
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.

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009

30 Rock
TV • 2006

Friends
TV • 1994

Seinfeld
TV • 1989

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019

Two and a Half Men
TV • 2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003

Married... with Children
TV • 1987

Dancing with the Stars
TV • 2005

Beverly Hills, 90210
TV • 1990

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV • 1993

Melrose Place
TV • 1992

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988

Twisted
TV • 2013

Jane the Virgin
TV • 2014

Alone Together
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Spin City
TV • 1996