Nicollette Sheridan (born November 21, 1963) is a British born American actress. She has appeared in movies and television, and is perhaps best known for her roles as
Edie Britt on
Desperate Housewives and as Paige Matheson on
Knots Landing.
Biography
Early life
Sheridan was born in
Worthing,
West Sussex,
England, the daughter of British actress
Sally Sheridan (
née Adams).
[Nicollette Sheridan Biography (1963-)] She is of
Punjabi Indian descent through her maternal side.
[www.imdb.com/name/nm0001733/bio Nicollette Sheridan Biography (1963-)][www.paktribune.com/ezone/newsdetails.php?id=159425] Sheridan's biological father has never been identified. However, Sheridan has said that she considers her mother's late ex-boyfriend, actor
Telly Savalas, to be her father (and not stepfather). Sheridan's half-brother, Nick Savalas, is his son. Sheridan attended school at
Millfield in
Somerset and emigrated to the United States in 1973.
