Nicollette Sheridan
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Nicollette Sheridan has won a worldwide audience with her past television and film roles. With her Golden Globe-nominated role of "Edie Britt," the blonde bombshell of Wisteria Lane, on ABC's hit show Desperate Housewives (2004); the show's cast won both the 11th (2005) and 12th (2006) Screen Actors Guild Awards for "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series."
Sheridan was born as Nicollette Adams in Worthing, Sussex, England, the daughter of actress Sally Sheridan (née Adams). She discovered a passion for ballet as a small child and studied intensely, broadening her love of the arts as a student at the Arts Educational School in London. In addition to the theatre, she nurtured her talents as an avid equestrienne along with a rigorous thirst for reading and a love of the works of William Shakespeare. Moving to Los Angeles and being courted to explore her talents was a natural progression.
Sheridan exploded on the small screen as the beautiful and manipulative Paige Matheson on Côte ouest (1979). This led to a variety of roles in other projects, including L'angoisse d'une mère (1996) (with Faye Dunaway), Le courage de l'amour (1994) (opposite Gary Cole), Acte d'accusation: le procès McMartin (1995) (with James Woods), and Sale temps pour les maris (1998) (with John Ritter), along with a special guest appearance on the season finale of Will & Grace (1998).
Sheridan was first introduced to film audiences in Rob Reiner's Garçon choc pour nana chic (1985) opposite John Cusack, going on to appear in other film comedies, such as Bruits de coulisses (1992) (opposite Michael Caine), Agent zéro zéro (1996) (opposite Leslie Nielsen), Le ninja de Beverly Hills (1997) (with Chris Farley), I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) (with Billy Zane), and Nom de code: The Cleaner (2007) (opposite Cedric The Entertainer and Lucy Liu).
She brought her English accent to the Disney animated series La Légende de Tarzan (2001) and was also heard as a Russian fly in the animated feature Fly Me to the Moon (2007) (with Tim Curry, Kelly Ripa, Christopher Lloyd and Buzz Aldrin). She voiced the role of "Zenna" in Promenade Pictures' animated film Noah (2012), which starred Michael Keaton, Rob Schneider, Marcia Gay Harden and Sir Ben Kingsley. Sheridan also appeared in the independent comedy Jewtopia (2012).
She has supported philanthropic causes including those focused on cancer, women and children at risk, and natural disaster relief (e.g., Hurricane Katrina), as well as such entities as the Red Cross, Humane Society, Last Chance for Animals, Best Friends Animal Society and The Amanda Foundation. In September 2010, she teamed up with Natural Balance Pet Foods to raise money for National Guide Dog Awareness Month.
She resides in Los Angeles, California.
Sheridan was born as Nicollette Adams in Worthing, Sussex, England, the daughter of actress Sally Sheridan (née Adams). She discovered a passion for ballet as a small child and studied intensely, broadening her love of the arts as a student at the Arts Educational School in London. In addition to the theatre, she nurtured her talents as an avid equestrienne along with a rigorous thirst for reading and a love of the works of William Shakespeare. Moving to Los Angeles and being courted to explore her talents was a natural progression.
Sheridan exploded on the small screen as the beautiful and manipulative Paige Matheson on Côte ouest (1979). This led to a variety of roles in other projects, including L'angoisse d'une mère (1996) (with Faye Dunaway), Le courage de l'amour (1994) (opposite Gary Cole), Acte d'accusation: le procès McMartin (1995) (with James Woods), and Sale temps pour les maris (1998) (with John Ritter), along with a special guest appearance on the season finale of Will & Grace (1998).
Sheridan was first introduced to film audiences in Rob Reiner's Garçon choc pour nana chic (1985) opposite John Cusack, going on to appear in other film comedies, such as Bruits de coulisses (1992) (opposite Michael Caine), Agent zéro zéro (1996) (opposite Leslie Nielsen), Le ninja de Beverly Hills (1997) (with Chris Farley), I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) (with Billy Zane), and Nom de code: The Cleaner (2007) (opposite Cedric The Entertainer and Lucy Liu).
She brought her English accent to the Disney animated series La Légende de Tarzan (2001) and was also heard as a Russian fly in the animated feature Fly Me to the Moon (2007) (with Tim Curry, Kelly Ripa, Christopher Lloyd and Buzz Aldrin). She voiced the role of "Zenna" in Promenade Pictures' animated film Noah (2012), which starred Michael Keaton, Rob Schneider, Marcia Gay Harden and Sir Ben Kingsley. Sheridan also appeared in the independent comedy Jewtopia (2012).
She has supported philanthropic causes including those focused on cancer, women and children at risk, and natural disaster relief (e.g., Hurricane Katrina), as well as such entities as the Red Cross, Humane Society, Last Chance for Animals, Best Friends Animal Society and The Amanda Foundation. In September 2010, she teamed up with Natural Balance Pet Foods to raise money for National Guide Dog Awareness Month.
She resides in Los Angeles, California.
