Denise Richards
Actor
Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model.
She achieved success during the late 1990s in several films that highlighted her sex appeal, including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough. She appears in the reality TV show, Denise Richards: It's Complicated which is broadcast on American channel E!. Richards was born in Downers Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Joni, a coffee shop owner, and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer. She has one sister, Michelle, and grew up in both Mokena and Downers Grove, Illinois. She graduated in 1989 from El Camino High School in Oceanside, California.
As a child, she was the "only girl on the baseball team." Before she was an actress, Richards was signed by the Judith Fontaine Modeling & Talent Agency as a model. She spent the majority of the 1990s appearing in lower-budget films and TV shows such as Saved by the Bell, television movies, and guest starring in ... Show more...
Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model.
She achieved success during the late 1990s in several films that highlighted her sex appeal, including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough. She appears in the reality TV show, Denise Richards: It's Complicated which is broadcast on American channel E!. Richards was born in Downers Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Joni, a coffee shop owner, and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer. She has one sister, Michelle, and grew up in both Mokena and Downers Grove, Illinois. She graduated in 1989 from El Camino High School in Oceanside, California.
As a child, she was the "only girl on the baseball team." Before she was an actress, Richards was signed by the Judith Fontaine Modeling & Talent Agency as a model. She spent the majority of the 1990s appearing in lower-budget films and TV shows such as Saved by the Bell, television movies, and guest starring in episodes of several television shows such as Married with Children (1991), a 5 second walk through. Her first starring role in a wide theatrical release was Starship Troopers in 1997, which was followed by her role in the moderately successful cult film Wild Things in 1998.
In 1998, she appeared in the music video for the Blues Traveler song Canadian Rose. Richards was cast as the nuclear-physicist Christmas Jones in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), which had a high box office gross. Though she considered her role "brainy", "athletic", and having depth of character, she was criticized as not credible in it. Her outfit, which often comprised a low-cut tank top and tight shorts, elicited comments.
She was ranked as one of the worst Bond girls of all time by Entertainment Weekly in 2008, and was chosen as "Worst Supporting Actress" at the 1999 Razzie Awards for the role. In addition to her film work, Richards has made appearances in the situation comedies Spin City, Two and a Half Men, Friends and Seinfeld. She also starred in the short-lived UPN series Sex, Love & Secrets in 2005. Throughout the early 2000s, Richards appeared in several film roles which both parodied and utilized her image as a sex symbol, including Valentine, Undercover Brother and Scary Movie 3.
In December 2004, she posed for a nude pictorial in Playboy magazine, five months after giving birth. Richards also posed semi-nude for the July 2006 issue of Jane magazine to raise money for the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation. In 1999, she ranked 9th in Maxim's 50 Sexiest Women and in 2001 she was voted 2nd in FHM's USA 100 Sexiest Women, 5th in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women and 19th in AskMen.com's 50 Most Beautiful Women. Richards appeared on the 8th season of Dancing with the Stars, paired with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. She was eliminated second on March 24, 2009. Richards sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field on May 1, 2009. Show less...
Filmography - Acting
Filters:
Job:
The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders (2019)
As: Candice
Naturally-gifted cheerleader Ava is an instant hit at her new school, but her quick rise in popularity is threatened by the rivalry of cheer captain and Homecoming Queen Katrina, who puts Ava and the other new recruits through a brutal initiation process, leaving Ava to face consequences both at school and at home.
Directed by: Peter Sullivan
Stars: Josie Davis | Denise Richards | Tilky Jones | Alexandria DeBerry | Savannah May
Reality Queen! (2019)
As: Angelina Streisand
A comedy asking the question: is heiress/socialite London Logo a marketing genius, or simply the accidental beneficiary of an ignorant American public?
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Steven Jay Bernheim
Stars: Julia Faye West | Denise Richards | John Witherspoon | Mike Tyson | Kate Orsini
Adventures of Dally and Spanky (2019)
As: Kelly Banks
A girl inherits a miniature horse that develops an unlikely friendship with her half-sister's Jack Russell Terrier, who takes to riding on the horse's back.
