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Nicollette Sheridan
Born	November 21, 1963 (1963-11-21) (age 44) Worthing, Sussex
Spouse(s)	Harry Hamlin (1991 - 1993) (divorced)

Nicollette Sheridan (born Colette Sheridan on November 21, 1963) is a Golden Globe nominated British actress and has appeared 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 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 TV Career 4 Footnotes 5 External links

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. Dinah and Nicollette share no relationship. Sheridan's biological father has never been identified but 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.

Sheridan made her debut in 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 sense: "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]

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, showing Sheridan dropping a towel to attract the attention of football player Terrell Owens who than said "ah hell", was widely condemned as being sexually suggestive.^[4][5] 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.

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 personal trainer, Nicklas Söderblom. After their break-up, Sheridan returned to ex-boyfriend Michael Bolton, to whom she became engaged in March 2006. Nicolette is reportedly pregnant with his child.^[6]

• 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)
• Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)
• Fly Me to the Moon (2007)

• 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)
• Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
• The People Next Door (1996)
• Murder in My Mind (1997)
• Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (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)

• Nicollette Sheridan at the Internet Movie Database
• Nicollette Sheridan at TV.com
• Get Desperate! - Nicollette Sheridan People Guide entry & news listings
• The infamous NFL commercial at Desperate.TV
• Nicollette Sheridan at Maxim
• Nicollette Sheridan at Rotten Tomatoes