Denise Richards
Known for ActingBorn 1971-02-17Downers 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.
Known for
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