Denise Richards
Known for acting · Born 17 February 1971 · 55 · Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
136 credits
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
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
2012
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
2010
The World Is Not Enough
1999
Valentine
2001
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
Blue Mountain State
2010
Undercover Brother
2002
Wild Things
1998
American Satan
2017
Madea's Witness Protection
2012
Tammy and the T-Rex
1994
Acting (135)
2026Dirty HandsSheilaFilm
2025aka Charlie SheenSelfSeries
2025You're Dead to MeEmily SimsFilm
2025Denise Richards and Her Wild ThingsDenise Richards · 8 episodesSeries
2024Angels Fallen: Warriors of PeaceDeborahFilm
2024The LineDeannaFilm
2024Hunting HousewivesKarla DoddsFilm
2024Return to WickensburgCeline LucasFilm
2023Special Forces: World's Toughest TestSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2023The HousekeeperKit AshFilm
2023A Christmas FrequencyBrooke WalkinsFilm
2022The Guardians of JusticeLaura Louis · 7 episodesSeries
2022Love AccidentallyDebraFilm
2022WickensburgCeline LucasFilm
2022Junkyard DogsMonica SullivanFilm
2022My Christmas FiancéContessaFilm
2021Send It!CatherineFilm
2021The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls TripSelfSeries
2021Killer Cheer MomAmandaFilm
2021Glow and DarknessCountess of ChampagneSeries
2020Money PlaneSarahFilm
2020SwitchedVictoria SharpFilm
2020Alpha CodeJohanaFilm
2020TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's CoveVictoria DareFilm
2020Reality Queen!Angelina StreisandFilm
2020The PackSelfSeries
2020The Story of SoapsSelfFilm
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2019Adventures of Dally and SpankyKelly BanksFilm
2019The Secret Lives of CheerleadersCandiceFilm
2019My Adventures with SantaValerieFilm
2019A Violent ManVictoriaFilm
20191st BornChristineFilm
2018The ToyboxJenniferFilm
2018Christmas Break-InHeatherFilm
2018Destined to RideAunt GloFilm
2018Alone TogetherJackieSeries
2018TomboyShelleyFilm
2018The Prayer BoxKarenFilm
2017American SatanKat FaustFilm
2017AltitudeGretchen BlairFilm
2017American ViolenceAmanda TylerFilm
2017A Girl Is A GunNenuphar McBride · 7 episodesSeries
2016To Tell the TruthSelf - PanelistSeries
2016A Life LivedElizabethFilm
2015A Christmas ReunionAmy StoneFilm
2015Christmas TradeChloeFilm
2015Significant MotherPepper SpinnerSeries
2015Operation: Neighborhood Watch!Denise SorensenFilm
2014Jane the VirginSelfSeries
2014Fatal AcquittalNora GrantFilm
2013TwistedKaren Desai · 19 episodesSeries
2013Through the KeyholeSelfSeries
2012Blue Lagoon: The AwakeningBarbara RobinsonFilm
2012Anger ManagementLori · 2 episodesSeries
2012Madea's Witness ProtectionKate NeedlemanFilm
2012FreeloadersDenise RichardsFilm
2011Cougars, Inc.JudyFilm
2011AudrinaHerselfSeries
2010Blue Mountain StateDebra Simon · 18 episodesSeries
2010JoleneMarinFilm
2010The Real Housewives of Beverly HillsSelf · 53 episodesSeries
2010The TalkSelfSeries
2010The Marriage RefSelf - PanelistSeries
2009Deep in the ValleyAutumn BlissFilm
2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelfSeries
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 11 episodesSeries
2009Finding BlissBliss / LauraFilm
2009Kambakkht IshqDenise RichardsFilm
2009ClarkworldSelfFilm
200890210Gwen ThompsonSeries
2008Blonde and BlonderDawn St. DomFilm
2008Denise Richards: It's ComplicatedSelf · 17 episodesSeries
2008The Making of 'Blonde and Blonder'Film
2007Secrets of a Small TownBrenda RhodesSeries
200630 RockDenise Richards · 2 episodesSeries
2006EdmondB-GirlFilm
2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant · 5 episodesSeries
2005Sex, Love & SecretsJolene · 10 episodesSeries
2005The Reichen ShowSelfSeries
2004Elvis Has Left the BuildingBelindaFilm
2004I Do (but I Don't)Lauren CrandellFilm
2004The LifeRebecca SmithFilm
2004Dog WhispererSelf - Owner of Lucy, Hank, & BettySeries
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelfSeries
2003Love ActuallyCarla, the Real Friendly OneFilm
2003Scary Movie 3AnnieFilm
2003Two and a Half MenLisa · 3 episodesSeries
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
2003Punk'dSelfSeries
2003Celebrity Naked AmbitionSelf (archive footage)Film
2002Undercover BrotherWhite She DevilFilm
2002The Third WheelDianaFilm
2002EmpireTrishFilm
2002You Stupid ManChloeFilm
2002Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'HerselfFilm
2001ValentinePaige PrescottFilm
2001Good AdviceCindy StyneFilm
2001Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredSelfFilm
1999The World Is Not EnoughChristmas JonesFilm
1999Drop Dead GorgeousRebecca Ann 'Becky' LeemanFilm
1999Tail Lights FadeWendyFilm
1998Wild ThingsKelly Van RyanFilm
1997Starship TroopersCarmen IbañezFilm
1997NowhereJanaFilm
1996Spin CityJennifer Duncan · 5 episodesSeries
1996In the Blink of an EyeTina JacobsFilm
1995Kill ShotJess (uncredited)Film
1995919 Fifth AvenueCathy DamoreFilm
1994FriendsCassieSeries
1994Tammy and the T-RexTammyFilm
1994Weird ScienceSeries
1994One West WaikikiSeries
1994Lookin' ItalianElizabethFilm
1994Burke's LawJenniferSeries
1993National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1CindyFilm
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanAngelaSeries
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1993Against the GrainJodi CollinsSeries
1992Melrose PlaceBrandi Carson · 3 episodesSeries
1992MTV Movie & TV AwardsSelf / PresenterSeries
1991Eerie, IndianaGirl #2Series
1990Beverly Hills, 90210Robin McGillSeries
1989SeinfeldMolly DalrympleSeries
1989Saved by the BellCynthia (uncredited)Series
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.AlissaSeries
1989Life Goes OnCamilleSeries
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - GuestSeries
1987Married... with ChildrenGirl #2Series
1987The Bold and the BeautifulShauna Fulton · 6 episodesSeries
1981Entertainment TonightSelfSeries
—Saturday at the StarlightMrs. SproatFilm
—A Walking MiraclePamelaFilm
—The Liquid PsychologistFilm
—No Free LunchDetective Joanne BishopFilm
Production (1)
2015A Christmas ReunionCo-ProducerFilm