Denise Richards
| Original name | Denise Lee Richards |
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| Date of Birth | February 17, 1971 |
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Denise Lee Richards(born February 17, 1971)is an American actress and former fashion model . She achieved success during the late 1990s in several films that highlighted her sex appeal, includingStarship Troopers,Wild Things, andThe World Is Not Enough. She appeared on the reality TV show,Denise Richards: It's Complicated, which was carried by American cable channel E! .
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| Wiki | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Richards |
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Denise Richards Biography
Early life and career
Richards was born in Downers Grove , Illinois ,the daughter of Joni, a coffee shop owner, and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer. She is of Welsh descent on her father's side and of Croatian descent on her mother's, and was raised a Catholic .She has one sister, Michelle, and grew up in both Mokena and Downers Grove, Illinois . She graduated in 1989 from El Camino High School in Oceanside, California. As a child, she was the "only girl on the baseball team."
Before she was an actress, Richards was signed by the Judith Fontaine Modeling & Talent Agency as a model. She spent the majority of the 1990s appearing in lower-budget films and TV shows such asSaved by the Bell, television movies , and guest starring in episodes of several television shows such asMarried with Children(1991), a 5 second walk through. Her first starring role in a wide theatrical release wasStarship Troopersin 1997, which was followed by her role in the moderately successful cult filmWild Thingsin 1998.In 1998, she appeared in the music video for the Blues Traveler song Canadian Rose.
Richards was cast as the nuclear-physicist Christmas Jones in the 1999 James Bond filmThe World Is Not Enough(1999), which had a high box office gross. Though she considered her role "brainy", "athletic", and having depth of character,she was criticized as not credible in it.Her outfit, which often comprised a low-cut tank top and tight shorts, elicited comments.She was ranked as one of the worst Bond girls of all time byEntertainment Weeklyin 2008,and was chosen as "Worst Supporting Actress" at the 1999 Razzie Awards for the role.
In addition to her film work, Richards has made appearances in the situation comediesSpin City,Two and a Half Men,FriendsandSeinfeld. She also starred in the short-lived UPN seriesSex, Love & Secretsin 2005.
Throughout the early 2000s, Richards appeared in several film roles which both parodied and utilized her image as a sex symbol , includingValentine,Undercover BrotherandScary Movie 3. In December 2004, she posed for a nude pictorial inPlayboymagazine, five months after giving birth.Richards also posed semi-nude for the July 2006 issue ofJanemagazine to raise money for the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation. In 1999, she ranked 9th inMaxim's50 Sexiest Women and in 2001 she was voted 2nd inFHM'sUSA 100 Sexiest Women, 5th inFHM's 100 Sexiest Women and 19th in AskMen.com 's 50 Most Beautiful Women.
Richards appeared on the 8th season ofDancing with the Stars, paired with Maksim Chmerkovskiy . She was eliminated second on March 24, 2009. Richards sang " Take Me Out to the Ballgame " during the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field on May 1, 2009.
Personal life
In 2002, Richards married actor Charlie Sheen , with whom she appeared inGood Adviceand thenScary Movie 3, in which she played his character's wife who was pinned to a tree in a car accident. They have two daughters, Sam J. Sheen (born March 9, 2004)and Lola Rose Sheen (born June 1, 2005).
In March 2005, Richards filed for a divorce from Sheen.The couple briefly reconciled and were seeking marriage counseling to mend their relationship. However, on January 4, 2006, Richards' representative announced that she was continuing with the divorce, and she later sought a restraining order against Sheen, citing his alleged death threats against her.Richards once dated actor Patrick Muldoon ;she has also been linked to actor John Stamos , whom she dated during her teenage years.
On April 19, 2006, Richards filed formal legal papers asking for a divorce from Sheen under the laws of the state of California .In her court filing, Richards alleged that Sheen's behavior was increasingly erratic, making their marriage impossible, and that she feared for her safety and the safety of their daughters.
Richards claimed that Sheen was physically and verbally abusive and threatened to kill her or have her killed, and that despite having accidentally shot his previous fiancée, Kelly Preston , he wanted to place firearms under their coffee table to protect them. Richards claimed that Sheen had become paranoid and obsessive, citing his belief in 9/11 conspiracy theories , a belief that baby formula caused brain damage, a desire to purchase gas masks, and an "abnormal fascination" with Nicole Simpson 's death.
Further, Richards alleged that Sheen visited prostitutes and was addicted to gambling, prescription drugs (which he bought over the Internet), and pornography. Richards also alleged that Sheen posted a picture of his erect penis on his online profile of a "sex-search type" website and that he frequently viewed pornography featuring "very young girls," and websites "involving gay pornography also involving very young men who also did not look like adults."Based on these allegations, Richards sought and received a restraining order against Sheen.
