Nicollette Sheridan (born 21 November 1963) is a British-born American
actress, writer, and producer from Worthing, England. She began her
career as a fashion model before landing a role in the short-lived ABC
primetime soap opera Paper Dolls in 1984, as well as starring in the
romantic comedy film The Sure Thing (1985). She rose to prominence as
Paige Matheson on the CBS primetime soap opera Knots Landing
(1986â€"1993), for which she received two Soap Opera Digest Awards.
Thereafter, Sheridan appeared in lead roles in numerous television
films and miniseries, including Lucky Chances (1990), Virus (1995),
and The People Next Door (1996). She also appeared in the feature
films Noises Off (1992), Spy Hard (1996), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997),
and Code Name: The Cleaner (2007).From 2004 to 2009, Sheridan starred
as Edie Britt on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, for
which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting
Actress â€" Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2005. From 2018
to 2019, she portrayed Alexis Carrington on The CW's Dynasty
reboot.Sheridan was born in Worthing, the daughter of actress Sally
Adams, who gave birth to her at age 16. When Sheridan was less than a
year old, her father left the family, and she has not seen him since.
actress, writer, and producer from Worthing, England. She began her
career as a fashion model before landing a role in the short-lived ABC
primetime soap opera Paper Dolls in 1984, as well as starring in the
romantic comedy film The Sure Thing (1985). She rose to prominence as
Paige Matheson on the CBS primetime soap opera Knots Landing
(1986â€"1993), for which she received two Soap Opera Digest Awards.
Thereafter, Sheridan appeared in lead roles in numerous television
films and miniseries, including Lucky Chances (1990), Virus (1995),
and The People Next Door (1996). She also appeared in the feature
films Noises Off (1992), Spy Hard (1996), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997),
and Code Name: The Cleaner (2007).From 2004 to 2009, Sheridan starred
as Edie Britt on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, for
which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting
Actress â€" Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2005. From 2018
to 2019, she portrayed Alexis Carrington on The CW's Dynasty
reboot.Sheridan was born in Worthing, the daughter of actress Sally
Adams, who gave birth to her at age 16. When Sheridan was less than a
year old, her father left the family, and she has not seen him since.
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