid 8 She stripped down to a tiny red bikini Credit: BackGrid 8 The star, 55, cooled off in the Mediterranean waters Credit: BackGrid 8 Heather is in Italy to attend a film festival Credit: BackGrid Famed for her roles in such iconic moves as Boogie Nights, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Turning heads as she strutted her stuff along the golden sands, the blonde beauty cooled off with a dip in the waves. And the actress looks no different than she did almost three decades ago as the iconic Felicity Shagwell in the Mike Myers spy spoof. Heather, who also won praise for her turn as Boogie Nights' Roller Girl, was in town to attend the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival, where she is part of the jury in the short film competition. Advertisement read more on Heather Graham But before hitting the red carpet, she made sure to soak up some rays and top up her tan. After plunging into the azure blue waters, she looked like a Bond girl as she emerged from the sea while pulling her blonde tresses back from her face. Heather then dried off on her lounger before slipping on a pair of pink shorts. The move star has previously spoken about her conflicting feelings about being cast in a string of sexy roles in the nineties. Advertisement Most read in Celebrity 'On one hand, it was fun, because I grew up feeling nerdy and like I wasn't the attractive girl at school," she told The Guardian last month. "I felt flattered; I felt like I was playing a character, like I was pretending to be this attractive actress. Underneath it all, I really felt like this nerdy girl.' Heather Graham 'doesn't age,' fans exclaim as star looks like a 'smokeshow' in bikinis on Mexico vacation She then admitted this came with a downside after struggling to break out of this stereotype with casting directors in Hollywood. 'I related to the awkward romantic comedy heroines more than to the glam characters. Sometimes, I felt like I wasn't being seen for my intelligence or other qualities.' Advertisement These days, however, she had made peace with being seen as sexy and embraces it. She told the publication: 'I think there's a beauty that a woman can have as she gets older that's like a powerful, sexy beauty. Like, how do you still feel good and sexy about yourself at any age, and just embrace that? 8 Heather showed off her pert posterior as she slipped on some shorts Credit: BackGrid 8 She later attended the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival Credit: Getty Advertisement 8 Heather as Felicity in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Credit: Reuters "Because it really doesn't matter what other people think – it's how you feel about yourself. If you feel that you're hot, you feel hot. And I do feel hot.' Last year, Heather wrote, directed and starred in the rom com, Chosen Family. And earlier this year she appeared in big screen western Gunslingers, which also starred Advertisement Heather also has a role in the upcoming miniseries Carrie, which is based on Stephen King's bestselling horror novel. 8 Her breakout role was as Roller Girl in Boogie Nights Credit: Rex Features