10 Most Underrated Actresses Currently Working In Television

10. Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls: Seasons)

Her role as the mom we all wish we had on Gilmore Girls is enough to justify her place on this list, but she also brought her pitch-perfect quirky-but-not-annoying-in-that-Zooey-Deschanel-way brand of humor/mothering to the stunningly under-appreciated Parenthood. 

Just because Lauren Graham is known for her levity, that doesn't mean she can't get serious when she needs to. In fact, it's this more dramatic side of her talent that doesn't get recognized enough. 

Whether she's arguing with one of her fictional daughters or defending herself against a fictional boyfriend's tirade, Graham has one of the most natural deliveries of anyone currently working in the industry. Particularly in her portrayal of Lorelai Gilmore, it would be easy to have such rapid-fire, intricately-worded monologues come off a bit too forced, especially when the emphasis isn't on delivering a punchline. But Graham makes it seem effortless and, most of all, genuine.

Whether or not the short order of new Gilmore Girls episodes for Netflix expands into another full season later on, we should all be happy to have the coolest fictional mom on the planet back in our lives, however briefly.