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Nicollette Sheridan Born November 21, 1963
Worthing, Sussex, EnglandOccupation Actress Years active 1984–present Spouse Harry Hamlin (1991–1993) (divorced) Nicollette Sheridan (born November 21, 1963) is an English film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives and as Paige Matheson on Knots Landing.
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Early life
Sheridan was born in Worthing, West Sussex, England, the daughter of actress Sally Sheridan (née Adams).[1] She attended school at Millfield in Somerset.[citation needed] In 1969, her mother was working alongside Greek-American actor Telly Savalas on the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The couple started an affair, and after completion of shooting Savalas moved the entire family to the United States.[1] Her mother gave birth to a son, Nicholas Savalas, on 24 February 1973.[citation needed] Telly Savalas and Sally Sheridan separated in 1977, and the family split their time between the United States and England.[citation needed]
Career
Nicollette Sheridan made her debut in the US primetime soap opera Paper Dolls in 1984,[citation needed] but her breakthrough came in 1986, when she joined the cast of the CBS primetime soap Knots Landing as "Paige Matheson".[citation needed] She started out in a recurring role but was a series regular by 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".[2] The same year, she was named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People".[3] 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).[3]
In 2004, Sheridan's role as 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.[4] She was named 2004's "worst dressed" by Mr. Blackwell.[citation needed]
Sheridan reprised her regular role as Edie in Season 5 of Desperate Housewives, still a series regular, now married to Neal McDonough's character, Dave Williams.[5] In February 2009, Sheridan announced her departure from Desperate Housewives. Her exit episode aired in April 2009 when Edie Britt was killed off in the series.[6][7]
In 2010, Sheridan was set to star in an upcoming CBS comedy series as a mother who battles with her British ex-husband to get her teenaged daughter to stardom,[8][9][10] but the series was not picked up for the fall season by CBS.[11] Sheridan will not return to the set of Desperate Housewives to reprise the role of Edie Britt for the series finale.[12][13]
In September 2010, Sheridan filmed a Hallmark Channel movie, Honeymoon for One, in Ireland, playing Eve Parker. The movie premiered on August 13, 2011 on the Hallmark Channel.[14]
Personal life
Relationships
From 1979 to 1985, Sheridan dated singer and actor Leif Garrett.[15] Two decades later, Garrett credited Sheridan for helping him at the start of his career, and said of her "She's a special person in my life."[16]
Sheridan was married to actor Harry Hamlin from 1991 to 1993.[17]
She began seeing Swedish personal trainer Nicklas Söderblom in 2004 and became engaged to him on New Year's Eve 2004; the pair called off the engagement in October 2005.[18][19]
After their break-up, Sheridan returned to ex-boyfriend Michael Bolton, whom she had originally met in 1991.[citation needed] Bolton proposed on holiday in the Bahamas in March 2006.[citation needed] In 2006, Sheridan and Bolton sang a duet, "The Second Time Around", for the album Bolton Swings Sinatra.[20] In March 2008, Sheridan posed naked for a London Fog charity ad which also featured Bolton.[21] Sheridan and Bolton broke off the engagement later that year.[citation needed] She later dated professional skater Dorien Walker.[22]
Lawsuit
On April 5, 2010, Sheridan filed a $20 million lawsuit against Desperate Housewives creator and producer Marc Cherry and ABC, alleging that she was assaulted by Cherry on the set of the show and was wrongfully fired when she reported the alleged abuse to the network. In her lawsuit, Sheridan claimed wrongful termination, assault and battery, gender violence, discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation and age, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She also claimed that Cherry was abusive to other cast members and writers. ABC responded in a statement saying that while they were unaware of this particular complaint, they had investigated similar claims made by Sheridan and reportedly found them to be without merit.[23]
The stars of Desperate Housewives (Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria) have pledged their support to help Marc Cherry in his battle against assault allegations made by Sheridan.[24][25] At the end of 2010, she removed abuse claims from the suit.[26][27]
In February 2011, Sheridan won a battle in her Desperate Housewives lawsuit when a judge ruled the actress does not have to give further testimony about conversations with a lawyer she consulted.[28] Sheridan's lawsuit had a hearing on May 3, 2011, followed by a trial which is tentatively scheduled for June 8, 2011.[29][30][31]
For the second time, Sheridan averted another legal challenge to her lawsuit against Marc Cherry. The trial will take place on October 17, 2011.[32][33][34][35]
A judge limited Nicollette Sheridan's damages in the Desperate Housewives case.[36]
Filmography
Year Film/Television Role Notes 1984 Paper Dolls Taryn Blake 13 episodes 1985 The Sure Thing The Sure Thing 1986 Dead Man's Folly Hattie Stubbs Credited as Nicolette Sheridan Dark Mansions Banda Drake Knots Landing Paige Matheson 179 episodes (1986–1993)
