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-)] Sheridan attended school at
Millfield in
Somerset and emigrated to the United States in 1973.
Career
Sheridan made her debut in the US primetime soap opera
Paper Dolls in 1984, but her breakthrough came in 1986, when she joined the cast of the
CBS primetime soap
Knots Landing as "Paige Matheson". She started out in a recurring role, but was a series regular by 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 Magazines "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).
In 2004, Sheridan's role as sexy model 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
Maxims 2006 List.[Hot 100] Less positively, she was named 2004's "worst dressed" by Mr. Blackwell. She commented that: "I'd rather be number one on the worst-dressed list than number two on the best." Blackwell 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".
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,
[Nicollette Sheridan to Depart "Desperate Housewives", Hollywood.com, April 9, 2008] another source stated that Sheridan was confident she would return for the series' fifth season.
[Sheridan Not "Desperate" Regarding Role, Moldova.org, April 27, 2008] 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.
[Nicollette Sheridan to Return for More "Desperate Housewives", EW.com, May 4, 2008]
Actress
Dana Delany, who plays
Katherine Mayfair, confirmed that Nicollette Sheridan would be back to reprise her role for Season 5 of
Desperate Housewives,
[Desperate Housewives: What's Next for Katherine Mayfair?, BuddyTV.com, June 15, 2008][Sheridan Set for "Housewives" Comeback, ContactMusic.com, June 30, 2008] and the
Hollywood Reporter reported Nicollette's character might be seducing another boyfriend, played by actor
Neal McDonough.
[Neal McDonough Moving to "Housewives", Hollywood Reporter, June 27, 2008]
When season five aired, Sheridan did indeed reprise her regular role as
Edie, now married to McDonough's character.
In February 2009 Sheridan announced her departure from
Desperate Housewives. Her exit episode aired in April 2009 when Edie Britt was killed off in the series.
["Housewife" to Make "Desperate" Exit, MSNBC.com, February 11, 2009] According to Sheridan, her character, Edie Britt, died just like she had lived, as the complete and utter center of attention.
[Hindsight: "Desperate Housewives" Edie Britt, One of a Kind, Brandon Sun Online, April 20, 2009]
Personal life
Sheridan was married to actor
Harry Hamlin from 1991 to 1993.
She began seeing Swedish personal trainer,
Nicklas Söderblom in 2004 and became engaged to him on New Year's Eve 2004. From January to October 2005, Sheridan and Söderblom were engaged to be married.
[www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-10-26-sheridan-split_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA USA Today, October 26, 2005] After their break-up, Sheridan returned to ex-boyfriend
Michael Bolton, whom Sheridan had originally met in 1991. After they began seeing each other again, Bolton proposed on holiday in the
Bahamas in March 2006. Sheridan was quoted as saying: "It's much sweeter the second time around."
In 2006, Sheridan and Bolton sang a duet titled
The Second Time Around for the album
Bolton Swings Sinatra.
[YouTube - Ice Dancing - Lang & Tchernyshev 2006 Bolton on Ice][YouTube - Michael Bolton - The Second Time Around]
In March 2008, Sheridan posed naked for a
London Fog charity ad which also featured Bolton.
[Nicollette Sheridan Strips Naked for Charity, Showbiz Spy, March 5, 2008]
It was confirmed on August 26, 2008 that Sheridan and Bolton had broken off their engagement.
[Nicollette Sheridan, Michael Bolton End Engagement, inRich.com, August 26, 2008]
As of April 2009, she is dating Steve Pate.
["Desperate Housewives" Star Finds Love Again, NewsChannel 9 WSYR, April 8, 2009]
Filmography
TV career
