Heather Locklear Biography

Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is an American actress, known for her television roles as Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan on T.J. Hooker, Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, and Caitlin Moore on Spin City. She had a recurring role on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland and, as of 2013, she has a main role on the TNT drama-comedy television series Franklin & Bash.

Early life

Locklear was born in Los Angeles' Westwood District, the daughter of Diane (née Tinsley), a production executive for Disney, and William Robert Locklear, an administrator at UCLA. She was raised in Thousand Oaks, California (part of the Greater Los Angeles Area) and graduated from Newbury Park High School. Locklear is the youngest of four children.

Career

Locklear attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and pledged Chi Omega and Delta Delta Delta, but was never initiated into either sorority. While at UCLA, she began modeling and working in commercials for the school store. She made her earliest screen appearances in the early 1980s with small roles in episodes of CHiPs, 240-Robert, and Eight Is Enough, before beginning a long-term collaboration with Aaron Spelling. Spelling cast her in the role of Sammy Jo Dean during the second season of his TV series Dynasty, and the following year he cast her in the cop show T.J. Hooker with William Shatner. Until the mid-1980s, Locklear appeared as a series regular on T.J. Hooker, while making semi-regular appearances on Dynasty. She was a full-time cast member on Dynasty from 1985 until its cancellation in 1989. In 1991, the cast of Dynasty (including Locklear) reconvened for the four-hour mini-series Dynasty: The Reunion.

Following Dynasty, Locklear had a starring role in the movie The Return of Swamp Thing (for which she won the satirical Razzie Award for Worst Actress) and also starred in the short-lived sitcom Going Places.

In 1993, she began playing what would be another of her best known roles, that of scheming vixen Amanda Woodward on Aaron Spelling's drama series Melrose Place, which was a spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210. Spelling originally signed Locklear for a limited four-episode run, the first of which aired on January 27, 1993. Locklear became a full-time cast member (though she continued to be billed as "Special Guest Star" in the opening credits) until its cancellation in 1999. Throughout her career, Locklear has appeared in eight television productions made by Aaron Spelling, these being Dynasty, T.J. Hooker, Matt Houston, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hotel, Melrose Place, and the made-for-TV movie Rich Men, Single Women.

Locklear was the guest host on Saturday Night Live on May 14, 1994. Two of her best-known skits included her as an elderly Jewish woman on Coffee Talk with Mike Myers, and her acting as Amanda Woodward in a Wayne's World skit with Myers, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, and Phil Hartman, where Wayne has a dream that he is a character on Melrose Place. Locklear also made a cameo in Wayne's World 2 in 1993. In 1996, she appeared as the main guest on Muppets Tonight, performing in a muppet-style spoof of Melrose entitled "Muppet Heights". Locklear was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine on May 19, 1994, as Melrose Place reached the height of its popularity. She was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People twice, first in 1994, and again in 2001. She was also the subject of a Lifetime Intimate Portrait special, and of an E! True Hollywood Story special.

After Melrose Place ended in 1999, Locklear was cast in the sitcom Spin City (initially opposite Michael J. Fox and later opposite Charlie Sheen). The series ended in 2002, but Locklear earned two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress in a Television Series " Comedy. In 2002, Locklear had a brief recurring role on the sitcom Scrubs. In 2003, she starred in a pilot for her own comedy series, Once Around the Park, but this was unsuccessful. The same year, Locklear appeared in the theatrical film Uptown Girls. In 2004, Locklear made a guest appearance on the sitcom Two and a Half Men, which starred her former Spin City co-star Charlie Sheen. She then starred in the short-lived television drama series LAX set in the airport of the same name. She was also executive producer on the series, but it was canceled after 11 episodes. In 2005, Locklear appeared in the theatrical film The Perfect Man with Hilary Duff. The same year, she had a brief recurring role on the series Boston Legal, which starred her former T.J. Hooker co-star William Shatner. She was also featured in a Biography Channel special. In 2006, Locklear starred in another television pilot, Women of a Certain Age, but this was unsuccessful.

In 2007, Locklear made another pilot for ABC, See Jayne Run, about a business woman who juggles a career with single motherhood, but this was also unsuccessful. She guest-starred on the series Hannah Montana and in the sitcom Rules of Engagement, and was placed 25 on TV Guide & Entertainment Weekly's "100 Greatest TV Icons" list.

