Nicollette Sheridan

'Nicollette Sheridan' (qv) 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)_ (qv); the show's cast won both the 11th (2005) and 12th (2006) Screen Actors Guild 'Awards' (qv) 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' (qv) (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' (qv). 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 _Knots Landing (1979)_ (qv). This led to a variety of roles in other projects, including _The People Next Door (1996)_ (qv) (with 'Faye Dunaway' (qv)), _A Time to Heal (1994)_ (qv) (opposite 'Gary Cole' (qv)), _Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)_ (qv) (with 'James Woods' (qv)), and _Dead Husbands (1998)_ (qv) (with 'John Ritter' (qv)), along with a special guest appearance on the season finale of _Will & Grace (1998)_ (qv).Sheridan was first introduced to film audiences in 'Rob Reiner' (qv)'s _The Sure Thing (1985)_ (qv) opposite 'John Cusack' (qv), going on to appear in other film comedies, such as _Noises Off... (1992)_ (qv) (opposite 'Michael Caine' (qv)), _Spy Hard (1996)_ (qv) (opposite 'Leslie Nielsen' (qv)), _Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)_ (qv) (with 'Chris Farley' (qv)), _I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)_ (qv) (with 'Billy Zane' (qv)), and _Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)_ (qv) (opposite 'Cedric the Entertainer' (qv) and 'Lucy Liu' (qv)).She brought her English accent to the Disney animated series _Disney's the Legend of Tarzan (2001)_ (qv) and was also heard as a Russian fly in the animated feature _Fly Me to the Moon 3D (2007)_ (qv) (with 'Tim Curry' (qv), 'Kelly Ripa' (qv), 'Christopher Lloyd' (qv) and 'Buzz Aldrin' (qv)). She voiced the role of "Zenna" in Promenade Pictures' animated film _Noah (2012)_ (qv), which starred 'Michael Keaton' (qv), 'Rob Schneider' (qv), 'Marcia Gay Harden' (qv) and Sir 'Ben Kingsley' (qv). Sheridan also appeared in the independent comedy _Jewtopia (2012)_ (qv).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.::Dennis (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous and R.M. Sieger)