Sheridan, Nicollette 1963- (Nicolette Sheridan)

PERSONAL

Original name, Colette Sheridan; born November 21, 1963, in Worthing, Sussex, England; immigrated to the United States, c. 1973; daughter of Sally (an actress; maiden name, Adams; later surname, Savalas) Sheridan; stepdaughter of Telly Savalas (an actor); married Harry Hamlin (an actor), September 7, 1991 (divorced, 1993). Avocational Interests: Horseback riding, animal welfare activities.

Addresses:

Agent—Marcia Hurwitz, Innovative Artists Talent and Literary Agency, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Publicist—Nicole T. Perna, Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor W., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actress and model. Worked for Elite Modeling Agency, New York City; appeared in print ads and in television commercials for 7Up soft drinks, 2005, and other products.

Awards, Honors:

Soap Opera Digest Awards, outstanding lead actress in a prime-time show, 1990, and outstanding heroine in a prime-time show, 1991, both for Knots Landing; Golden Globe Award nomination, best supporting actress in a television series, miniseries, or movie, 2005, Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2005, 2006, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, 2007, all outstanding ensemble in a comedy series (with others), all for Desperate Housewives.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Taryn Blake, Paper Dolls, ABC, 1984.

Paige Matheson, Knots Landing, CBS, 1986-93.

Edie Britt, Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2004—.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Banda Drake, Dark Mansions, ABC, 1985.

(As Nicolette Sheridan) Hattie Stubbs, Dead Man's Folly (also known as Agatha Christie's "Dead Man's Folly"), CBS, 1986.

Lucky Santangelo Richmond Stanislopolous Golden, Lucky/Chances (also known as Jackie Collins's "Lucky/Chances"), NBC, 1990.

Adrienne Erickson, Deceptions, Showtime, 1990.

Sara, Somebody's Daughter, 1992.

Jenny Barton, A Time to Heal (also known as Jenny's Story), NBC, 1994.

Rowena Ecklund, Shadows of Desire (also known as The Devil's Bed), CBS, 1994.

Marissa Blumenthal, Virus (also known as Formula for Death, Robin Cook's "Formula for Death," Robin Cook's "Outbreak," and Robin Cook's "Virus"), 1995.

Michelle Hughes, The Silver Strand, 1995.

Grace, Indictment: The McMartin Trial, 1995.

Anna Morse, The People Next Door, CBS, 1996.

Callain Pearson, Murder in My Mind, CBS, 1997.

Alexandra Elston, Dead Husbands (also known as Last Man on the List), USA Network, 1998.

Helen Chapel, The Spiral Staircase (also known as Le secret du manoir), Fox, 2000.

Donna Randal, Deadly Betrayal (also known as Trahison mortelle), Lifetime, 2002.

Eliza/Kate/Emily Winton, Haven't We Met Before? (also known as Mary Higgins Clark's "Haven't We Met Before" and Mary Higgins Clark: Vous souvenezvous?), Ion, 2002.

Ann Culver, Deadly Visions (also known as Possessed), Lifetime, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Host from Hawaii, CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1987.

Battle of the Network Stars XIX, ABC, 1988.

Member of choir, Voices that Care, 1991.

The Knots Landing Block Party, 1993.

The Rich and Famous 1993 World's Best, 1993.

Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope, multiple networks, 2005.

Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again, CBS, 2005.

The Women of Desperate Housewives: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

Keith Barry: Extraordinary, CBS, 2006.

Edie Britt (in archive footage), Celebrity Debut, ABC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Murder on the Rocks," Scene of the Crime, NBC, 1985.

Lily, "Twenty-four Hours," Paradise (also known as Guns of Paradise), 1988.

Herself, "The Matchmaker," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1997.

Eleanor, "New Wave," The Legend of Tarzan (also known as Disney's "The Legend of Tarzan"), 2001.

Voices of Darcy and Miss Moore, "Toys in the Hood," Static Shock, The WB, 2003.

Dr. Danielle Morty, "24," Will & Grace, NBC, 2003.

Anna, "A First Class Flight," Becker, CBS, 2003.

Edie Britt, "Philadelphia at Dallas," NFL Monday Night Football (also known as ABC Monday Night Football and Monday Night Football), ABC, 2004.

(In archive footage) '80s, 2005.

Edie Britt (in archive footage), Las cinco caras de David LaChapelle, 2006.

Punk'd, MTV, 2006.

(In archive footage) "Coses d'ahir I avui," La rentadora, 2006.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1991.

Presenter, The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1991.

Presenter, The 17th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1995.

Presenter, The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2005.

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2005.

77th Annual Academy Awards—UK, Sky (England), 2005.

ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2005.

The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005.

The 32nd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2006.

Presenter, The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2006.

Presenter, The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2006.

12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TBS, 2006.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1990.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2004.

The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2004, 2005.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, multiple appearances, between 2004 and 2007.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2005.

Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2005.

The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005.

Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2005.

Rove Live, Ten Network, 2005.

The View, ABC, 2005, 2007.

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2005, 2007.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2005, 2007.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2006.

Corazon de …, 2006.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2007.

Television Appearances; Other:

(Uncredited) Paige Matheson, Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (miniseries), CBS, 1997.

Edie Britt, Desperate Housewives (pilot), ABC, 2004.

(In archive footage) Retrosexual: The 80's (miniseries), VH1, 2004.

Film Appearances:

Title role, The Sure Thing, Embassy, 1985.

Herself, Dirty Tennis, 1989.

Brooke Ashton/Vicki, Noises Off, Buena Vista, 1992.

Veronique Ukrinsky, Agent 3.14, Spy Hard, Buena Vista, 1996.

Allison Page/Sally Jones, Beverly Hills Ninja, TriStar, 1997.

Ballroom woman, I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (also known as Ed Wood's "I Woke Up Early the Day I Died" and I Awoke Early the Day I Died), Cinequanon Pictures, 1998.

Izabel Sauvestre, Raw Nerve, York Entertainment, 1999.

Misty Brummel, .com for Murder, Omega Entertainment, 2001.

Voice of Eleanor, Tarzan & Jane (animated), Buena Vista Home Video, 2002.

Carrie, Lost Treasure, Blockbuster Video, 2003.

Voice of white cat, The Karate Dog, Paradise Group, 2004.

Diane, Code Name: The Cleaner, New Line Cinema, 2007.

Nadia, Fly Me to the Moon, nWave Pictures/Illuminata Pictures, 2007.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Appeared in the music video "Voices that Care."

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Parade, December 24, 2006, p. 16.

Sly, January, 2006, pp. 54-63.