In 2009, Locklear joined the cast of The CW's updated version of Melrose Place. Beginning on November 17, 2009, she reprised her role as Amanda Woodward and appeared in eight episodes. Ten years after the end of the original Melrose Place, Amanda Woodward is now a partner in a PR firm, and is both mentor and tormentor to a young underling, Ella, played by Katie Cassidy. However, despite Locklear's appearances (along with various other original series regulars), the new show was not a ratings success and was canceled after one season. In 2011, Locklear starred in the television movie He Loves Me on the Lifetime Channel.

In 2012, Locklear began appearing in a recurring role on the TV Land comedy series Hot in Cleveland.

Personal life

Relationships

Locklear was romantically linked to several Hollywood personalities including Scott Baio. She was married to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee from May 1986 to August 1993. After their divorce, she married Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora on December 17, 1994, in Paris. She gave birth to their only child, daughter Ava Elizabeth, in 1997. As of 2010, Ava is modeling and plans to be an actress. Locklear filed for divorce from Sambora in February 2006. The following month Sambora filed for joint custody of their daughter and enforcement of a prenuptial agreement. Their divorce was finalized in April 2007. In the same month, Locklear began a relationship with fellow Melrose Place alum Jack Wagner. In August 2011, Locklear and Wagner announced they were engaged. Locklear's publicist announced that the engagement was called off in November 2011.

Driving controversies

In September 2008, Locklear was pulled over and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence by a California Highway Patrol officer just outside Santa Barbara after she was seen driving erratically. Police had been tipped off about Locklear's driving by Jill Ishkanian, a former reporter and editor at Us Weekly magazine, who saw Locklear outside a market in Montecito, California. Ishkanian photographed the incident and then sold the photos to celebrity news website TMZ.com for $27,500, though she claims it was entirely a chance meeting and denies following Locklear or setting her up in order to obtain photographs. Locklear was formally charged on November 17, 2008, with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence. A blood test detected no alcohol or illegal narcotics, but Santa Barbara County Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter stated that they believe the prescription medications she consumed for her anxiety and depression "could have impaired her ability to safely drive a motor vehicle". On January 2, 2009, Locklear pleaded no contest to reckless driving, and in return the district attorney dismissed the DUI charges. Locklear was sentenced to three years of informal probation, a DMV driver safety class and a $700 fine.

On April 21, 2010, Locklear was arrested on suspicion of hit and run, when a no-parking sign was wrecked at 4 a.m. and vehicle debris was found. Police discovered that her car, parked in her garage, showed apparently matching damage. Her lawyer confirmed that Locklear had been cited for a traffic misdemeanor as the vehicle's owner, but said it was not clear who was driving at the time of the accident. On May 26, 2010, the Ventura County District Attorney announced that no criminal charges will be filed because there was "insufficient evidence" to determine who was driving the car at the time of the collision.

911 calls

In March 2008, a 911 call was made by someone who claimed to be Locklear's doctor and said that Locklear was trying to commit suicide. Emergency responders were dispatched to Locklear's home. Her publicist later said that Locklear had never requested any medical assistance and the Ventura County Sheriff's Department later stated that no further action was taken once they arrived at Locklear's Westlake Village home, as she appeared to be fine. They did, however, state that they believed the call to be genuine. On June 24, 2008, she checked into a medical facility in Arizona for psychological issues including anxiety and depression, and requested an in-depth evaluation of her medication in order to receive proper diagnosis and treatment. Her agent confirmed that she was suffering from anxiety and depression. On July 23, 2008, Locklear returned home after four weeks of treatment at the facility.

