Biography
Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress, former fashion model, and television personality. Her most recognized roles are Carmen Ibanez in Starship Troopers (1997), Kelly Van Ryan in Wild Things (1998) and Bond girl Christmas Jones in The World Is Not Enough (1999). Denise Lee Richards was born to Joni, a coffee shop owner and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer, in Downers Grove, Illinois. Her mother died of kidney cancer in November 2007. Her ancestry is German, Fren...
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Complete Filmography

Return to Wickensburg
2024
as Celine Lucas
Mr. Hexenmeister has escaped from prison, and once again threatens Wickensburg. It's a race against time to find an ancient orb, capable of destroying...

The Line
2024
as Deanna
Tom, a passionate ‘brother’ of his fraternity, is charmed by the promises of high social status and alumni connections that open doors. But as Annabel...

Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
2024
as Deborah
When an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to ta...

Hunting Housewives
2024
as Karla Dodds
Four harried housewives plan a weekend spa getaway but end up stranded in the wilderness when their plane goes down.

A Christmas Frequency
2023
as Brooke Walkins
A young radio show producer sets her recently separated boss up on live-on-air blind dates to save their dying show but accidentally falls for one of ...

The Housekeeper
2023
as Kit Ash
A young housekeeper accepts a promising position at the home of a wealthy family, only to realize that someone may hiding a deadly secret. Not knowing...

My Christmas Fiancé
2022
as Contessa
A part-time student working at a resort restaurant in beautiful Italy is hired by her boss to be his fiancé for the holidays, so he can avoid getting ...

Junkyard Dogs
2022
as Monica Sullivan
Follows a dog who is a master escape artist, who must team up with his puppy pals to prevent their block from being robbed.

Love Accidentally
2022
as Debra
Alexa and Jason are competing for a position at an advertising firm when their partners break up with them. Alexa mistakenly texts Jason, and they sta...

Wickensburg
2022
as Celine Lucas
A mother and her young son move to a new small town. They soon discover the town harbors a dark secret, and it's a race against time to save the town.

Killer Cheer Mom
2021
as Amanda
When several cheerleaders are expelled from school or injured under mysterious circumstances, new student Riley begins to suspect her stepmom might be...

Send It!
2021
as Catherine
An extreme sportsman's life forever changes upon departing his simple Texas roots to compete in the world's most prestigious Kiteboarding Championship...

TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove
2020
as Victoria Dare
While searching for lost treasure, time traveling pirates end up in the modern day and do battle with unlikely foes: a group of kids with the latest i...

Money Plane
2020
as Sarah
A professional thief with $40 million in debt and his family's life on the line must commit one final heist - rob a futuristic airborne casino filled ...

Switched
2020
as Victoria Sharp
Tired of being bullied, Cassandra Evans prays that her nemesis, Katie Sharp, the queen bee of social media, would know what it’s like to walk a day in...

Alpha Code
2020
as Johana
Johana, a woman with no past, is hiding from a UN Agent Bowie a head of secret space program. On her run she meets Martin, and with help of Bowie’s ex...

The Story of Soaps
2020
as Self
This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting television landscape, "The Story of Soaps" traces how ...

Reality Queen!
2020
as Angelina Streisand
A comedy asking the question: is heiress/socialite London Logo a marketing genius, or simply the accidental beneficiary of an ignorant American public...

My Adventures with Santa
2019
as Valerie
Christmas in the Nolan household isn't what it used to be. Instead of a joyous family gathering, they are spending this holiday apart. On a last minut...

The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders
2019
as Candice
A new transfer student reluctantly tries out for the cheerleading team at the insistence of her overly ambitious mother.

Adventures of Dally and Spanky
2019
as Kelly Banks
A girl inherits a miniature horse that develops an unlikely friendship with her half-sister's Jack Russell Terrier, who takes to riding on the horse's...

1st Born
2019
as Christine
Tucker and Hamid are going to be grandfathers for the first time, but only if they can come together long enough to save their first-born grandchild.

