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Learned about Greek culture from actor Telly Savalas, who had a long relationship with Nicollette's mother.

Is of Punjabi descent through her great-grandmother.

Sheridan reportedly often wears clip-on earrings because she only has one pierced ear.

Originally auditioned for the role of "Bree Van de Kamp" (now played by Marcia Cross) on Desperate Housewives (2004), before auditioning for and getting the role of Edie Britt.

She spent three of her high school years at The Buckley School, a private college preparatory day school in Sherman Oaks near Los Angeles. Was almost kicked out when she was caught forging her mother's signature on a note. Her mother shipped her off to Millfield, a no-nonsense girl's school outside London, which she graduated from in 1981.

Met Leif Garrett at age 15. Lived with him under his mother's roof as a minor. The relationship lasted 6 years.

Mother is English actress Sally Sheridan. Father is believed to be Arthur Sheridan, a former British Air Force pilot whom Nicollette has not seen since she was one year old.

Was in a relationship with convicted drug trafficker Simon Main from 1997 until 2000. The couple got back together briefly in 2005 following Main's release from prison and Sheridan's split from fiancé Nick Soderblom.

Lost the part of Grace Adler, in Will & Grace (1998), to Debra Messing at the final auditions, although Sheridan made a guest appearance on the show.

She is the half-sister of Nick Savalas (his father was Telly Savalas).

Was in a long-term relationship with singer Michael Bolton twice: first from July 1992 to September 1995, then again from December 2005 to August 2008.

Dated Scott Baio in the late 1980s. Baio later dated Denise Richards, who is currently married to Nicollette's ex-husband Aaron Phypers.

Was considered for the role of Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic (1997).

(July 15, 2016) Filed for divorce from her second husband of 7 months Aaron Phypers following a 3-week-long separation (since June 19th).

Met her future Desperate Housewives (2004) co-star Marcia Cross on the set of Unter der Sonne Kaliforniens (1979) in 1991. They played rivals.

Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People. (1990)

Was the spokeswoman for National Guide Dog Month on September 2010.

Had on and off relationship with Michael Bolton for almost 18 years.

Ex-stepmother of Dimitri Hamlin.

Has a golden retriever named Oliver.

In November 2004 she spent a week in the center of the sports world as a key figure in a controversial skit preceding ABC's NFL Monday Night Football (1970), in which she ran supposedly nude into the arms of Philadelphia WR Terrell Owens. The skit was designed to bring viewers to ABC's Desperate Housewives (2004), whose next episode posted the show's highest ratings to date.

In August 2008, it was announced that Sheridan and Michael Bolton had broken off their engagement.

Kevin Dobson played Nicollette's father on the soap opera Knots Landing (1979). Previously, he co-starred with Telly Savalas on Kojak (1973), and when her stepdad Telly Savalas died in 1994, Kevin accompanied her to the funeral.

Contrary to several sources, she is not the granddaughter of British actress Dinah Sheridan. Both were born in Great Britain, but they are not related.

Chosen the worst-dressed celebrity in 2004 by fashion critic Mr. Blackwell (Richard Selzer).

Nicollette considers her stepdad Telly Savalas her father. Was friends with the late Kevin Dobson who had co-starred with them both on separate television series.

Was engaged to Swede Nick Soderblom but the couple split in October 2005.