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.

Filmography

• 2026Dirty Hands — Sheila
• Denise Richards and Her Wild Things — Denise Richards
• 2025You're Dead to Me — Emily Sims
• 2024Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace — Deborah
• 2024Hunting Housewives — Karla Dodds
• 2024Return to Wickensburg — Celine Lucas
• 2024The Line — Deanna
• 2023A Christmas Frequency — Brooke Walkins
• 2023The Housekeeper — Kit Ash
• 2022Junkyard Dogs — Monica Sullivan
• 2022Love Accidentally — Debra
• 2022My Christmas Fiancé — Contessa
• The Guardians of Justice — Laura Louis
• 2022Wickensburg — Celine Lucas
• Glow and Darkness — Countess of Champagne
• 2021Killer Cheer Mom — Amanda
• 2021Send It! — Catherine
• 2020Alpha Code — Johana
• 2020Money Plane — Sarah
• 2020Reality Queen! — Angelina Streisand
• 2020Switched — Victoria Sharp
• 2020TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove — Victoria Dare
• 20191st Born — Christine
• 2019A Violent Man — Victoria
• 2019Adventures of Dally and Spanky — Kelly Banks
• 2019My Adventures with Santa — Valerie
• 2019The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders — Candice
• Alone Together — Jackie
• 2018Christmas Break-In — Heather
• 2018Destined to Ride — Aunt Glo
• 2018The Prayer Box — Karen
• 2018The Toybox — Jennifer
• 2018Tomboy — Shelley
• A Girl Is A Gun — Nenuphar McBride
• 2017Altitude — Gretchen Blair
• 2017American Satan — Kat Faust
• 2017American Violence — Amanda Tyler
• 2016A Life Lived — Elizabeth
• 2015A Christmas Reunion — Amy Stone, Co-Producer
• 2015Christmas Trade — Chloe
• 2015Operation: Neighborhood Watch! — Denise Sorensen
• Significant Mother — Pepper Spinner
• 2014Fatal Acquittal — Nora Grant
• Twisted — Karen Desai
• Anger Management — Lori
• 2012Blue Lagoon: The Awakening — Barbara Robinson
• 2012Freeloaders — Denise Richards
• 2012Madea's Witness Protection — Kate Needleman
• 2011Cougars, Inc. — Judy
• Blue Mountain State — Debra Simon
• 2010Jolene — Marin
• 2009Deep in the Valley — Autumn Bliss
• 2009Finding Bliss — Bliss / Laura
• 2009Kambakkht Ishq — Denise Richards
• 90210 — Gwen Thompson
• 2008Blonde and Blonder — Dawn St. Dom
• 2008The Making of 'Blonde and Blonder'
• Secrets of a Small Town — Brenda Rhodes
• 30 Rock — Denise Richards
• 2006Edmond — B-Girl
• Sex, Love & Secrets — Jolene
• Dog Whisperer — Self - Owner of Lucy, Hank, & Betty
• 2004Elvis Has Left the Building — Belinda
• 2004I Do (but I Don't) — Lauren Crandell
• 2004The Life — Rebecca Smith
• 2003Love Actually — Carla, the Real Friendly One
• 2003Scary Movie 3 — Annie
• Two and a Half Men — Lisa
• 2002Empire — Trish
• 2002The Third Wheel — Diana
• 2002Undercover Brother — White She Devil
• 2002You Stupid Man — Chloe
• 2001Good Advice — Cindy Styne
• 2001Valentine — Paige Prescott
• 1999Drop Dead Gorgeous — Rebecca Ann 'Becky' Leeman
• 1999Tail Lights Fade — Wendy
• 1999The World Is Not Enough — Christmas Jones
• 1998Wild Things — Kelly Van Ryan
• 1997Nowhere — Jana
• 1997Starship Troopers — Carmen Ibañez
• 1996In the Blink of an Eye — Tina Jacobs
• Spin City — Jennifer Duncan
• 1995919 Fifth Avenue — Cathy Damore
• 1995Kill Shot — Jess (uncredited)
• Burke's Law — Jennifer
• Friends — Cassie
• 1994Lookin' Italian — Elizabeth
• One West Waikiki
• 1994Tammy and the T-Rex — Tammy
• Weird Science
• Against the Grain — Jodi Collins
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Angela
• 1993National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 — Cindy
• Melrose Place — Brandi Carson
• Eerie, Indiana — Girl #2
• Beverly Hills, 90210 — Robin McGill
• Doogie Howser, M.D. — Alissa
• Life Goes On — Camille
• Saved by the Bell — Cynthia (uncredited)
• Seinfeld — Molly Dalrymple
• Married... with Children — Girl #2
• The Bold and the Beautiful — Shauna Fulton
• A Walking Miracle — Pamela
• No Free Lunch — Detective Joanne Bishop
• Saturday at the Starlight — Mrs. Sproat
• The Liquid Psychologist

Appearances as themselves (29)

• aka Charlie Sheen — Self
• Special Forces: World's Toughest Test — Self
• The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip — Self
• The Pack — Self
• 2020The Story of Soaps — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self - Guest
• To Tell the Truth — Self - Panelist
• Jane the Virgin — Self
• Through the Keyhole — Self
• Audrina — Herself
• The Marriage Ref — Self - Panelist
• The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — Self
• The Talk — Self
• 2009Clarkworld — Self
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Denise Richards: It's Complicated — Self
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Contestant
• The Reichen Show — Self
• The Tony Danza Show — Self
• 2003Celebrity Naked Ambition — Self (archive footage)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Punk'd — Self
• 2002Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' — Herself
• 2001Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards — Self / Presenter
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Entertainment Tonight — Self