A Violent Man
2019
as Victoria
A struggling mixed martial arts fighter finds himself in a fight for his life after his one night stand is found dead in her home.

Christmas Break-In
2018
as Heather
Izzy is an energetic 9-year-old. Overscheduled and running late, Izzy's parents can't pick her up on-time the last day of school before Christmas brea...

The Prayer Box
2018
as Karen
On a mission to get God's attention in hopes that God will heal his sister from terminal cancer, a young boy begins answering the prayers left by chur...

The Toybox
2018
as Jennifer
An estranged family take a trip to the desert in their used RV and become stranded and isolated in the scorching terrain. They soon learn their RV hol...

Destined to Ride
2018
as Aunt Glo
Lily's life is turned upside down when she is forced to leave her friends to spend the summer on a remote ranch with her nature-loving aunt. She is su...

Tomboy
2018
as Shelley
Tori, a sports agent who values winning at all costs, decides to become more feminine in order to impress her crush at work. When she finally lands th...

American Satan
2017
as Kat Faust
A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.

Altitude
2017
as Gretchen Blair
A female FBI agent is offered millions to help a thief escape from a hijacked airplane.

American Violence
2017
as Amanda Tyler
A psychologist interviews a death row inmate to determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.

A Life Lived
2016
as Elizabeth
The story about the life of a dollar bill, and the many lives it passes along the way.

A Christmas Reunion
2015
as Amy Stone
A Madison Avenue executive, Amy, discovers an unusual Christmas surprise when she inherits her Aunt’s hometown bakery. The real surprise comes when sh...

A Christmas Reunion
2015
Co-Producer
A Madison Avenue executive, Amy, discovers an unusual Christmas surprise when she inherits her Aunt’s hometown bakery. The real surprise comes when sh...

Christmas Trade
2015
as Chloe
A career-oriented single father and his 11-year-old son are forced to see their worlds through each other's eyes when some Christmas magic switches th...

Operation: Neighborhood Watch!
2015
as Denise Sorensen
When a new doctor moves in next door, the neighborhood kids make it their mission to ensure he is not a creepy guardian of a terrible neighbor-eating ...

Fatal Acquittal
2014
as Nora Grant
A woman accused of murdering her husband is found innocent, only to be terrorized by the real killer once she is set free.

Freeloaders
2012
as Denise Richards
Slackers who live for free in a rock star's mansion find that their ride on the gravy train is coming to an end with the sale of their pal's residence...

Madea's Witness Protection
2012
as Kate Needleman
For years, mild-mannered Wall Street banker George Needleman has meandered through life oblivious to his family's dysfunction and his company's malfea...

Blue Lagoon: The Awakening
2012
as Barbara Robinson
Two high school students become stranded on a tropical island and must rely on each other for survival. They learn more about themselves and each othe...

Cougars, Inc.
2011
as Judy
When Sam learns his mother cannot afford to send him to another school after he is kicked out, he and his friends start their own escort service for m...

Jolene
2010
as Marin
A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.

Clarkworld
2009
as Self
Documentary on the life and death of Bob Clark, a director of movies such as Christmas Story, Porky's and Black Christmas.

Deep in the Valley
2009
as Autumn Bliss
Best friends, Carl and Lester, find themselves magically transported into an alternate universe straight out of a real-life adult movie. Hilarity ensu...

Kambakkht Ishq
2009
as Denise Richards
Kambakkht Ishq is about a stuntman and a supermodel that don't believe in love but through a hilarious series of events they fall for each other.

Finding Bliss
2009
as Bliss / Laura
Jody Balaban, an aspiring filmmaker, is fresh to L.A. with New York film school accolades and the dream of making her movie. Unable to get a job where...

The Making of 'Blonde and Blonder'
2008
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Blonde and Blonder, a slap stick comedy about about two lovely blondes, Dee and Dawn, who are mistaken as in...

