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Heather Locklear
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Locklear in 1993
Born
Heather Deen Locklear

(1961-09-25) September 25, 1961 (age 63)
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation Actress
Years active 1980–present
Known for Dynasty
T. J. Hooker
Melrose Place
Spin City
Spouse(s)
Children 1

Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is a famous American actress. She is best known for her roles in popular TV shows. These include playing Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place and Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty.

She also starred as Officer Stacy Sheridan on T. J. Hooker. Later, she played Caitlin Moore on Spin City. Heather Locklear has been nominated for several Golden Globe Awards for her acting. She has also appeared in movies like Firestarter and Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

Early life

Heather Deen Locklear was born in Los Angeles, California. Her birthday is September 25, 1961. Her mother, Diane, was a production executive. Her father, Bill Locklear, worked at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Heather also has Lumbee ancestry.

Career highlights

While attending UCLA, Heather started modeling. She also appeared in commercials. Her first TV roles were small parts in shows like CHiPs in the early 1980s.

She soon began working with producer Aaron Spelling. He cast her in the TV series Dynasty as Sammy Jo Dean. The next year, she joined the cop show T. J. Hooker. She starred alongside William Shatner in this series. For several years, she was a regular on T. J. Hooker. She also made frequent appearances on Dynasty. After T. J. Hooker ended in 1986, she became a full-time cast member on Dynasty. This show finished in 1989. In 1991, the cast of Dynasty reunited for a special miniseries called Dynasty: The Reunion.

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Heather Locklear in 1993

In 1993, Heather took on another very famous role. She played Amanda Woodward in Aaron Spelling's drama series Melrose Place. She was originally hired for only four episodes. But her character became so popular that she joined the main cast. She stayed on Melrose Place until it ended in 1999. Heather worked on many TV shows produced by Aaron Spelling. These included Dynasty, T. J. Hooker, and Melrose Place.

Heather was a guest host on Saturday Night Live in 1994. She also appeared in the movie Wayne's World 2. In 1996, she was a guest on Muppets Tonight. She was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in 1994. People Magazine also named her one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" twice.

After Melrose Place, Heather starred in the sitcom Spin City. She played Caitlin Moore. She earned two more Golden Globe nominations for this role. The series finished in 2002. She also had a short role on the show Scrubs. In 2003, she appeared in the movie Uptown Girls. She later starred in the TV drama LAX. In 2005, Heather was in the film The Perfect Man with Hilary Duff. She also had a brief role on Boston Legal.

In 2009, Heather Locklear returned to the world of Melrose Place. She joined the cast of the updated version of the show. She played Amanda Woodward again for eight episodes. Even with her return, the new show was canceled after one season. In 2012, she had a recurring role on the comedy series Hot in Cleveland. In 2013, she became a regular on the show Franklin & Bash.

More recently, in 2021, Heather played Kristine Carlson in the TV movie Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story. In 2024, she starred in the Lifetime film Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story.

Personal life

Relationships

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Locklear with Richie Sambora in 1994

Heather Locklear was married to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee. They were married from 1986 to 1993. After their divorce, she married Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora. They got married in Paris in 1994. Their daughter, Ava Elizabeth Sambora, was born in 1997. Heather and Richie divorced in 2007.

Later, in 2011, Heather announced her engagement to actor Jack Wagner. They had worked together on Melrose Place. However, they called off their engagement that same year. In 2020, Heather became engaged to Chris Heisser. They had first dated when they were in high school.

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Nominated work Result
1983 Bravo Otto Awards Best Female TV Star Dynasty Won
1984 Nominated
1986 Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Actress/Actor in a Comic Relief Role on a Prime Time Serial Nominated
1989 Bravo Otto Awards Best Female TV Star Won
Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actress The Return of Swamp Thing Won
1990 Bravo Otto Awards Best Female TV Star Dynasty Nominated
Soap Opera Digest Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress: Prime Time Nominated
1991 Bravo Otto Awards Best Female TV Star Nominated
1994 Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Melrose Place Nominated
First Americans in the Arts Best Actress in a Television Series Won
1995 Golden Globe Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Nominated
1996 Nominated
1997 Nominated
2000 Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Spin City Nominated
2002 Nominated
2004 TV Land Awards Favorite Teen Dream – Female Melrose Place Won (5th place)

