Her full name is Denise Lee Richards. She graduated from El Camino High School in Oceanside, California in 1989, and she immediately went into the modeling business. She modeled all over the world, in cities including Tokyo, Paris, New York. After a while she became a make-up girl for Bonné Bell. During this time she appeared in a lot of swim suit magazine articles.

Denise Richards soon took up acting. Her first role on TV was on the drama "Life Goes On". After that she made guest appearances on such shows as Melrose Place, Married with Children, Seinfeld, Lois and Clark, and Weird Science.

Denise Richards splashed into the mainstream with her role in wild things, opposite Neve Campbell and Matt Dillon. Her hot performance brought her loads of attention, and made her quickly become one of the most recognizable actresses in Hollywood. she nailed the position as the next bond girl in the movie The world is not enough...

Most Successful in: The World is Not Enough (1999), Wildthings (1998), StarShips Troopers (1997) Favorite Actresses: Susan Sarandon, Jessica Lange, Kim Basinger, Michelle Pffeifer. Work Out: Kick Boxing Bad habits: Her sister said she touch her hair too much and she used to chew gum. Favorite Junk Food: Häagen-Dazs, Toastidos but she generally she eats healthily but if she splurge then it's going to be on chips and margaritas. Cooking ability: Yes Computer: Yes, she doesn't have an e-mail address though. Boyfriends: Yes, in high school....he's a surfer...then a quarterback Have a crush on: A science teacher in high school First Celebrity Crush: John Travolta, big crush on Tom Cruise. First Kiss: When she was 12 years old, behind the bush at school. Parent: Her father,Irv, is Welsh and her mother,Joni, is Croatian. Also her father works in a phone company, They run the Jitters coffeehouse chain in San Diego, so if you live near this area, please stop by and have some coffee, may be get her parent photo and maybe signature....don't bother them too much though :) Her car: Ford Explorer