Denise Richards

ActorProduction Feb 17 (age 55) Downers Grove, Illinois, USA 1981–2025 (44 year career)

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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, Fren…

Known For

Film

Love Actually

Carla, the Real Friendly One

Film

Starship Troopers

Carmen Ibañez

Film

The World Is Not Enough

Christmas Jones

Film

Scary Movie 3

Annie

Film

Wild Things

Kelly Van Ryan

Film

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

Barbara Robinson

Film

Blue Mountain State

Debra Simon

Film

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Cindy

Filmography

Acting (134)

Movies (79)

You're Dead to Me

2025

as Emily Sims

Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace

as Deborah

The Line

as Deanna

Hunting Housewives

as Karla Dodds

Return to Wickensburg

as Celine Lucas

The Housekeeper

as Kit Ash

A Christmas Frequency

as Brooke Walkins

Junkyard Dogs

as Monica Sullivan

My Christmas Fiancé

as Contessa

Wickensburg

as Celine Lucas

Love Accidentally

as Debra

Send It!

as Catherine

Killer Cheer Mom

as Amanda

Switched

as Victoria Sharp

Alpha Code

as Johana

Money Plane

as Sarah

Reality Queen!

as Angelina Streisand

4.0

TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove

as Victoria Dare

The Story of Soaps

as Self

1st Born

as Christine

Adventures of Dally and Spanky

2019

as Kelly Banks

7.1

The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders

2019

as Candice

6.7

My Adventures with Santa

as Valerie

A Violent Man

as Victoria

Destined to Ride

as Aunt Glo

Tomboy

as Shelley

Christmas Break-In

as Heather

The Prayer Box

as Karen

The Toybox

as Jennifer

Altitude

as Gretchen Blair

American Violence

as Amanda Tyler

American Satan

as Kat Faust

A Life Lived

as Elizabeth

Christmas Trade

as Chloe

A Christmas Reunion

as Amy Stone

Operation: Neighborhood Watch!

as Denise Sorensen

Fatal Acquittal

as Nora Grant

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening

as Barbara Robinson

Freeloaders

as Denise Richards

Madea's Witness Protection

as Kate Needleman

Cougars, Inc.

as Judy

Jolene

as Marin

Kambakkht Ishq

as Denise Richards

Deep in the Valley

as Autumn Bliss

Clarkworld

as Self

Finding Bliss

as Bliss / Laura

Blonde and Blonder

as Dawn St. Dom

The Making of 'Blonde and Blonder'

Edmond

as B-Girl

The Life

as Rebecca Smith

I Do (But I Don't)

as Lauren Crandell

Elvis Has Left the Building

as Belinda

Scary Movie 3

as Annie

Love Actually

as Carla, the Real Friendly One

7.1

Celebrity Naked Ambition

2003

as Self (archive footage)

You Stupid Man

as Chloe

Undercover Brother

as White She Devil

Empire

as Trish

The Third Wheel

as Diana

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

as Herself

Valentine

as Paige Prescott

Good Advice

as Cindy Styne

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001

as Self

6.1

The World Is Not Enough

1999

as Christmas Jones

6.3

Drop Dead Gorgeous

1999

as Rebecca Ann 'Becky' Leeman

Tail Lights Fade

as Wendy

Wild Things

as Kelly Van Ryan

Starship Troopers

as Carmen Ibañez

Nowhere

as Jana

In the Blink of an Eye

as Tina Jacobs

Kill Shot

as Jess (uncredited)

919 Fifth Avenue

as Cathy Damore

Lookin' Italian

as Elizabeth

Tammy and the T-Rex

as Tammy

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993

as Cindy

6.0

A Walking Miracle

as Pamela

Dirty Hands

as Sheila

Saturday at the Starlight

as Mrs. Sproat

The Liquid Psychologist

Television (55)

aka Charlie Sheen

2025

as Self

7.5

Denise Richards and Her Wild Things

2025

as Denise Richards

8.0

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test

2023

as Self

6.1

The Guardians of Justice

2022

as Laura Louis

5.4

Glow and Darkness

2021

as Countess of Champagne

The Pack

2020

as Self

6.1

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

Alone Together

as Jackie

A Girl Is A Gun

as Nenuphar McBride

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

Significant Mother

as Pepper Spinner

Jane the Virgin

as Self

Through the Keyhole

as Self

Twisted

as Karen Desai

Anger Management

as Lori

Audrina

as Herself

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

2010

as Self

6.4

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

as Self

Blue Mountain State

as Debra Simon

Blue Mountain State

as Debra Simon

The Marriage Ref

as Self - Panelist

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self

90210

as Gwen Thompson

Denise Richards: It's Complicated

2008

as Self

3.7

Secrets of a Small Town

as Brenda Rhodes

30 Rock

as Denise Richards

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

The Reichen Show

as Self

Sex, Love & Secrets

as Jolene

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Dog Whisperer

as Self - Owner of Lucy, Hank, & Betty

Two and a Half Men

as Lisa

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Punk'd

as Self

Spin City

as Jennifer Duncan

Friends

as Cassie

Weird Science

One West Waikiki

Burke's Law

as Jennifer

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as Angela

Against the Grain

as Jodi Collins

Melrose Place

as Brandi Carson

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self / Presenter

Eerie, Indiana

as Girl #2

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Robin McGill

Seinfeld

as Molly Dalrymple

Saved by the Bell

as Cynthia (uncredited)

Doogie Howser, M.D.

Life Goes On

as Camille

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self - Guest

5.4

Married... with Children

1987

as Girl #2

7.7

The Bold and the Beautiful

1987

as Shauna Fulton

5.6

Entertainment Tonight

1981

as Self

4.1

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

A Christmas Reunion

2015

Co-Producer

5.1