Directed by: Camille Stochitch
Stars: Elaine Hendrix | Trace Adkins | Brenna D'Amico | Timothy Hornor | Reylynn Caster
Christmas Break-In (2019)
As: Heather
Izzy is an energetic 9-year-old. Overscheduled and running late, Izzy's parents can't pick her up on-time the last day of school before Christmas break. A blizzard complicates the matter, but not as much as a pair of bad guys who are freezing in an ice cream truck. The school's janitor is kidnapped by the intruders, and it's up to Izzy to save the day.
Runtime: 87 min.
Stars: Danny Glover | Sean O'Bryan | Denise Richards | Katrina Begin | Cameron Seely
The Toybox (2018)
As: Jennifer
An estranged family take a trip to the desert in their used RV and become stranded and isolated in the scorching terrain. They soon learn their RV holds terrible, haunting secrets, and it starts killing them off one by one.
Runtime: 81 min.
Directed by: Tom Nagel
Stars: Denise Richards | Mischa Barton | Brian Nagel | Katie Keene | Greg Violand
Destined to Ride (2018)
As: Aunt Glo
Lily's life is turned upside down when she is forced to leave her friends to spend the summer on a remote ranch with her nature-loving aunt. She is surprised to meet an unlikely group of friends and Pistachio, the horse she has an unbreakable bond with. When her aunt is threatened by unfriendly neighbors, Lily knows it is up to her to save the ranch.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Anna Elizabeth James
Stars: Nick Searcy | Madeline Carroll | Denise Richards | Joey Lawrence | Cassi Thomson
American Satan (2017)
As: Kat Faust
A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.
Runtime: 111 min.
Directed by: Ash Avildsen
Stars: Booboo Stewart | Malcolm McDowell | Denise Richards | Bill Duke | Andy Biersack
A Violent Man (2017)
A struggling mixed martial arts fighter finds himself in a fight for his life after his one night stand is found dead in her home.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Matthew Berkowitz
Stars: Bruce Davison | Denise Richards | Chuck Liddell | Mike Sorrentino | Thomas Q. Jones
Altitude (2017)
As: Gretchen Blair
A female FBI agent is offered millions to help a thief escape from a hijacked airplane.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Alex Merkin
Stars: Dolph Lundgren | Denise Richards | John Posey | Jonathan Lipnicki | Greer Grammer
American Violence (2017)
As: Amanda Tyler
A psychologist interviews a death row inmate to determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.
Runtime: 107 min.
Directed by: Timothy Woodward Jr.
Stars: Columbus Short | Bruce Dern | Denise Richards | Kaiwi Lyman | Rob Gronkowski
Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland (2016)
As: Debra
With Blue Mountain State football star Thad Castle recently signing a multi-million dollar NFL contract, his teammates and college life seem like a distant memory. However, when a new school dean threatens to clean up the BMS image by auctioning off the infamous Goat House, Alex, Sammy and the boys must find a way to convince him to get involved. Despite his new fortune and fame, there is one small favor ...
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Lev L. Spiro
Stars: Alan Ritchson | Ed Marinaro | Darin Brooks | Frankie Shaw | Chris Romano
A Christmas Reunion (2015)
As: Amy Stone
A Madison Avenue executive, Amy, discovers an unusual Christmas surprise when she inherits her Aunt’s hometown bakery. The real surprise comes when she learns the other half of the bakery was left to her long-ago boyfriend, Jack. Unresolved personal issues resurface between them, as the exes return home to co-manage the store, along with its traditional holiday cookie bake-off.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Sean Olson
Stars: Patrick Muldoon | Catherine Hicks | Jake Busey | Denise Richards | Parker Stevenson
Christmas Trade (2015)
As: Chloe
A career-oriented single father and his 11-year-old son are forced to see their worlds through each other's eyes when some Christmas magic switches their bodies. The pair find themselves growing closer as they scramble to figure out the secret of the magic that caused their predicament in time for Christmas.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Joel Souza
Stars: Tom Arnold | Denise Richards | William Baldwin | Parker Brightman | Michael Campion
Operation: Neighborhood Watch! (2015)
As: Denise Sorensen
When a new doctor moves in next door, the neighborhood kids make it their mission to ensure he is not a creepy guardian of a terrible neighbor-eating monster.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Mark Cartier
Stars: Chris Browning | Denise Richards | Caitlin Carmichael | Tyree Brown | Luke Colombero
Fatal Acquittal (2014)
As: Nora Grant
A woman accused of murdering her husband is found innocent, only to be terrorized by the real killer once she is set free.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Sam Irvin
Stars: Debra Wilson | Patrick Muldoon | Joely Fisher | Denise Richards | Tabitha Morella
Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
As: Kate Needleman
A Wall Street investment banker who has been set up as the linchpin of his company's mob-backed Ponzi scheme is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea's southern home.
