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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 the adulterous
Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives.
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. 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 debuted 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 Hot 100 List. Less positively, she was
named 2004's "worst dressed" by Mr. Blackwell.
Mr. Blackwell's citation probably resulted from the
colorful 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.
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. In the third
season's finale episode, Sheridan's character hanged
herself, however some viewers are not sure if Edie
actually died from this stunt.
On November 15, 2004, Sheridan was cited by the FCC for
her appearance in a skit that opened the evening's
Monday Night Football broadcast. The Desperate
Housewives-inspired skit showed Sheridan dropping a
towel to attract football player Terrell Owens'
attention and was widely condemned as being sexually
suggestive.] ABC was forced to apologize 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.
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. |
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