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Denise Richards

Denise Richards

Acting1971Downers Grove, Illinois, USA

Biography

Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress, former fashion model, and television personality. Her most recognized roles are Carmen Ibanez in Starship Troopers (1997), Kelly Van Ryan in Wild Things (1998) and Bond girl Christmas Jones in The World Is Not Enough (1999).

Denise Lee Richards was born to Joni, a coffee shop owner and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer, in Downers Grove, Illinois. Her mother died of kidney cancer in November 2007. Her ancestry is German, French-Canadian, Croatian, Irish, English, Welsh, and distant Dutch.

Acting History

2025
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2022
Junkyard Dogs
as Monica Sullivan
Wickensburg
as Celine Lucas
The Guardians of Justice
TVas Laura Louis
2021
Send It!
as Catherine
Glow and Darkness
TVas Countess of Champagne
2020
Switched
as Victoria Sharp
Money Plane
as Sarah
Reality Queen!
as Angelina Streisand
Alpha Code
as Johana
The Pack
TVas Self
2018
Destined to Ride
as Aunt Glo
Tomboy
as Shelley
The Toybox
as Jennifer
To Tell the Truth
TVas Self - Panelist1 eps
Through the Keyhole
TVas Self1 eps
Alone Together
TVas Jackie
2017
American Satan
as Kat Faust
Altitude
as Gretchen Blair
American Violence
as Amanda Tyler
A Girl Is A Gun
TVas Nenuphar McBride
2016
A Life Lived
as Elizabeth
Entertainment Tonight
TVas Self1 eps
Jane the Virgin
TVas Self1 eps
2015
Significant Mother
TVas Pepper Spinner
2014
Fatal Acquittal
as Nora Grant
2013
Twisted
TVas Karen Desai
2012
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
as Barbara Robinson
Freeloaders
as Denise Richards
Anger Management
TVas Lori2 eps
90210
TVas Gwen Thompson1 eps
30 Rock
TVas Denise Richards2 eps
2011
The Marriage Ref
TVas Self - Panelist1 eps
Audrina
TVas Herself
2010
Jolene
as Marin
Blue Mountain State
TVas Debra Simon18 eps
2009
Deep in the Valley
as Autumn Bliss
Clarkworld
as Self
Kambakkht Ishq
as Denise Richards
Finding Bliss
as Bliss / Laura
Dancing with the Stars
TVas Self - Contestant5 eps
2007
Secrets of a Small Town
TVas Brenda Rhodes
2006
Edmond
as B-Girl
The Reichen Show
TVas Self1 eps
Dog Whisperer
TVas Self - Owner of Lucy, Hank, & Betty1 eps
2005
The Tony Danza Show
TVas Self1 eps
2004
I Do (But I Don't)
as Lauren Crandell
The Life
as Rebecca Smith
2003
Love Actually
as Carla, the Real Friendly One
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Two and a Half Men
TVas Lisa3 eps
Punk'd
TVas Self1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest
2001
Good Advice
as Cindy Styne
Valentine
as Paige Prescott
Friends
TVas Cassie1 eps
Spin City
TVas Jennifer Duncan5 eps
2000
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TVas Self / Presenter1 eps
1999
Drop Dead Gorgeous
as Rebecca Ann 'Becky' Leeman
The World Is Not Enough
as Christmas Jones
1998
Wild Things
as Kelly Van Ryan
1997
Starship Troopers
as Carmen Ibañez
Nowhere
as Jana
1996
Melrose Place
TVas Brandi Carson3 eps
1995
Kill Shot
as Jess (uncredited)
919 Fifth Avenue
as Cathy Damore
1993
Seinfeld
TVas Molly Dalrymple1 eps
Against the Grain
TVas Jodi Collins
1992
Saved by the Bell
TVas Cynthia1 eps
Beverly Hills, 90210
TVas Robin McGill1 eps
Eerie, Indiana
TVas Girl #21 eps
1990
Life Goes On
TVas Camille1 eps
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest
1987
The Bold and the Beautiful
TVas Shauna Fulton

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
2/17/1971(55 years old)
Place of Birth
Downers Grove, Illinois, USA