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Stars: Tyler Perry | Doris Roberts | Eugene Levy | Denise Richards | Devan Leos
Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012)
As: Barbara Robinson
Two high school students become stranded on a tropical island and must rely on each other for survival. They learn more about themselves and each other while falling in love.
Runtime: 85 min.
Directed by: Jake Newsome
Stars: Denise Richards | Frank John Hughes | Alix Elizabeth Gitter | Brenton Thwaites | Indiana Evans
Cougars, Inc. (2011)
As: Judy
When Sam learns his mother cannot afford to send him to another school after he is kicked out, he and his friends start their own escort service for mature women to pay for his tuition.
Runtime: 79 min.
Directed by: K. Asher Levin
Stars: James Belushi | Denise Richards | Kyle Gallner | Kathryn Morris | Sarah Hyland
Clarkworld (2009)
As: herself
Documentary on the life and death of Bob Clark, a director of movies such as Christmas Story, Porky's and Black Christmas.
Runtime: 72 min.
Directed by: Deren Abram
Stars: Kim Cattrall | Mary Steenburgen | Denise Richards | Jon Voight | Bob Clark
Deep in the Valley (2009)
As: Autumn Bliss
Best friends, Carl and Lester, find themselves magically transported into an alternate universe straight out of a real-life adult movie. Hilarity ensues as they embark upon a journey of adult-themed mayhem while Carl ultimately finds true love in the most unlikely of places.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Christian Forte
Stars: Chris Pratt | Denise Richards | Brendan Hines | Rachel Specter | Blanca Soto
Kambakkht Ishq (2009)
As: Herself
Kambakkht Ishq is about a stuntman and a supermodel that don't believe in love but through a hilarious series of events they fall for each other.
Runtime: 142 min.
Directed by: Sabbir Khan
Stars: Kareena Kapoor Khan | Whoopi Goldberg | Akshay Kumar | Sylvester Stallone | Denise Richards
Finding Bliss (2009)
As: Laura
Jody Balaban, an aspiring filmmaker, is fresh to L.A. with New York film school accolades and the dream of making her movie. Unable to get a job where she can use the skills she so finely honed, Jody must edit adult entertainment to make ends meet. The uncompromising desire to make her movie, leads Jody to secretly film in the porn studio facilities at night - until she is caught in the act.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Julie Davis
Stars: Tim Bagley | Matthew Davis | Jamie Kennedy | Denise Richards | Leelee Sobieski
Jolene (2008)
As: Marin
A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Dan Ireland
Stars: Rupert Friend | Jessica Chastain | Frances Fisher | Dermot Mulroney | Zeb Newman
Blonde and Blonder (2008)
As: Dawn St. Dom
Comic mayhem ensues when two lovely blondes, Dee and Dawn, are mistaken as international mob killers.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Dean Hamilton
Stars: Denise Richards | Pamela Anderson | Meghan Ory | Emmanuelle Vaugier | Garry Chalk
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2005 (2005)
As: Denise Richards
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is an annual fashion show sponsored by and featuring Victoria's Secret, a brand of lingerie and sleepwear. Victoria's Secret uses the show to promote and market its goods in high-profile settings.
Stars: Tyra Banks | Gisele Bündchen | Heidi Klum | Adriana Lima | Alessandra Ambrosio
Edmond (2005)
As: B-Girl
Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers encompassing his long-suppressed rage, until Edmond explodes in violence.
