
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.

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
2012 · as Barbara Robinson

Starship Troopers
1997 · as Carmen Ibañez

Love Actually
2003 · as Carla, the Real Friendly One

Scary Movie 3
2003 · as Annie

The World Is Not Enough
1999 · as Christmas Jones

Wild Things
1998 · as Kelly Van Ryan

Nowhere
1997 · as Jana

Undercover Brother
2002 · as White She Devil

Tammy and the T-Rex
1994 · as Tammy

Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999 · as Rebecca Ann 'Becky' Leeman

Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003 · as Self (archive footage)

The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders
2019 · as Candice

Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
2024 · as Deborah

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993 · as Cindy

The Life
2004 · as Rebecca Smith

Valentine
2001 · as Paige Prescott

Edmond
2006 · as B-Girl

Dirty Hands
2026 · as Sheila