Denise Richards
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 Denise Richards in 1999. |
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| Born | Denise Lee Richards February 17, 1971 [1] Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Spouse(s) | Charlie Sheen (2002-2006) (divorced) | ||||||
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Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971[1]) is an American actress and former fashion model. She became famous in the late 1990s, after a string of films that highlighted her sex appeal, including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough. Richards was chosen as "Worst Supporting Actress" at the 1999 Razzie Awards for her role in "The World Is Not Enough"[2].
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[edit] Early life and career
Richards was born in Downers Grove, Illinois,[3] the daughter of Joni, a coffee shop owner, and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer. She is of Croatian and Welsh descent.[4] She has one sister, Michelle, and grew up in both Mokena, Illinois and Downers Grove, Illinois. She graduated from El Camino High School in 1989, Oceanside, California. As a child, she was a 'tomboy', the only 'girl on the baseball team.'[5]
Before she was an actress, Richards was a fashion model. Richards spent the majority of the 1990s appearing in lower-budget films and TV shows like Saved by the Bell, television movies, 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 moderately successful cult film Wild Things in 1998.
Richards was cast as the geo-physicist Christmas Jones in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), which had a high box office gross. Though she considered her role "brainy", "athletic", and having depth of character,[6] she was criticised as not credible in it.[7][8] Her outfit, which often comprised a tank top and shorts, elicited comments.[9] She was ranked as the worst Bond girl of all time by Entertainment Weekly in 2008.[10] In addition to her film work, Richards made regular appearances in the situation comedies Spin City, Two and a Half Men, Friends and Seinfeld. She also starred in the short-lived UPN series Sex, Love & Secrets in 2005. 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, she posed for a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine. Richards also posed semi-nude for the July 2006 issue of Jane magazine to raise money for the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation. In 1999 she ranked 9 in Maxim's 50 Sexiest Women and in 2001 she was voted 2nd in FHM's USA 100 Sexiest Women, 5th in FHM 100 Sexiest Women and 19 in AskMen.com 50 Most Beautiful Women.
[edit] Personal life
In 2002, she married actor Charlie Sheen, with whom she appeared in Scary Movie 3, in which she played his character's wife who was pinned to the tree in a car accident. The couple had two daughters: Sam J and Lola.[11] Richards was named the Sexiest Mom of 2005 by In Touch Weekly magazine.
In March 2005, Richards filed for divorce from Sheen.[12] 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.[13] Richards briefly dated Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora shortly after their respective separations from Sheen and Heather Locklear, ending what Locklear had considered to be a close friendship. Richards once dated actor Patrick Muldoon;[14] she has also been linked to actor John Stamos, whom she dated during her teenage years.[15]
On April 19, 2006, Richards filed formal legal papers asking for divorce from Sheen under the laws of the state of California.[16] 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."[17] Based on these allegations, Richards sought and received a restraining order against Sheen.[18]
Sheen denied the allegations. In an interview with Entertainment 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."[19]
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.[20][21][22]
On December 1, 2007, it was announced that Richards's 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".[23] On January 25, 2008, Richards won a court case against Sheen so that she can include her daughters in the show.[24] When a judge rejected Sheen's request to block it,[25] the latter urged fans to boycott it.[26]
An agreement was reached between Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards regarding the custody of the children. [27]
[edit] Filmography
| 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 |
| P.C.H. | Jess | Television film | |
| 1996 | In the Blink of an Eye | Tina Jacobs | Television film |
| Pier 66 | Colleen | Television film | |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Carmen Ibanez | |
| Nowhere | Jana | ||
| 1998 | Wild Things | Kelly Lanier Van Ryan | first film in which she appears topless, more so in the unrated version |
| Lookin' Italian | Elizabeth | ||
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough | Dr. Christmas Jones | |
| Drop Dead Gorgeous | Rebecca 'Becky' Ann Leeman | ||
| Tail Lights Fade | Wendy | ||
| 2001 | Good Advice | Cindy Styne | |
| Valentine | Paige Prescott | ||
| 2002 | Empire | Trish | |
| Undercover Brother | Penelope White/White She Devil | ||
| You Stupid Man | Chloe | ||
| The Third Wheel | Diana Evans | ||
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Annie Logan | cameo appearance |
| Love Actually | Carla | ||
| 2004 | I Do (But I Don't) | Lauren Candell | Lifetime Television movie |
| Whore | Rebecca | ||
| 2005 | Edmond | B-girl | |
| 2008 | Blonde and Blonder | Dawn St. Dom |
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Saved by the Bell | Cynthia | Slater's secret admirer, fakes drowning to be rescued by him. |
| 1993 | Seinfeld | Molly | Credited as Denise Lee Richards. |
| 1994 | Lois and Clark | Angela | Credited as Denise Richards. |
| 1996 | Melrose Place | Brandi Carson | 3-episode appearance |
| 2001 | Friends | Cassie Geller | one-time guest appearance |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Lisa | Charlie Sheen's favorite ex-girlfriend |
| 2005 | Sex, Love & Secrets | Jolene Butler | cancelled after four episodes |
| 2008 | Denise Richards: It's Complicated | herself | debut May 2008 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b People magazine biography. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- ^ Awards for The World Is Not Enough. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-12-25.
- ^ [2004] (2004-12-09) "Section 17", Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia, Paperback, St. Martin's Press, pg. 466. ISBN 0312331444.
- ^ [1]
- ^ The Cosmo Interview
- ^ Thomas, Rebecca. "One girl is not enough", BBC NEWS, 1999-11-19. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
- ^ Lisanti, Tom & Paul, Louis (2002), Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co, ISBN 978-078641194-8
- ^ Howe, Desson, 1999-11-19, 'World': Bond without end, Washington Post.
- ^ Herincx, Gareth. "Bond 19: More than enough", BBC NEWS, 1999-11-19.
- ^ Rich, Joshua (2008-01-08). "James Bond Babes: Best and Worst".
- ^ "Denise Richards is ready to face reality on E! show", New York Daily News. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Celebrity News - The Movie Insider
- ^ Newstrack. Richards, Sheen divorce gets ugly. Retrieved on April 21, 2006.
- ^ Denise Richards interview
- ^ www.m16.co.uk. Actor News - 26-02-06. Retrieved on April 15, 2006.
- ^ http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0421061sheen1.html Thesmokinggun.com
- ^ http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18862,00.html Eonline.com
- ^ http://cbs5.com/entertainment/entertainment_story_111211459.html CBS5.com
- ^ http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyid=2006-04-23T031406Z_01_N22177268_RTRUKOC_0_US-SHEEN.xml&rpc=22 Today.reuters.com
- ^ "Elderly woman hit after actress throws laptop", The Vancouver Sun, 2006-11-09. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Laptops thrown by actress hit seniors: police", CBC News, 2006-11-09. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ "No charges against actress Richards, RCMP say", CBC News, 2006-11-10. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Denise Richards "greedy, vain and exploitative"", Sydney Morning Herald, 2008-02-14. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Denise Richards Wins Bid to Put Kids on TV, MSNBC.com January 25, 2008
- ^ "Sheen wants boycott", Chicago Sun-Times, Digital Chicago, 2008-03-04. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ "Sheen Asks Fans To Boycott Richards' Reality Show", SFGate. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards Reach Agreement on Children's Custody, NewKerala.com, March 8, 2008
[edit] External links
- Denise Richards at the Internet Movie Database
- Denise Richards at TV.com
- Denise Richards at People.com
- DealMemo.com interview (May 23, 2002)
- Cinema Confidential interview (February 2, 2001)
- Denise Richards: It's Complicated the Reality Show on E!
