Al Franken
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Denise Richards is an American actress, television personality, and model who rose to prominence with roles in science fiction, thriller, and spy films. She has appeared in various comedies, dramas, and musicals, and has starred in numerous reality TV series. In 2011, she published a bestselling memoir, ‘The Real Girl Next Door’.
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About the Denise Richards
Denise Lee Richardsis an American actress, television personality, and model. She rose to prominence with roles in the science fiction film Starship Troopersand Jolene (2008), and the musical thriller American Satan (2017). Her television roles include the sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010-2011), the mystery thriller series Twisted (2013-2014), and the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2019-2022).
Richards has starred on reality series such as Denise Richards: It’s Complicated (2008-2009), The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2019-2020, 2023-2024), and the upcoming series Denise Richards and the Wild Things (2025). In 2011, she published a memoir, The Real Girl Next Door, which became a New York Times Best Seller.
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Denise Richards was born on February 17, 1971.
Denise Richards rose to prominence with roles in the science fiction film Starship Troopers (1997), the thriller film Wild Things (1998), and the spy film The World Is Not Enough (1999), where she played the Bond girl Christmas Jones.
Denise Richards has appeared in various television shows, including the sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010–2011), the mystery thriller series Twisted (2013–2014), and the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2019–2022). She has also starred in several reality TV series, such as Denise Richards: It’s Complicated (2008–2009), The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2019–2020, 2023–2024), and the upcoming series Denise Richards and the Wild Things (2025).
In addition to her acting and television work, Denise Richards published a memoir titled ‘The Real Girl Next Door’ in 2011, which became a New York Times Best Seller.
Denise Richards has appeared in several comedy films, including Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), Undercover Brother (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Love Actually (2003), and Madea’s Witness Protection (2012).
In addition to comedies, Denise Richards has also appeared in a slasher film (Valentine, 2001), dramas (Edmond, 2005, and Jolene, 2008), and a musical thriller (American Satan, 2017).
Denise Richards has transitioned from prominent film roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s to more recent television and reality show appearances, as well as the publication of her memoir ‘The Real Girl Next Door’ in 2011.
18 Quotes by Denise Richards
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Heather knows why and when her marriage ended with Richie and she knows why my marriage ended with Charlie.
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During the day I don’t wear much makeup.
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I thinned them out real thin once and it just didn’t look like me. I know it was in style to have really thin eyebrows, but it didn’t look right on my face.
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I don’t know what the big issue is about a kiss with Neve Campbell in Wild Things. It’s a role, and I think a bigger issue is made out of it. It was a part I took and it’s what the character did, so I did it.
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A good margarita, a good red wine, I like expensive alcohol, but not a lot of it. I don’t like to throw up.
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The Internet’s been so great, and it’s so nice to have fans do nice, elaborate websites, but I think the downside is some of the things… for real fans to go on and see that 90 percent of the information isn’t true or to see pictures that aren’t really me.
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There are always two or three or four sides to every story.
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She was a Bond girl; she couldn’t have been in nerdy.
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A date once leaned in to kiss me, and he ended up kissing my cheek. He was a little offended, but I didn’t want to kiss him just to not hurt his feelings.
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As a little girl I loved the thought of playing dress-up and getting ready.
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Everyone wants to pluck eyebrows. I thinned them out real thin once and it just didn’t look like me.
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But I always curl my lashes, even if I don’t put on mascara. I’ll also put on a lip gloss or lip balm. And I always brush my eyebrows. I have very thick eyebrows – I’m just now starting to thin them out a bit.
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Yeah, some kids called me fish lips because I had these really full lips. Now I’m sure all those same girls are getting collagen injections, so I’m having the last laugh.
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Every photo shoot, I’m always asking the makeup artist what they’re using on me, and I’ll go out and get it.
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Doing love scenes is always awkward. I mean, it’s just not a normal thing to go to work and lay in bed with your co-worker.
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I like to be at home because I just travel so much. I have four dogs, golden retrievers.
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It’s just keeping what I want private, private, and the same with Charlie.
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Being a teenager, I would think they were real strict, and I would get upset, but I’m glad they were like that. They didn’t let us do whatever we wanted. We weren’t allowed to date until we were, like, juniors in high school.
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