Eldest of 2 daughters born to Irv and Joni Richards. She grew up in the Chicago area, until the family relocated to Oceanside, CA when Denise was 15. She began working as a model, and moved to L.A. after she graduated from high school. She landed parts in both TV and movies, and gave breakthrough performances in Wild Thing (1998) and The World is Not Enough (1999), in which she plays the latest Bond Girl. She met her current boyfriend, actor Patrick Muldoon, in an acting class in 1990, and the 2 currently live together in L.A.
Random Facts
Enjoys kickboxing.
Favorite snacks are Haagen Daz ice cream and Tostitos.
Said to have had a crush on John Travolta growing up.
Went to El Camino High School in Oceanside, California, a suburb of San Diego.
(1989) Graduated high school in San Diego.
Former model.
(1990) First met Patrick Muldoon in acting class.
Moved from Downer's Grove, Illinois to Oceanside, California when she was 15.
Loves animals. Has two cats and two dogs.
Father Irv Richards used to work for a phone company.
Parents now own a coffeehouse in San Diego.
Was said to have been quiet and shy as a child.
Auditioned for the role of Beth in "Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers".
Is left-handed (indicated in the courtroom scene of Wild Things).
Vital Statistics
Hair color: brown
Eyes: green
Height: 5´6" or 167 cm
Bra size: 36C
Filmography
2000 - Valentine
2000 - The Third Wheel
1999 - The World Is Not Enough
1999 - Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999 - Tail Lights Fade
1998 - Wild Things
1997 - Starship Troopers
1997 - Nowhere
1996 - In the Blink of an Eye (TV)
1995 - 919 Fifth Avenue (TV)
1995 - P.C.H.
1994 - Lookin' Italian
1994 - Tammy and the T-Rex
1993 - National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
TV Shows
1996 - Melrose Place "Melrose Unglued" (ep 4.30)
1996 - Melrose Place "True Fibs" (ep 4.29)
1996 - Melrose Place "What Goes Up, Must Come Down" (ep 4.28)
1996 - Weird Science "Funhouse of Death" (ep 4.7)
1995 - High Tide "One on One" (ep 2.4)
1994 - Lois and Clark "Season's Greedings" (ep 2.9)
1993 - Bodies of Evidence "Eleven Grains of Sand" (ep 2.4)
1993 - Seinfeld "The Shoes" (ep 4.16)
1992 - Beverly Hills 90210 "Wedding Bell Blues" (ep 2.28)
1992 - Eerie, Indiana "Reality Takes a Holiday" (ep 1.18)
1991 - Married...With Children "Kelly Does Hollywood: Part 2" (ep 6.10)
1991 - Saved by the Bell "The Last Weekend" (ep 3.M.6)
1989 - Life Goes On