Blonde and Blonder
2008
as Dawn St. Dom
Comic mayhem ensues when two lovely blondes, Dee and Dawn, are mistaken as international mob killers.

Edmond
2005
as B-Girl
Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is ...

I Do (But I Don't)
2004
as Lauren Crandell
Lauren is a divorced wedding-planner who falls for the groom-to-be.

Elvis Has Left the Building
2004
as Belinda
Harmony had an encounter early in life with the young Elvis, and can't seem to shake his influence. Now a Pink Lady selling cosmetics, she seems to in...

The Life
2004
as Rebecca Smith
An anthropology student exploring the nature of prostitution is drawn deeper into that profession than she ever expected.

Scary Movie 3
2003
as Annie
In the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video ta...

Love Actually
2003
as Carla, the Real Friendly One
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in Londo...

Empire
2002
as Trish
Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. ...
Best Ever Bond
2002
as Dr. Christmas Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.

Bond Girls Are Forever
2002
as Christmas Jones (archive footage)
Through vintage film clips of past Bond movie epics, and with the participation of several former "Bond Girls" as interviewees (among them Dr. No's Ur...

You Stupid Man
2002
as Chloe
An actress dumps her boyfriend when she gets a television show. He finally gets over the breakup and falls in love again, just in time for his ex to r...

Undercover Brother
2002
as White She Devil
An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the bl...

The Third Wheel
2002
as Diana
The clumsy and shy Stanley is a nice fellow, beloved by his colleagues in the office. He has a crush on the gorgeous new-hire Diana, but he has diffic...

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
2002
as Herself
A behind-the-scenes look at director Paul Verhoeven's imaginative re-telling of Robert Heinlein's classic science fiction novel.

Good Advice
2001
as Cindy Styne
An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's important in life.
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
as Self
See inside the exclusive Playboy Mansion, with parties attended by all the A-List celebrities

Valentine
2001
as Paige Prescott
Four friends start to receive morbid Valentine cards and realise they are being stalked by someone they had spurned 13 years ago. A masked killer is o...

Tail Lights Fade
1999
as Wendy
A young woman (Tanya Allen) rally races across Canada with her boyfriend (Breckin Meyer) and another couple (Jake Busey and Denise Richards) to bail h...

The World Is Not Enough
1999
as Christmas Jones
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress fro...

Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
as Rebecca Ann "Becky" Leeman
In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follow...

Wild Things
1998
as Kelly Van Ryan
When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, re...

Starship Troopers
1997
as Carmen Ibañez
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from...

Nowhere
1997
as Jana
In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her l...

In the Blink of an Eye
1996
as Tina Jacobs
Hamel portrays director Dickoff who suspends her career in order to help a friend who's been in prison for quite some time in connection with a murder...

Kill Shot
1995
as Jess (uncredited)
Out at Pacific Coast University, five students living in the same apartment building go through personal trials.

919 Fifth Avenue
1995
as Cathy Damore
When Ben Constant agreed to write a biography on the wealthy Van Degan family, he never suspected the depth of scandal and intrigue surrounding them.

Tammy and the T-Rex
1994
as Tammy
An evil scientist implants the brain of a murdered high school student into an animatronic Tyrannosaurus, who later wreaks vengeance on the bullies wh...

Lookin' Italian
1994
as Elizabeth
After an unfortunate incident causes him to leave the "family business" and move to Los Angeles, Vinny Pallazzo is living a quiet life. When his nephe...

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as Cindy
An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two cops partner to find and stop the fiends before the...

Saturday at the Starlight
N/A
as Mrs. Sproat
Teens, tweens and crooks all hang out at the local roller rink one night during the 1990s.
Dirty Hands
N/A
as Sheila
In the underbelly of Chicago, a routine drug deal goes bad for the Denton brothers, Richie and Danny. With a kingpin’s son murdered, a rival gang out ...
A Walking Miracle
N/A
as Pamela
The story of recovery of a young man after having a car crash that left him in a coma.