Nicollette Sheridan
Biography
Nicollette Sheridan is an English-American actress who worked first as a fashion model and made her acting debut in 1984 on the primetime soap Paper Dolls, then starred in the romantic comedy The Sure Thing (1985). She became known as Paige Matheson on the CBS soap Knots Landing from 1986 to 1993, winning two Soap Opera Digest Awards, and went on to leads in television films such as Lucky Chances (1990), Virus (1995) and The People Next Door (1996). Her feature credits include Noises Off (1992), Spy Hard (1996) and Beverly Hills Ninja (1997). From 2004 to 2009 she played Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives, earning a Golden Globe nomination, and she later portrayed Alexis Carrington on The CW's Dynasty reboot from 2018 to 2019. Other films include Jewtopia (2012), The Christmas Spirit (2013), which she also co-produced, Let's Kill Ward's Wife (2014), All Yours (2016) and Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas (2023).
62years old
Turns 63 on November 21in 37 days
- Born Worthing
- Star sign: ScorpioLast day of the sign, on the Sagittarius cusp
- Nicollette Fiora Vivianne Sheridan (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 38 years1985 to 2023
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A role that slipped away
Nicollette Sheridan auditioned for the role of Rachel Green on Friends and Grace Adler on Will & Grace, but the parts went to Jennifer Aniston and Debra Messing.
A change of course
Before acting, Sheridan worked as a fashion model, appearing in Vogue and on the cover of Cosmopolitan, and starred in a Martini commercial on roller skates while still a teenager.
First role
Sheridan's first acting role came in 1984, on the ABC primetime soap opera Paper Dolls. That short-lived series was canceled after half a season.
Nicollette Sheridan movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Nicollette Sheridan shares two films with Phil Proctor, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Phil Proctor's page
Michael Caine's page
Grey Griffin's page
Jeff Bennett's page
Tara Strong's page
Lochlyn Munro's page
All films by Dennis Dugan
Rick FriedbergDirector, 1 film, 1996
All films by Rick Friedberg
All films by Rob Reiner
Box office
What Nicollette Sheridan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$136 million
6 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 6 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$47M34.3% of the total
- 2$31M23.2% of the total
- 3$27M19.8% of the total
- 4$18M13.4% of the total
- 5$10M7.6% of the total
- 6$2.3M1.7% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 1990 to 2005, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2005 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 1990 | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Knots Landing | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.