Runtime: 82 min.
Directed by: Stuart Gordon
Stars: Bokeem Woodbine | William H. Macy | Joe Mantegna | Denise Richards | Mena Suvari
I Do (but I Don't) (2004)
As: Lauren Crandell
Denise Richards plays Lauren, a divorced wedding-planner who falls for the groom-to-be (Dean Cain).
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Kelly Makin
Stars: Dean Cain | Denise Richards | Karen Cliche | Mimi Kuzyk | Olivia Palenstein
Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
As: Belinda
Harmony had an encounter early in life with the young Elvis, and can't seem to shake his influence. Now a Pink Lady selling cosmetics, she seems to inadvertently bring harm to any Elvis impersonators she encounters. After a bizarre car accident leaves a slew of them dead, Harmony goes on the run from the authorities, hooking up with a downtrodden ad exec who has Elvis troubles of his own.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Joel Zwick
Stars: Sean Astin | Tom Hanks | John Corbett | Kim Basinger | Annie Potts
The Life: What's Your Pleasure? (2004)
As: Rebecca Smith
An anthropology student exploring the nature of prostitution is drawn deeper into that profession than she ever expected.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: María Lidón
Stars: Joaquim de Almeida | Denise Richards | Daryl Hannah | María Jiménez | Mónica Naranjo
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
As: Annie
In the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video tapes, and help the President stop an alien invasion in the process.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: David Zucker
Stars: Charlie Sheen | Simon Rex | Pamela Anderson | Jenny McCarthy | Marny Eng
Love Actually (2003)
As: Carla - the Real Friendly One
Follows seemingly unrelated people as their lives begin to intertwine while they fall in – and out – of love. Affections languish and develop as Christmas draws near.
Runtime: 135 min.
Directed by: Richard Curtis
Stars: Colin Firth | Sienna Guillory | Bill Nighy | Gregor Fisher | Rory MacGregor
Empire (2002)
As: Trish
A big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top Victor soon finds out that he has been double crossed and his last option is to get revenge.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Franc. Reyes
Stars: John Leguizamo | Isabella Rossellini | Vincent Laresca | Peter Sarsgaard | Denise Richards
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002)
As: Christmas Jones (archive footage)
Through vintage film clips of past Bond movie epics, and with the participation of several former "Bond Girls" as interviewees (among them Dr. No's Ursula Andress and Diamonds Are Forever's Jill St. John), the documentary traced the evolution of the typical James Bond heroine from decorative damsel in distress to gutsy (but still decorative) participant in the action.
Runtime: 46 min.
Directed by: John Watkin
Stars: Honor Blackman | Maryam d'Abo | Halle Berry | Ursula Andress | Luciana Paluzzi
The Third Wheel (2002)
As: Diana Evans
The clumsy and shy Stanley is a nice fellow, beloved by his colleagues in the office. He has a crush on the gorgeous new-hire Diana, but he has difficulties to get close to her. When Stanley finally invites Diana for a date, he hits the homeless Phil with his Taurus, and his planned night turns upside down.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Jordan Brady
Stars: Ben Affleck | Meredith Salenger | Denise Richards | Luke Wilson | Jay Lacopo
Undercover Brother (2002)
As: White She Devil
An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the black people in North America. When the Afro-American candidate Gen. Warren Boutwell behaves strangely in his presidential campaign, Undercover Brother is hired to work undercover for "The Man" and find what happened with the potential candidate.
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Stars: Chi McBride | Aunjanue Ellis | Eddie Griffin | Denise Richards | Chris Kattan
You Stupid Man (2002)
As: Chloe
After a man finally gets over his former girlfriend, who has moved to Los Angeles and become a television star, and falls in love with another woman, the former girlfriend's show is canceled and she wants him back.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Brian Burns
Stars: Milla Jovovich | Denise Richards | David Krumholtz | William Baldwin | Jessica Cauffiel
Death from Above: The Making of Starship Troopers (2002)
As: Herself
A behind-the-scenes look at director Paul Verhoeven's imaginative re-telling of Robert Heinlein's classic science fiction novel.