On January 12, 2012, Locklear's sister called 911 when she believed Locklear was in danger after reportedly taking prescription drugs and alcohol. Emergency personnel responded and Locklear was taken to Los Robles Hospital in Thousand Oaks, but was reported to be out of danger the following day.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1984	Firestarter	Victoria 'Vicky' Tomlinson McGee
1989	The Return of Swamp Thing	Abigial "Abby" Arcane
1991	The Big Slice	Tanya
1993	Wayne's World 2	Herself (cameo)
1996	The First Wives Club	Sharon (cameo)
1997	Double Tap	Agent Katherine Hanson
	Money Talks	Grace Cipriani
2003	Looney Tunes Back in Action	Dusty Tails
	Uptown Girls	Roma Schleine
2005	The Perfect Man	Jean Hamilton
2006	Oranges	Irene
2008	Flirting with Forty	Jackie Laurens
2009	Flying By	Pamela
2013	Scary Movie 5	Barbara

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	CHiPs	Teenager	Episode: "Satan's Angels"
1981	240-Robert	Jean	Episode: "Hostages"
	Eight is Enough	Ingrid	Episode: "Yet Another Seven Days in February"
	The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies	Heather (uncredited)	Movie
	Twirl	Cherie Sanders	Movie
1981"89	Dynasty	Sammy Jo Dean-Carrington	127 episodes
1982	The Fall Guy	June Edwards	Episode: "Scavenger Hunt"
	Fantasy Island	Lorraine Wentworth	Episode: "Thank God, I'm a Country Girl "
	Matt Houston	Cindy McNichol	Episode: "Stop the Presses"
1982"86	T.J. Hooker	Officer Stacy Sheridan	85 episodes
1983	Tales of the Unexpected	Pat Ward	Episode: "Youth from Vienna"
	Hotel	Miranda Harding	Episode: "Choices"
	The Love Boat	Patti Samuels
	The Fall Guy	Paige Connally	Episode: "Just a Small Circle of Friends"
1984	City Killer	Andrea McKnight	Movie
1988	Rock 'n' Roll Mom	Darcy X	Movie
1990	Jury Duty: The Comedy	Rita Burwald	Movie
	Rich Men, Single Women	Tori	Movie
1990"91	Going Places	Alexandra "Alex Burton	19 episodes
1991	Dynasty: The Reunion	Sammy Jo Carrington	Movie
	Her Wicked Ways	Melody Shepard	Movie
1992	Batman: The Animated Series	Lisa Clark (voice)	Episode: "Prophecy of Doom"
	Body Language	Betsy	Movie
	Highway Heartbreaker	Alex	Movie
	Illusions	Jan Sanderson	Movie
1993"99	Melrose Place	Amanda Woodward	199 episodes
1993	Fade to Black	Victoria	Movie
1995	Texas Justice	Priscilla Davis	Movie
1996	Shattered Mind	Suzy / Bonnie / Ginger / Victoria / D.J.	Movie
1997	Muppets Tonight	Herself	Guest star
1999" 2002	Spin City	Caitlin Moore	71 episodes
2000	King of the Hill	Peggy Donovan (voice)	Episode: "Old Glory"
2002	Ally McBeal	Nicole Naples	Episode: "Tom Dooley"
	Scrubs	Julie Keaton	2 episodes
2003	Once Around the Park	Alex Wingfield	Pilot
2004	Two and a Half Men	Laura Lang	Episode: "No Sniffing, No Wowing"
2004"05	LAX	Harley Random	11 episodes
2005	Boston Legal	Kelly Nolan	2 episodes
2006	Women of a Certain Age	Barb	Pilot
2007	Angels Fall	Reese Gilmore	Movie
	Hannah Montana	Heather Truscott	Episode: "Lilly's Mom Has Got It Goin' On"
	Rules of Engagement	Barbara	2 episodes
	See Jayne Run	Jayne Doherty	Pilot
2009"10	Melrose Place (2009)	Amanda Woodward	8 episodes
2011	He Loves Me	Laura	Movie
2012"13	Hot in Cleveland	Chloe	Recurring role
2013	Franklin & Bash	Rachel King	Main role

Producer

• Melrose Place (1997"99) (as co-producer)
• LAX (2004"05)

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result
1994	Drama for Melrose Place	Golden Globe Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series
1995	Drama for Melrose Place	Golden Globe Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series
1996	Drama for Melrose Place	Golden Globe Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series
1997	Drama for Melrose Place	Golden Globe Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series
2000	Spin City	Golden Globe Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series " Musical or Comedy
2002	Spin City	Golden Globe Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series " Musical or Comedy
1994	Melrose Place	First Americans in the Arts Awards	Best Actress in a Television Series
2004	Melrose Place	TV Land Awards	Favorite Teen Dream " Female	(5th place)
1989	The Return of Swamp Thing	Golden Raspberry "Razzie" Awards	Worst Actress