Denise Richards
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Starship Troopers
1997
Wild Things
1998
Nowhere
1997
Junkyard Dogs
2022
Blonde and Blonder
2008
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
Scary Movie 3
2003
Kambakkht Ishq
2009
Valentine
2001
The Life
2004
Deep in the Valley
2009
You Stupid Man
2002
Finding Bliss
2009
Undercover Brother
2002
Good Advice
2001
Empire
2002
The World Is Not Enough
1999
Cougars, Inc.
2011
The Third Wheel
2002
Elvis Has Left the Building
2004
Jolene
2010
Edmond
2006
A Christmas Frequency
2023
Kill Shot
1995
Freeloaders
2012
Clarkworld
2009
Tammy and the T-Rex
1994
I Do (But I Don't)
2004
The Line
2024
Madea's Witness Protection
2012
In the Blink of an Eye
1996
Send It!
2021
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
2012
Love Accidentally
2022
Wickensburg
2022
Fatal Acquittal
2014
Lookin' Italian
1994
Hunting Housewives
2024
919 Fifth Avenue
1995
My Christmas Fiancé
2022
Return to Wickensburg
2024
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
2024
The Housekeeper
2023
Love Actually
2003
A Christmas Reunion
2015
Christmas Trade
2015
Tail Lights Fade
1999
Operation: Neighborhood Watch!
2015
American Violence
2017
Altitude
2017
American Satan
2017
A Violent Man
2019
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
2002
The Toybox
2018
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
Destined to Ride
2018
Christmas Break-In
2018
Saturday at the Starlight
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Adventures of Dally and Spanky
2019
Reality Queen!
2020
The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders
2019
My Adventures with Santa
2019
1st Born
2019
TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove
2020
Tomboy
2018
Money Plane
2020
The Story of Soaps
2020
A Life Lived
2016
Alpha Code
2020
Switched
2020
The Prayer Box
2018
Killer Cheer Mom
2021
Dirty Hands
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A Walking Miracle
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The Making of 'Blonde and Blonder'
2008
You're Dead to Me
2025
The Liquid Psychologist
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Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
Sex, Love & Secrets
2005
Friends
1994
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Spin City
1996
Weird Science
1994
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Melrose Place
1992
Life Goes On
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Secrets of a Small Town
2007
The Marriage Ref
2010
Anger Management
2012
Blue Mountain State
2010
Saved by the Bell
1989
30 Rock
2006
Saved by the Bell
1989
Seinfeld
1989
Twisted
2013
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987
Two and a Half Men
2003
Audrina
2011
Punk'd
2003
90210
2008
One West Waikiki
1994
Married... with Children
1987
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Dancing with the Stars
2005
The Guardians of Justice
2022
A Girl Is A Gun
2017
Jane the Virgin
2014
Alone Together
2018
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Reichen Show
2005
Against the Grain
1993
The Pack
2020
Denise Richards: It's Complicated
2008
Burke's Law
1994
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
2010
To Tell the Truth
2016
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Significant Mother
2015
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
Through the Keyhole
2013
Eerie, Indiana
1991
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test
2023
Denise Richards and Her Wild Things
2025
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Glow and Darkness
2021
Dog Whisperer
2004
aka Charlie Sheen
2025
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993