Won Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Heroine: Prime Time (1990–1991)1990 Deceptions Adrienne Erickson Lucky/Chances Lucky Santangelo 1991 Paradise Lily 1 episode 1992 Noises Off Brooke Ashton / Vicki Somebody's Daughter Sara 1994 A Time to Heal Jenny Barton Shadows of Desire Rowena Ecklund 1995 Virus Marissa Blumenthal Indictment: The McMartin Trial Grace Uncredited Silver Strand Michelle Hughes 1996 Spy Hard Veronique Ukrinsky, Agent 3.14 The People Next Door Anna Morse 1997 Beverly Hills Ninja Allison Page/Sally Jones Murder in My Mind Callain Pearson Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac Paige Matheson Uncredited 1998 I Woke Up Early the Day I Died Ballroom Woman Dead Husbands Alexandra Elston 2000 Raw Nerve Izabel Sauvestre The Spiral Staircase Helen Capel 2001 The Legend of Tarzan Eleanor 26 episodes (voice) 2002 .com for Murder Misty Brummel Haven't We Met Before? Eliza/Kate/Emily Winton Tarzan & Jane Eleanor (voice) 2003 Static Shock Darcy/Miss Moore 1 episode (voice) Deadly Betrayal Donna Randal Lost Treasure Carrie Will & Grace Dr. Danielle Morty 1 episode Becker Anna 1 episode 2004 Deadly Visions Ann Culver The Karate Dog White Cat (voice) Desperate Housewives Edie Britt 5 seasons, 91 episodes (2004–2009)
Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2005)
Won Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2005,2006)
Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2007–2009)2007 Code Name: The Cleaner Diane 2008 Fly Me to the Moon Nadia (voice) 2011 Honeymoon for One[14] Eve Parker Noah's Ark: The New Beginning Zenna (post-production) (voice) XXIT Nikki Williams 2012 Jewtopia Betsy O'Connell References
- ^ a b Nicollette Sheridan profile at Film Reference.com
- ^ IMDb compilation of Nicollette Sheridan's awards
- ^ a b Biography for Nicollette Sheridan
- ^ Hot 100
- ^ Neal McDonough Moving to "Housewives", Hollywood Reporter, June 27, 2008
- ^ "Housewife" to Make "Desperate" Exit, MSNBC.com, February 11, 2009
- ^ "Hindsight: 'Desperate Housewives' Edie Britt: One of a Kind", Brandon Sun Online, April 20, 2009
- ^ "Desperate Housewives" Alums Get TV Roles, Hollywood Reporter, February 21, 2010
- ^ "Nicollette Sheridan Returning to TV", Inside TV, February 22, 2010
- ^ "Housewives" Sheridan for CBS Comedy, Digital Spy, February 22, 2010
- ^ No New Series for Nicollette, Nicollette Sheridan Network, May 19, 2010
- ^ "Desperate Housewives": Nicollette Sheridan Won't Return for Final Season, Hollywood Reporter, August 8, 2011
- ^ "Desperate Housewives": Someone Won't Be Coming Back for Season 8, TV Overmind, August 8, 2011
- ^ a b Nicollette Falls for Ireland in New Film Shoot, Independent.ie, September 20, 2010
- ^ Stephen M. Silverman (May 12, 2006). "Leif Garrett Gets 3 Months Behind Bars". People Magazine. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1193664,00.html.
- ^ "Behind the Music". VH1 "Behind the music" (transcript on USA Today website). August 28, 2002. http://www.usatoday.com/community/chat/2002-08-27-garrett.htm.
- ^ "Desperately single: Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton call off their engagement". Daily Mail. August 27, 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1049538/Desperately-single-Nicollette-Sheridan-Michael-Bolton-engagement.html.
- ^ Nicollette Sheridan and Fiancé Split, USA Today, October 26, 2005
- ^ "How Nicollette Bagged Niklas". "Showbiz" column, Sky Television website. June 30, 2005. http://showbiz.sky.com/How-Nicollette-Bagged-Niklas.
- ^ Bolton Swings Sinatra
- ^ "Nicollette Sheridan Strips Naked for Charity" Showbiz Spy, March 5, 2008
- ^ "Nicollette Sheridan, Michael Bolton End Engagement" inRich.com, August 26, 2008
- ^ Victoria Kim (April 6, 2010). "Former "Desperate Housewives" Actress Sues Show's Creator, ABC". LA Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sheridan-suit6-2010apr06,0,6719295.story. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ "Desperate Housewives Stars Unite Against Nicollette Sheridan", Metro.co.uk, April 14, 2010
- ^ "Housewives" Stand Behind Cherry in Assault Battle, San Francisco Chronicle, April 14, 2010
- ^ Nicollette Sheridan Drops Abuse Claims From "Desperate Housewives" Lawsuit, TV Guide, December 18, 2010
- ^ Nicollette Sheridan Amends "Housewives" Suit Again, Oh, the Scandal!, January 13, 2011
- ^ Nicollette Sheridan Wins Battle in "Desperate Housewives" Suit, Contra Costa Times, February 25, 2011
- ^ Nicollette Sheridan Catches Possible Break in "Desperate Housewives" Lawsuit, The Wrap, April 27, 2011
- ^ "Nicollette Sheridan's Sex-Harrassment Claims Tossed; 'Housewives' Suit Ok'd", The Wrap, May 3, 2011
- ^ Nicollette Sheridan Case Vs. "Desperate Housewives" Set For Trial, Radar Online, May 3, 2011
- ^ Former "Desperate Housewives" Cast Member Nicollette Sheridan Averts Legal Challenge To Suit, Beverly Hills Courier, May 27, 2011
- ^ "'Housewives' creator fights actress' charges". Television New Zealand. BANG Showbiz. 12 July 2011. http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/housewives-creator-fights-actress-charges-4297863. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Marc Cherry Wants Parts of Nicollette Sheridan's Lawsuit Dismissed, Perez Hilton, July 11, 2011
- ^ Desperate Housewives' Nicollette Sheridan $20m lawsuit heats up, Hot Momma Gossip, July 15, 2011
- ^ Judge limits Nicollette Sheridan's damages in "Desperate Housewives" case, Chron.com, August 30, 2011
External links
- Nicollette Sheridan at the Internet Movie Database
- Nicollette Sheridan at AllRovi
- Nicollette Sheridan at Rotten Tomatoes
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- Old Millfieldians
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- Soap Opera Digest Award winners
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
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