Denise Richards

Known for: Acting

Born: 1971-02-17 (age 55)

From: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography (133)

MOVIE★ 4.3
Dirty Hands
2026
as Sheila
TV★ 7.5
aka Charlie Sheen
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 2.0
You're Dead to Me
2025
as Emily Sims
TV★ 8.0
Denise Richards and Her Wild Things
2025
as Denise Richards
MOVIE★ 5.3
Return to Wickensburg
2024
as Celine Lucas
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Line
2024
as Deanna
MOVIE★ 6.1
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
2024
as Deborah
MOVIE★ 4.8
Hunting Housewives
2024
as Karla Dodds
MOVIE★ 3.9
A Christmas Frequency
2023
as Brooke Walkins
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Housekeeper
2023
as Kit Ash
TV★ 6.1
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.4
My Christmas Fiancé
2022
as Contessa
MOVIE★ 3.3
Junkyard Dogs
2022
as Monica Sullivan
MOVIE★ 6.0
Love Accidentally
2022
as Debra
MOVIE★ 5.7
Wickensburg
2022
as Celine Lucas
TV★ 5.4
The Guardians of Justice
2022
as Laura Louis
TV
Glow and Darkness
2021
as Countess of Champagne
MOVIE★ 6.2
Killer Cheer Mom
2021
as Amanda
MOVIE★ 5.8
Send It!
2021
as Catherine
MOVIE★ 5.9
TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove
2020
as Victoria Dare
TV★ 6.1
The Pack
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Money Plane
2020
as Sarah
MOVIE★ 6.6
Switched
2020
as Victoria Sharp
MOVIE★ 5.2
Alpha Code
2020
as Johana
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Story of Soaps
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.1
Reality Queen!
2020
as Angelina Streisand
MOVIE★ 4.4
My Adventures with Santa
2019
as Valerie
TV★ 6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders
2019
as Candice
MOVIE★ 7.1
Adventures of Dally and Spanky
2019
as Kelly Banks
MOVIE★ 5.7
1st Born
2019
as Christine
MOVIE★ 4.6
A Violent Man
2019
as Victoria
MOVIE★ 5.7
Christmas Break-In
2018
as Heather
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Prayer Box
2018
as Karen
MOVIE★ 4.2
The Toybox
2018
as Jennifer
MOVIE★ 6.8
Destined to Ride
2018
as Aunt Glo
MOVIE★ 5.4
Tomboy
2018
as Shelley
TV★ 6.0
Alone Together
2018
as Jackie
TV★ 5.5
A Girl Is A Gun
2017
as Nenuphar McBride
MOVIE★ 7.2
American Satan
2017
as Kat Faust
MOVIE★ 4.8
Altitude
2017
as Gretchen Blair
MOVIE★ 4.4
American Violence
2017
as Amanda Tyler
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Life Lived
2016
as Elizabeth
TV★ 5.7
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE★ 5.1
A Christmas Reunion
2015
as Amy Stone
MOVIE★ 4.6
Christmas Trade
2015
as Chloe
MOVIE★ 5.7
Operation: Neighborhood Watch!
2015
as Denise Sorensen
TV★ 5.9
Significant Mother
2015
as Pepper Spinner
TV★ 7.9
Jane the Virgin
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.5
Fatal Acquittal
2014
as Nora Grant
TV★ 6.3
Through the Keyhole
2013
as Self
TV★ 7.3
Twisted
2013
as Karen Desai
MOVIE★ 4.6
Freeloaders
2012
as Denise Richards
MOVIE★ 6.1
Madea's Witness Protection
2012
as Kate Needleman
TV★ 6.3
Anger Management
2012
as Lori
MOVIE★ 6.5
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
2012
as Barbara Robinson
MOVIE★ 4.8
Cougars, Inc.
2011
as Judy
TV★ 6.0
Audrina
2011
as Herself
MOVIE★ 6.2
Jolene
2010
as Marin
TV★ 3.0
The Talk
2010
as Self
TV★ 6.3
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
2010
as Self
TV★ 3.8
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 7.6
Blue Mountain State
2010
as Debra Simon
MOVIE★ 10.0
Clarkworld
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.9