Filmography

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes
1980 CHiPs Teenager TV series
1981 240-Robert Jean TV series
1981 Eight is Enough Ingrid TV series
1981 Twirl Cherie Sanders Television film
1981–1989 Dynasty Sammy Jo Carrington TV series (127 episodes)
1982 The Fall Guy June Edwards TV series
1982 Fantasy Island Lorraine Wentworth TV series
1982 Matt Houston Cindy McNichol TV series
1982–1986 T. J. Hooker Officer Stacy Sheridan TV series (84 episodes)
1983 Tales of the Unexpected Pat Ward TV series
1983 Hotel Miranda Harding TV series
1983 The Love Boat Patti Samuels TV series
1983 The Fall Guy Paige Connally TV series
1984 City Killer Andrea McKnight Television film
1988 Rock 'n' Roll Mom Darcy X Television film
1990 Jury Duty: The Comedy Rita Burwald Television film
1990 Rich Men, Single Women Tori Television film
1990–1991 Going Places Alexandra "Alex" Burton TV series (19 episodes)
1991 Dynasty: The Reunion Sammy Jo Carrington Miniseries
1991 Her Wicked Ways Melody Shepherd Television film
1992 Batman: The Animated Series Lisa Clark (voice) TV series
1992 Body Language Betsy Television film
1992 Highway Heartbreaker Alex Television film
1992 Illusions Jan Sanderson Television film
1993–1999 Melrose Place Amanda Woodward TV series (199 episodes)
1993 Fade to Black Victoria Television film
1995 Texas Justice Priscilla Davis Miniseries
1996 Shattered Mind Suzy / Bonnie / Ginger / Victoria / D.J. Television film
1997 Muppets Tonight Herself TV series
1999 VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards Herself / Hostess TV special
1999–2002 Spin City Caitlin Moore TV series (71 episodes)
2000 King of the Hill Peggy Donovan (voice) TV series
2002 Ally McBeal Nicole Naples TV series
2002 Scrubs Julie Keaton TV series
2003 Once Around the Park Alex Wingfield TV series (Pilot)
2004 Two and a Half Men Laura Lang TV series
2004–2005 LAX Harley Random TV series (11 episodes)
2005 Boston Legal Kelly Nolan TV series
2006 Women of a Certain Age Barb TV series (Pilot)
2007 Angels Fall Reese Gilmore Television film
2007 Hannah Montana Heather Truscott TV series
2007 Rules of Engagement Barbara TV series
2007 See Jayne Run Jayne Doherty TV series (Pilot)
2008 Flirting with Forty Jackie Laurens Television film
2009–2010 Melrose Place Amanda Woodward TV series (8 episodes)
2011 He Loves Me Laura Television film
2012–2013 Hot in Cleveland Chloe TV series (3 episodes)
2013 Franklin & Bash Rachel King TV series (10 episodes)
2016 The Game of Love Frankie Television film
2016–2017 Too Close to Home The First Lady TV series (8 episodes)
2017 Fresh Off the Boat Sarah TV series
2021 Don't Sweat The Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story Kristine Carlson Television film
2024 Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story Jodi Hildebrandt Television film

Movies

Year Title Role Studio
1984 Firestarter Victoria 'Vicky' Tomlinson McGee Universal
1989 The Return of Swamp Thing Abigail "Abby" Arcane Lightyear Entertainment
1991 The Big Slice Rita SC Entertainment International
1993 Wayne's World 2 Herself (cameo) Paramount
1996 The First Wives Club Sharon Griffin (cameo) Paramount
1997 Double Tap Agent Katherine Hanson HBO
1997 Money Talks Grace Cipriani New Line
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action Dusty Tails WB
2003 Uptown Girls Roma Schleine MGM
2005 The Perfect Man Jean Hamilton Universal
2006 Game of Life Irene Mesquite Entertainment Group
2009 Flying By Pamela ARTE & Encore Partners
2013 Scary Movie 5 Barbara Dimension Films & DZE and Brad Grey Pictures

Producer roles

Year Title Role Notes
1998–1999 Melrose Place Co–producer 28 episodes
2004–05 LAX Producer 12 episodes

See also

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