Denise Lee Richards was born February 17, 1971. She
is an American film actress.
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.
Richards spent the majority of the 1990s appearing
in television movies, lower-budget films, and guest
starring in episodes of several television shows.
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.
Richards has dated actor Patrick Muldoon. In 2002,
she married actor Charlie Sheen, with whom she
appeared in "Scary Movie 3", where she played his
character's dying wife. The couple have 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.
Richards reportedly enjoys kickboxing and has
several pets.
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