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Nicollette Sheridan (born November 21, 1963) is a Golden Globe nominated British actress. She is best known for her role as Paige Matheson on Knots Landing and for her role as Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives.

Early life

Sheridan was born 21 November 1963 in Worthing, West Sussex, England to British actress Sally Sheridan (a.k.a. Sally Adams). 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.

Career

Sheridan debuted in 1984's Paper Dolls but her breakthrough came in 1986, when she joined the cast of CBS night-time soap Knots Landing as "Paige Matheson".  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.

In 2004, Sheridan's role as sexy divorcee Edie Britt brought her renewed media attention. She was nominated for a 2005 Golden Globe 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 and faced media speculation that she had undergone extensive plastic surgery [1][2].

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 (see video[3]). 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.

Relationships

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 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.

During the 2006 Bollywood Music Awards held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where her fiance Michael Bolton was being honored, Sheridan revealed her great-grandmother was of Punjabi Indian descent.

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)
• Possessed (2004)
• The Cleaner (2006)

TV Work

• Paper Dolls (1984) (canceled 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)

External links

• Get Desperate! - Nicollette Sheridan People Guide entry & news listings
• The infamous NFL commercial at Desperate.TV
• Nicollette Sheridan at Maxim

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