Denise Richards -- Mark Anderson Photo Shoot

Denise Richards Profile

Name - Denise Richards

Birth Name - Denise Lee Richards

Born - February 17, 1971, Downers Grove, Illinois, USA

Height - 5' 8"

Nationality - American

Profession - actress, model

Education - El Camino High School in Oceanside, California (graduated in 1989)

Relationship - Richie Sambora (dating since May 2006; split in March 2007), Patrick Muldoon (began dating in 1998)

Father - Irv Richards (former telephone-company employee)

Mother - Joni Richards

Claim to fame - as Carmen Ibanez in Starship Troopers (1997)

Denise Richards Biography

Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model. She came to fame 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 born in Downers Grove, Illinois to Joni, a coffee shop owner, and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer, and she has one sister, named Michelle. She graduated from El Camino High School in 1989, Oceanside, California, where she was a cheerleader.

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 subsequently cast as 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' renown. 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.