Runtime: 32 min.
Directed by: Jeffrey Schwarz
Stars: Michael Ironside | Jake Busey | Denise Richards | Casper Van Dien | Paul Verhoeven
Good Advice (2001)
As: Cindy Styne
An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's important in life.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Steve Rash
Stars: Charlie Sheen | Rosanna Arquette | Jon Lovitz | Denise Richards | Angie Harmon
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
See inside the exclusive Playboy Mansion, with parties attended by all the A-List celebrities
Runtime: 48 min.
Stars: Tom Arnold | Pamela Anderson | Regina Russell Banali | John Asher | Hugh Hefner
Valentine (2001)
As: Paige Prescott
Five friends are stalked and murdered by a masked assailant while preparing for Valentine's Day.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Jamie Blanks
Stars: Marley Shelton | Denise Richards | David Boreanaz | Jessica Cauffiel | Jessica Capshaw
Tail Lights Fade (1999)
As: Wendy
A young woman (Tanya Allen) relay races across Canada with her boyfriend (Breckin Meyer) and another couple (Jake Busey and Denise Richards) to bail her brother out of a marijuana charge.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Malcolm Ingram
Stars: Jake Busey | Breckin Meyer | Elizabeth Berkley | Tanya Allen | Jaimz Woolvett
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
As: Dr. Christmas Jones
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to a protect beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.
Runtime: 128 min.
Directed by: Michael Apted
Stars: Sophie Marceau | Pierce Brosnan | Robert Carlyle | Denise Richards | Robbie Coltrane
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
As: Rebecca Ann "Becky" Leeman
In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Michael Patrick Jann
Stars: Ellen Barkin | Amy Adams | Kirsten Dunst | Denise Richards | Kirstie Alley
Wild Things (1998)
As: Kelly Lanier Van Ryan
When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...
Runtime: 108 min.
Directed by: John McNaughton
Stars: Bill Murray | Kevin Bacon | Matt Dillon | Denise Richards | Neve Campbell
Lookin' Italian (1998)
As: Elizabeth
After an unfortunate incident causes him to leave the "family business" and move to Los Angeles, Vinny Pallazzo is living a quiet life. When his nephew, Anthony, moves in with him, Vinny slowly learns to live life to the fullest again. However, Anthony is young, and is living life in the fast lane. He brings out the demons from Vinny's past. Now Vinny must try to stop Anthony from making the same ...
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Guy Magar
Stars: Jay Acovone | Matt LeBlanc | Lou Rawls | John LaMotta | Stephanie Richards
Starship Troopers (1997)
As: Carmen Ibañez
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs".
Runtime: 129 min.
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Stars: Dina Meyer | Neil Patrick Harris | Jake Busey | Denise Richards | Casper Van Dien
Nowhere (1997)
As: Jana, Lucifer's Sister
The third film in a trilogy by writer-director Gregg Araki. Described as "90210 on acid", the film tells the story of a day in the lives of a group of high school kids in Los Angeles and the strange lives they lead.
Runtime: 82 min.
Directed by: Gregg Araki
Stars: Chiara Mastroianni | James Duval | Nathan Bexton | Debi Mazar | Rachel True
Kill Shot (1995)
Out at Pacific Coast University, five students living in the same apartment building go through personal trials.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Nelson McCormick
Stars: Elliott Gould | Jack Scalia | Denise Richards | Sally Kellerman | Casper Van Dien
Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)
As: Tammy
An evil scientist implants the brain of Michael, a murdered high school student, in an animatronic Tyrannosaurus. He escapes, wreaks vengeance on his high school tormentors and is reunited with his sweetheart Tammy. Together, the couple try to elude the mad scientist and the police and find a more appropriate vessel for Michael's brain.
Runtime: 82 min.
Directed by: Stewart Raffill
Stars: Terry Kiser | Paul Walker | John Franklin | Denise Richards | George Pilgrim
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
As: Cindy
An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal Weapon" style cop team tries to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the "Wilderness Girls" cookie drive.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Gene Quintano
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson | Emilio Estevez | Tim Curry | Jon Lovitz | Kathy Ireland