Denise Richards was born in Downers Grove, Illinois, the older of two daughters of Joni Lee, who owned a coffee shop, and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer. She has German, French-Canadian, Irish, English, and Welsh ancestry. She grew up in the Chicago area, until the family relocated to Oceanside, CA when Denise was 15. She began working as a model, and moved to L.A. after she graduated from high school. She landed parts in both TV and movies, and gave breakthrough performances in _Starship Troopers .
Enjoys kickboxing.
Former high school cheerleader.
Former model.
Moved from Downers Grove, Illinois to Oceanside, California when she was 15.
Loving animals, she has several cats and dogs.
Born to Irv Richards , a telephone engineer, and his wife, Joni Richards. Has an older sister, Michelle Richards.
Her parents currently manage a coffeehouse named "Jitters" in San Diego, California.
Auditioned for the role of Beth in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers , which went to Mariah OBrien.
Attended and graduated from El Camino High School in Oceanside, California.
Attended Downers Grove North High School in Illinois for her freshman year.
Attended Herrick Junior High School in Illinois until she completed the eighth grade.
(January 2002) Engaged to Charlie Sheen.
Ranked #9 of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World by FHM Taiwan.
Her mother, Joni Richards , died from cancer on November 30, 2007.
Ranked #21 in Stuff magazines "102 Sexiest Women in the World".
Guest-starred in the episode "Two and a Half Men" {Yes, Monsignor (#2.9)} as a former girlfriend of husband Charlie Sheen s character, who now has a baby girl. The baby was played by the pairs daughter, Sam Sheen.
Ex-daughter-in-law of Martin Sheen and Janet Sheen.
Ex-sister-in-law of Ramon Estevez , Rene Estevez and Emilio Estevez.
Once worked as a grocery clerk.
Filed for divorce from husband Charlie Sheen after less than three years.
She and Charlie Sheen both had very small roles in Loaded Weapon 1 (they do not share on-screen time), years before they met and fell in love on the set of Good Advice .
She and her ex-husband Charlie Sheen have both guest-starred on "Friends" , though not in the same episode.
Drives a Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG.
Ex-stepmother of Charlie Sheen s daughter Cassandra Sheen.
One of her first acting roles was in an episode of "Doogie Howser, M.D." {Doogstruck (#3.8)} , which starred Neil Patrick Harris , in which Richards played a girl being interviewed by Doogie as a potential girlfriend candidate. Several years later, she and Harris co-starred in Starship Troopers and again in Undercover Brother .
She has Dutch, English, French-Canadian, German, Irish and Welsh ancestry. Her paternal grandfather was born under the name Irving Reichert; his surname was later changed to "Richards".
Ranked #82 in FHM magazines "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" supplement.
Ranked #89 in FHM magazines "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement.
After a court battle against Charlie Sheen , claiming that he had physically and verbally abused and threatened to kill her, she received a restraining order against him.
Voted the "Worst Bond Girl of All Time" by the readers of British newspaper Daily Mail for her performance in The World Is Not Enough .
Charlie Sheen surrendered custody of their daughters Sam Sheen and Lola Rose Sheen to Denise. She sought full custody after Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller had a domestic dispute over Christmas 2009.
Separated with Charlie Sheen while being pregnant with their daughter Lola Rose Sheen. Despite their separation, Sheen was present during Lolas birth.
Adopted a daughter named Eloise Joni Richards.
Good friends with Lisa Rinna , Ali Landry Alison Sweeney , and George Clooney.
Ranked #61 in Mens Health magazines 100 Hottest Women of All Time .
(November 2004) Has appeared in the Christmas Gala issue of Playboy magazine.
In an interview from "The Rosie ODonnell Show" , she said that the first Bond film she saw was GoldenEye .
Gave birth to her first child at age 33, daughter Sam J. Estevez, aka Sam Sheen , on March 9, 2004. She then gave birth to her second child at age 34, daughter Lola Rose Estevez, aka Lola Rose Sheen , on June 1, 2005. The father is her [now ex] husband, Charlie Sheen.
She is left-handed.
I found out early I could make more money modeling than I could,waitressing and scooping Hagen-Dazs. But I always wanted to be an,actress.
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