Deep in the Valley
2009
as Autumn Bliss
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 4.3
Kambakkht Ishq
2009
as Denise Richards
TV★ 5.9
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.7
Finding Bliss
2009
as Bliss / Laura
MOVIE
The Making of 'Blonde and Blonder'
2008
TV★ 5.8
90210
2008
as Gwen Thompson
TV★ 3.7
Denise Richards: It's Complicated
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.8
Blonde and Blonder
2008
as Dawn St. Dom
TV★ 5.0
Secrets of a Small Town
2007
as Brenda Rhodes
TV★ 7.5
30 Rock
2006
as Denise Richards
MOVIE★ 5.9
Edmond
2006
as B-Girl
TV★ 4.8
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Sex, Love & Secrets
2005
as Jolene
TV★ 6.2
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
MOVIE★ 5.7
I Do (But I Don't)
2004
as Lauren Crandell
TV★ 6.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
TV★ 6.8
Dog Whisperer
2004
as Self - Owner of Lucy, Hank, & Betty
MOVIE★ 5.3
Elvis Has Left the Building
2004
as Belinda
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Life
2004
as Rebecca Smith
MOVIE★ 6.0
Scary Movie 3
2003
as Annie
TV★ 7.5
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Lisa
MOVIE★ 7.1
Love Actually
2003
as Carla, the Real Friendly One
MOVIE★ 8.0
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 5.1
Punk'd
2003
as Self
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.2
Empire
2002
as Trish
MOVIE★ 5.5
You Stupid Man
2002
as Chloe
MOVIE★ 5.9
Undercover Brother
2002
as White She Devil
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Third Wheel
2002
as Diana
MOVIE★ 8.0
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
2002
as Herself
MOVIE★ 5.9
Good Advice
2001
as Cindy Styne
MOVIE★ 6.1
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Valentine
2001
as Paige Prescott
MOVIE★ 4.3
Tail Lights Fade
1999
as Wendy
MOVIE★ 6.3
The World Is Not Enough
1999
as Christmas Jones
MOVIE★ 6.5
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
as Rebecca Ann 'Becky' Leeman
MOVIE★ 6.4
Wild Things
1998
as Kelly Van Ryan
MOVIE★ 7.1
Starship Troopers
1997
as Carmen Ibañez
MOVIE★ 6.8
Nowhere
1997
as Jana
TV★ 7.0
Spin City
1996
as Jennifer Duncan
MOVIE★ 5.9
In the Blink of an Eye
1996
as Tina Jacobs
MOVIE★ 4.0
Kill Shot
1995
as Jess (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.5
919 Fifth Avenue
1995
as Cathy Damore
MOVIE★ 5.1
Tammy and the T-Rex
1994
as Tammy
TV★ 8.4
Friends
1994
as Cassie
TV★ 7.7
One West Waikiki
1994
TV★ 6.7
Weird Science
1994
TV★ 6.8
Burke's Law
1994
as Jennifer
MOVIE★ 6.9
Lookin' Italian
1994
as Elizabeth
TV★ 6.5
Against the Grain
1993
as Jodi Collins
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Angela
MOVIE★ 6.1
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as Cindy
TV★ 5.9
Melrose Place
1992
as Brandi Carson
TV★ 8.1
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
TV★ 7.6
Eerie, Indiana
1991
as Girl #2
TV★ 7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Robin McGill
TV★ 6.5
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Alissa
TV★ 6.6
Life Goes On
1989
as Camille
TV★ 7.8
Saved by the Bell
1989
as Cynthia (uncredited)
TV★ 8.3
Seinfeld
1989
as Molly Dalrymple
TV★ 5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.7
Married... with Children
1987
as Girl #2
TV★ 5.6
The Bold and the Beautiful
1987
as Shauna Fulton
TV★ 4.3
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
MOVIE
A Walking Miracle
—
as Pamela
MOVIE
Saturday at the Starlight
—
as Mrs. Sproat
MOVIE
The Liquid Psychologist
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