Denise Lee Richards born February 17, [ 1 ] is an American actress, television personality, and model. Her performance as Bond girl Christmas Jones , though criticized, granted Richards her mainstream breakthrough.
Her television roles include the sitcom Blue Mountain State β , the mystery thriller series Twisted β , and the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful β As a child, she was the "only girl on the baseball team".
When Richards was 15 years old, her family moved to Oceanside, California. In , she graduated from El Camino High School. Richards began her career as a teenager in modeling and appeared in print ads for Bonne Bell cosmetics in In the s, Richards appeared in several films and television shows such as Loaded Weapon 1 , Tammy and the T-Rex , Lookin' Italian , and guest starring in episodes of Saved by the Bell , Married In , she portrayed Ben Affleck 's character's girlfriend named Jodi Collins, in the short-lived drama series Against the Grain.
Her first starring role in a wide theatrical release was Starship Troopers in for which Richards was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Female Newcomer. In , Slant Magazine ranked the film at number 20 on its list of the Best Films of the s. There's not a wrong note struck by the game group of players.
Though she considered her role "brainy", "athletic", and having depth of character, [ 23 ] she was criticized as not credible in the role. The film has gained new fans with time and is regarded as a cult film. Richards, playing a spoiled princess, was praised for her performance by Los Angeles Times for being "as rightly nasty as she is pretty".