Sheen denied the allegations. In an interview withEntertainment Tonight, he described Richards' actions as a " smear campaign " and insisted that he was a responsible father who would "give his life for his children." He added that Richards is "the only one entirely culpable for putting these radical allegations out for public consumption... my children included."
On November 8, 2006, officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were called to the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C. , where Richards was making a movie. After seeing two photographers taking her picture from a nearby balcony, she confronted them, and threw their two laptop computers over the balcony. One laptop struck an 80-year-old woman in a wheelchair. The other laptop grazed the arm of a 91-year-old woman. Neither woman suffered serious injury, and no charges were pressed against Richards.
On December 1, 2007, it was announced that Richards' mother, Joni, died from cancer.
In 2008, Richards decided to include her two daughters with Charlie Sheen in her confessional reality program on E! ,Denise Richards: It's Complicated, which premiered on May 26, 2008. He deemed her plans "greedy, vain and exploitative".On January 25, 2008, Richards won a court case against Sheen so that she can include her daughters in the show.When a judge rejected Sheen's request to block it,Sheen urged fans to boycott it.
An agreement was reached between Sheen and Richards regarding the custody of the children, with Sheen stating in April 2009 that “we had to do what’s best for the girls.”
In a May 18, 2008 interview with Larry King onLarry King Live, when asked about her Catholicism, Richards claimed, "I do have faith."
She is emetophobic .
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Denise Richards Film & Dramas & Discography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 | Cindy #1 | First film appearance cameo appearance |
| 1994 | Tammy and the T-Rex | Tammy | |
| 1995 | 919 Fifth Avenue | Cathy Damore | Television film |
| 1995 | P.C.H. | Jess | Television film |
| 1996 | In the Blink of an Eye | Tina Jacobs | Television film |
| 1996 | Pier 66 | Colleen | Television film |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Carmen Ibanez | |
| 1997 | Nowhere | Jana | |
| 1998 | Wild Things | Kelly Lanier Van Ryan | |
| 1998 | Lookin' Italian | Elizabeth | |
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough | Dr.Christmas Jones | Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress Nominated—Razzie Award for Worst Screen Coupleshared with Pierce Brosnan |
| 1999 | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Rebecca 'Becky' Ann Leeman | |
| 1999 | Tail Lights Fade | Wendy | |
| 2001 | Good Advice | Cindy Styne | |
| 2001 | Valentine | Paige Prescott | |
| 2002 | Empire | Trish | |
| 2002 | Undercover Brother | Penelope Snow/White She Devil | |
| 2002 | You Stupid Man | Chloe | |
| 2002 | The Third Wheel | Diana Evans | |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Annie Logan | cameo appearance |
| 2003 | Love Actually | Carla | Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting |
| 2004 | I Do (But I Don't) | Lauren Candell | Lifetime Televisionmovie |
| 2004 | Whore | Rebecca | |
| 2005 | Edmond | B-girl | |
| 2008 | Blonde and Blonder | Dawn St. Dom | |
| 2009 | Kambakkht Ishq | Herself | Bollywood Film (Hindi) |
| 2009 | Deep in the Valley | Autumn Bliss | |
| 2010 | Finding Bliss | Bliss / Laura |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Married with Children | Girl #2 | Kelly Does Hollywood: Part 2 |
| 1991 | Saved by the Bell | Cynthia | Slater's secret admirer, fakes drowning to be rescued by him. |
| 1991 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Alissa | Doogie's date |
| 1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Robin McGill | Girl at Jackie and Mel's wedding. |
| 1993 | Seinfeld | Molly Dalrymple | Russell Dalrymple's daughter in season 4 episode "The Shoes". Credited as Denise Lee Richards. |
| 1994 | Lois and Clark | Angela | Episode 30, "Season's Greedings" |
| 1996 | Melrose Place | Brandi Carson | 3-episode appearance |
| 2001 | Friends | Cassie Geller | one-time guest appearance |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Lisa | Charlie Harper's favorite ex-girlfriend (in episodes "Merry Thanksgiving" and "Yes, Monsignor") |
| 2005 | Sex, Love & Secrets | Jolene Butler | canceled after four episodes |
| 2008– 2009 | Denise Richards: It's Complicated | herself | |
| 2009 | Dancing With the Stars | herself | Eliminated week 3 withMaksim Chmerkovskiy |
| 2010 | Harry Loves Lisa | herself | Guest Star |
| 2010 | "Blue Mountain State" | Coach Daniel's ex-wife Debra | one time appearance |
Denise Richards External Link
- "Peoplemagazine biography" . . Retrieved 2008-06-06. "Section 17".Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia(Paperback ed.). St. Martin's Press. 2004-12-09 [2004]. pp. g. 466."Section 17".Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia(Paperback ed.). St. Martin's Press. 2004-12-09 [2004]. pp. g. 466.ISBN .
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