Nicollette Sheridan

Actress:

Noah's Ark: The New Beginning (2010) (voice)

Desperate Housewives (112 episodes, 2004-2009)

Fly Me to the Moon (2008) (voice)

Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)

The Karate Dog (2004) (TV) (voice)

Deadly Visions (2004) (TV)

"Becker" (1 episode, 2003)

Will & Grace (1 episode, 2003)

Lost Treasure (2003)

"Static Shock" (1 episode, 2003)

Tarzan & Jane (2002) (voice)

Haven't We Met Before? (2002) (TV)

.com for Murder (2002)

Deadly Betrayal (2002) (TV)

"The Legend of Tarzan" (26 episodes, 2001)

The Spiral Staircase (2000) (TV)

Raw Nerve (2000)

Dead Husbands (1998) (TV)

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)

"Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac" (1997) TV mini-series (uncredited)

Murder in My Mind (1997) (TV)

Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)

The People Next Door (1996) (TV)

Spy Hard (1996)

Silver Strand (1995) (TV)

Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV) (uncredited)

Virus (1995) (TV)

Shadows of Desire (1994) (TV)

A Time to Heal (1994) (TV)

Knots Landing (179 episodes, 1986-1993)

Somebody's Daughter (1992) (TV)

Noises Off... (1992)

"Paradise" (1 episode, 1991)

"Lucky Chances" (1990) TV series

Deceptions (1990) (TV)

Dark Mansions (1986) (TV)

Dead Man's Folly (1986) (TV)

The Sure Thing (1985)

"Paper Dolls" (13 episodes, 1984)

As Herself:

"Seitenblicke" (1 episode, 2009)

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (7 episodes, 2005-2009)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (4 episodes, 2005-2008)

The National Television Awards 2008 (2008) (TV)

Backstage Exclusive at the National Television Awards (2008) (TV)

Entertainment Tonight (5 episodes, 2007-2008)

The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards 2008 (TV)

"Infanity" (1 episode, 2008)

Access Hollywood (1 episode, 2008)

Speechless (2008) (TV)

"Corazón de..." (3 episodes, 2006-2007)

Rachael Ray (1 episode, 2007)

Late Show with David Letterman (2 episodes, 2005-2007)

Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (5 episodes, 2004-2007)

The View (3 episodes, 2005-2007)

"Up Close with Carrie Keagan" (1 episode, 2007)

Keith Barry: Extraordinary (2006) (TV)

Punk'd (1 episode, 2006)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 episode, 2006)

12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2006) (TV)

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (TV)

The 32nd Annual People's Choice Awards 2006 (TV)

Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again (2005) (TV)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (4 episodes, 2005)

Rove Live (1 episode, 2005)

"E! True Hollywood Story" (1 episode, 2005)

The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2005 (TV)

"The Tony Danza Show" (1 episode, 2005)

ESPY Awards (2005) (TV)

Richard & Judy (1 episode, 2005)

"Hollywood Beat" (1 episode, 2005)

77th Annual Academy Awards - UK (2005) (TV)

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV)

The Oprah Winfrey Show (2 episodes, 2004-2005)

The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (TV)

Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005) (TV)

"NFL Monday Night Football" (1 episode, 2004)

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1 episode, 2004)

The Larry Sanders Show (1 episode, 1997)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1 episode, 1996)

The Knots Landing Block Party (1993) (TV)

Voices that Care (1991) (TV)

The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1991 (TV)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 episode, 1990)

Dirty Tennis (1989)

Battle of the Network Stars XIX (1988) (TV)

Golden Globes

2005 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for: "Desperate Housewives" (2004)


Screen Actors Guild Awards

2009 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for: "Desperate Housewives" (2004)

2008 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for: "Desperate Housewives" (2004)

2007 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for: "Desperate Housewives" (2004)

2006 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for: "Desperate Housewives" (2004)

2005 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for: "Desperate Housewives" (2004)


Soap Opera Digest Awards

1991 Won Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Heroine: Prime Time for: "Knots Landing" (1979)

1990 Won Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Lead Actress: Prime Time for: "Knots Landing" (1979)

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Nicollette Sheridan (born November 21, 1963) is a Golden Globe-nominated British-born American actress. She has appeared in soap operas, movies and television series, and is perhaps best known for her roles as Paige Matheson on Knots Landing and as Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives.


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 in 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). Despite her carefully cultivated sex symbol image, Sheridan has only done one nude scene during her career, in the low budget 1999 film Raw Nerve, opposite Mario Van Peebles.


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. Less positively, she was named 2004's "worst dressed" by Mr. Blackwell. 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".


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 then said "ah hell", 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. On November 22, 2004, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) aired a 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.


Toward the close of the fourth season of Desperate Housewives, conflicting reports circulated regarding Sheridan's future in her role. While Hollywood.com reported in April that series creator Marc Cherry had said Sheridan would depart at the end of the season, another source stated that Sheridan was confident she would return for the series' fifth season. By May 4, Entertainment Weekly reported that Sheridan would likely make several appearances in the upcoming season, but not necessarily as a regular cast member.


Actress Dana Delany, who plays Katherine Mayfair, confirmed that Nicollette Sheridan would be back to reprise her role for Season 5 of Desperate Housewives, and the Hollywood Reporter reported Nicollette's character might be seducing another boyfriend, played by actor Neal McDonough.


When season five aired, Sheridan did indeed reprise her regular role as Edie, now married to to McDonough's character, who is the centerpiece of the new season.


In February 2009 Sheridan announced she will be leaving Desperate Housewives at the end of the season. Her final episode will be in April 2009.

"I grew up feeling like the ugly duckling, and things have not changed that much. For some reason, Hollywood seems to have painted me as a gorgeous vixen at times or the sweet girl. I don't get it."

At one time, was dating singer Michael Bolton.
Met Leif Garrett at age 15. Lived with him under his mother's roof as a minor. The relationship lasted 6 years.

Lost the part of Grace Adler, in "Will & Grace" (1998), to Debra Messing at the final auditions.

Former stepdaughter of Telly Savalas

Speaks Greek fluently.

Has been riding horses since she was 3 years old.

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