Denise Lee Richards (born February
17, 1972) is an American film actress.
Early life
Richards was born in Downers Grove, Illinois, a suburb
of Chicago, to Irving Richards (who used to work for
a phone company) and Joni, who owns a chain of coffeehouses
named "Jitters"; she is of Welsh descent
on her father's side and of Croatian descent on her
mother's, and was raised a Catholic.Richards moved
to California with her family during her teen years,
and graduated from El Camino High School, where she
was a cheerleader, in Oceanside, California.
Career
Richards spent the majority of the 1990s appearing
in television movies and lower-budget films. Her first
starring role in a wide theatrical release was Starship
Troopers in 1997, which was followed by her role in
the successful cult film Wild Things in 1998. Richards
was subsequently cast "Dr. Christmas Jones"
in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999),
which had a high box office gross and contributed
to Richards' reknown. In addition to her film work,
Richards has made regular appearances in the situation
comedies Spin City, Two and a Half Men, Friends and
Seinfeld.
Throughout the early 2000s, Richards
appeared in several film roles which both parodied
and utilized her image as a sex symbol, including
Valentine, Undercover Brother and Scary Movie 3.
In December 2004, Richards posed in
a nude pictorial for Playboy magazine. She was named
the Sexiest Mom of 2005 by In Touch magazine.
Private life
Richards has dated actor Patrick Muldoon. She married
actor Charlie Sheen in 2002. They had two daughters:
Sam J, who was born on March 9, 2004, and Lola Rose,
who was born on June 1, 2005.
In March 2005, Richards filed for divorce. 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.
Selected filmography
Year Title Role Other notes
2003 Scary Movie 3 Annie
2002 Empire Trish
2002 Undercover Brother White She Devil
2001 Valentine Paige Prescott
1999 The World Is Not Enough Dr. Christmas Jones
1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous Rebecca 'Becky' Ann Leeman
1998 Wild Things Kelly Lanier Van Ryan
1997 Starship Troopers Carmen Ibanez
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