[Music] Denise Richards is an American actress and television personality her most recognized roles are Carmen Bas and Starship Troopers Kelly van Ryan and wild things and Bond girl Christmas Jones in the World is Not Enough born February 17th 1971 age 53 years Downers Grove Illinois United States spous Aaron Fiers M 2018 Charlie Sheen m202 to 2006 children Samy Sheen Eloise Joanie Richards Lola Rose Sheen parents Joanie Richards R Richards siblings Michelle Richards Denise Richards net worth $4 million early life Richards was born in Downer's Grove Illinois to Joanie n Braden a coffee shop owner and of Richards a telephone engineer whose father's surname was rikert her mother died of cancer in November 2007 she has said that her ancestry includes German and French heritage Richards has a younger sister Michelle she grew up in both Downer's Grove and mcka Illinois 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 1989 she graduated from El Camino High School she was voted best looking in her High High School yearbook Richards was raised Catholic after her high school graduation she began working as a model and traveled to cities such as Paris New York and Tokyo to do photo shoots and commercials career 1990 to 2008 career beginnings and breakthrough Richards began her career as a teenager in modeling and appeared in print ads for Bon Bell cosmetics in 1991 she also appeared on the cover of teen magazine instructional video modeling What It Takes and later went on to appear in Max Factor's Premier 2K advertising campaign in the 1990s Richards appeared in several films and television shows such as loaded weapon one 1993 Tammy and the T-Rex 1994 look in Italian 1994 and guest starring in episodes of Saved by the Bell married with Children and doogie Houser MD in 1993 she portrayed Ben Affleck's character's girlfriend named jod Collins in the short-lived Drama Series against the grain Richards made guest appearances in several television shows including Beverly Hills 90210 1992 Seinfeld 1993 Lois and Clark The New Adventures of Superman 1994 and a guest Arc in melo's place 1996 in 1995 Richards appeared in a madefor TV movie in the blink of an eye alongside Veronica Hamill and Mimi Rogers her first starring role in a wide theatrical release was Starship Troopers in 1997 for which Richards was nominated for the Blockbuster entertainment award for favorite female newcomer the film grossed a total of $11.2 million worldwide in 2012 sled magazine ranked the film at number 20 on its list of the 100 best films of the 1990s she followed this with a role in the erotic Thriller film Wild Things 1998 alongside Kevin Bacon Matt Dylan and NE Campbell variety praised richards's transition from good girl type roles to manipulative villainous and the review continued to include her as part of an ensemble that appears to be enjoying the challenge of offbeat roles and unusual material there's not a wrong note struck by the game group of players in 2016 glamour praised the film's female characters by describing Richards and Ne Campbell as two of the most well-rounded fascinating and exciting characters to ever grace the screen Richards was cast as the new nuclear physicist Christmas Jones in the James Bond film The World is Not Enough 1999 though she considered her role brainy athletic and having depth of character she was criticized as not credible in the role her outfit which often comprised a low cut tank top and tight shorts elicited unfavorable comments Richard stated that a lot of viewers made fun of the character's attire but that these Bond girls are so outrageous and if I did really look like a scientist the bond fans would have been disappointed Richards was nominated for the Blockbuster entertainment award for favorite actress action for the film later that year Richard starred alongside Kirsten Dunst in the beauty pageant satire drop dead gorgeous 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 in 2001 she guest started and friends as Ross and Monica Geller's cousin Cassie Geller in the episode the one with Ross and Monica's cousin later that year she appeared in four episodes of Spin City as Jennifer Duncan a love interest of Charlie Sheen's character she starred as Sheen's character's exgirlfriend two years later in two episodes of Two and a Half Men Richards appeared in numerous films such as Valentine 2001 good advice 2001 Undercover Brother 2002 the Third Wheel 2002 and you stupid man 2002 she played Annie Logan in the horror comedy film Scary Movie 3 2003 which was a commercial success and grossed $220 million worldwide the films plot significantly parodies the films the ring signs the Matrix Reloaded Richards made a brief appearance in the British romantic comedy Love Actually 2003 in 2004 she appeared in two films and Elvis has left the building in 2005 Richards had a lead role as publicist Jolene in the short-lived UPN soap opera sex love and secrets the series focused on rich young adults living in Silver Lake Los Angeles and their secrets involving sex and love she starred in The Ensemble drama film Edmund 2005 alongside William H Macy and Mina suari in 2008 she reunited with her Wild Things on screen Mother Teresa Russell in the drama film Jolene 2008 her reality show Denise Richards its complicated debut on E on May 26th 2008 the series followed the daily lives of Richards her daughters Sam and Lola and her married younger sister Michelle and father Irv Entertainment Weekly published a review and wrote that it's complicated as one of those celebs they're just like us shows in which we expected to enjoy watching a famous pampered person doing things we don't want to do either the series concluded after two seasons on July 26th 2009 personal life Richards became engaged to actor Charlie Sheen on December 26th 2001 and married him on June 15th 2002 at the estate of Spin City Creator Gary David Goldberg they have two children together in March 2005 while pregnant with their second child Richards filed for divorce from Sheen she sought a restraining order against Sheen alleging death threats against her on April 19th 2006 Richards filed formal legal papers seeking a divorce from Sheen under the laws of the State of California the divorce was finalized on November 30th 2006 Sheen was ordered to stay 300 feet away from his ex-wife and their daughters except during supervised visits in May 2010 Sheen surrendered legal custody of Sam and Lola to Richards they previously had joint legal custody of their daughters according to Source Richards wanted sole legal custody given Sheen's marital turmoil sobriety issues and criminal problems and he did not put up a fight about it under their divorce agreement she had primary physical custody and he had visitation rights by mid 2012 Richards and Sheen were on good terms often spending time together with their children in 2012 Sheen made a cameo appearance in her movie media's Witness Protection while Richards appeared in Sheen's television series anger management in a move supported by Sheen in May 2013 Richards was awarded temporary custody of the twin Sons born in 2009 to Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller after the children were removed from Mueller's home by Child Protective Services due to concerns over drug use in June 2011 Richards adopted a third daughter Eloise Janie Richards as a single parent her middle name honor Richard's deceased mother Richards adopted her at Birth following a 2-year adoption process Eloise has a rare chromosomal disorder chromosome 8 monosomy 8p which affects her speech Richards has worked on learning sign language to communicate with her daughter in December 2017 Richards began dating Aron Fiers before his divorce with Nicollet Sheridan was finalized on September 8th 2018 Richards and Fiers were wed in Malibu California in May 2019 Richards announced that Pipers was adopting her youngest daughter Eloise