NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN

'Nicollette Sheridan' (born 'Colette Sheridan' on November 21, 1963) is a Golden Globe nominated British actress, primarily on soap operas, movies and television. She is best known for her roles as 'Paige Matheson' on ''Knots Landing'' and as 'Edie Britt' on ''Desperate Housewives''.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

TV Career

Footnotes

External links

Biography

Early life

Sheridan was born in Worthing, West Sussex, England to British actress Sally Sheridan (a.k.a. Sally Adams). Her great-grandmother was of Punjabi Indian descent.^[1] Contrary to rumour, Sally is not the daughter of actress Dinah Sheridan and Dinah and Nicollette share no relationship. Sheridan's biological father has never been identified and Sheridan has said that she considers her mother's late ex-boyfriend, actor Telly Savalas, her father. Her half-brother, Nick Savalas, is his son. She attended school at Millfield in Somerset.

Career

Sheridan made her debute in 1984's ''Paper Dolls'', but her breakthrough came in 1986, when she joined the cast of the CBS night-time soap ''Knots Landing'' as "Paige Matheson". She started out as a recurring role, but proved to be so popular that she was a regular during the 1988-89 season. For her performance in the role, she won the 1990 ''Soap Opera Digest'' Award for "Outstanding Lead Actress: Prime Time" and the 1991 Soap Opera Digest Award for "Outstanding Heroine: Prime Time". The same year, she was named one of ''People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People." After the series ended in 1993, she appeared in several made-for-TV movies and the films ''Spy Hard'' and ''Beverly Hills Ninja'' and auditioned for the role of Grace Adler on ''Will & Grace'' (on which she would later guest-star).
In 2004, Sheridan's role as sexy divorcee Edie Britt in ABC's ''Desperate Housewives'' brought her renewed media attention. She was nominated for a 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and was named #48 on ''Maxim's 2006 List.^[2] Less positively, she was named 2004's "worst dressed" by Mr. Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell's citation probably resulted from the colourful and boldly-cut gown Sheridan wore as a presenter at the American Music Awards on November 14, 2004 but he had earlier (TV Guide, July 22,1989) praised her fashion "daring ... with her panache, she brings it off without a hitch. For the adventurer in all of us, she's the one to watch". She also faced media speculation that she had undergone extensive plastic surgery.^[3][4]
In May 2007, Nicollette Sheridan expressed her desire to leave the show at the end of the third season to leave Hollywood and take up horse farming.^[5] In the third season's finale episode, Sheridan's character hanged herself, however some viewers are not sure if Edie actually died. Her survival is seemingly confirmed by the fact that Sheridan appears in a new ad for the show's fourth season premier, which will air on September 30.

On November 15, 2004, Sheridan was cited by the FCC for her appearance in a sketch that opened the evening's ''Monday Night Football'' broadcast. The ''Desperate Housewives''-inspired sketch showed Sheridan dropping a towel to attract football player Terrell Owens' attention and was widely condemned as being sexually suggestive.^[6][7] ABC was forced to apologise for airing it but the citation against Sheridan was dropped on March 14, 2005. A week later, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) aired an also controversial parody showing WWE Diva Trish Stratus dropping her towel to attract WWE Superstar Shelton Benjamin, but being caught in the act by the company's chairman, Vince McMahon.
Todd Schnitt of radio station WFLZ-FM in Tampa, Florida, placed an early-morning telephone call to Sheridan on November 18, 2004, waking her to discuss the ''Monday Night Football'' controversy (which had come to be called "Towelgate"). On January 30, 2007, the FCC levied a $10,000 fine because the station violated regulations in failing to inform Sheridan that the interview was being broadcast.

Personal life

From 1979 to 1985, Sheridan dated then teen-idol Leif Garrett. They began dating when she was fifteen and she lived with him in his mother's home while still a minor. As an adult, Sheridan was involved in an unsuccessful attempt to end Garrett's drug abuse.
Sheridan was married to actor Harry Hamlin from September 7, 1991 through 1993. Because the marriage lasted exactly two years (the amount of time required for an American citizen's spouse to receive permanent residency), it was rumoured to be a "green card" marriage. However, this is unlikely, as both Savalas and CBS could have sponsored her for any necessary visas without her needing to resort to a false marriage.
From January to October 2005, Sheridan was engaged to Swedish actor, Nicklas Soderblom. After their break-up, Sheridan returned to ex-boyfriend Michael Bolton, to whom she became engaged in March 2006.

Filmography

★ ''The Sure Thing'' (1985)

★ ''Noises Off'' (1992)

★ ''Spy Hard'' (1996)

★ ''Beverly Hills Ninja'' (1997)

★ ''I Woke Up Early the Day I Died'' (1998)

★ ''Raw Nerve'' (1999)

★ ''.com for Murder'' (2002)

★ ''Lost Treasure'' (2003)

★ ''Deadly Visions'' (2004)

★ '' (2007)

★ ''Fly Me to the Moon'' (2007)

TV Career

★ ''Paper Dolls'' (1984) (cancelled after 13 episodes)

★ ''Dead Man's Folly'' (1986)

★ ''Dark Mansions'' (1986)

★ ''Knots Landing'' (cast member from 1986-1993)

★ ''Deceptions'' (1990)

★ ''Lucky/Chances'' (1990) (miniseries)

★ ''Somebody's Daughter'' (1992)

★ ''A Time to Heal'' (1994)

★ ''Shadows of Desire'' (1994)

★ ''Silver Strand'' (1995)

★ ''Virus'' (1995)

★ '' (1995)

★ ''The People Next Door'' (1996)

★ ''Murder in My Mind'' (1997)

★ '' (1997) (miniseries)

★ ''Dead Husbands'' (1998)

★ ''The Spiral Staircase'' (2000)

★ ''Haven't We Met Before?'' (2002)

★ ''Deadly Betrayal'' (2003)

★ ''Deadly Visions'' (2004)

★ ''Desperate Housewives'' (2004-present)

Footnotes

1. Sheridan revealed this during the 2006 Bollywood Music Awards held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where her fiancé Michael Bolton was being honoured
2. Hot 100
3. http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/archives/005385.html
4. http://www.tampabay.com/entertainment/story.cfm?storyid=103527
5. Sheridan Ditches "Housewives" for Country Life, ''Contact Music'', May 14, 2007
6. http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2656474
7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGFIePxLbQk

External links

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★ Get Desperate! - Nicollette Sheridan People Guide entry & news listings

★ The infamous NFL commercial at Desperate.TV

★ Nicollette Sheridan at ''Maxim''

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