Scene from Wild Things (1998)

Alternate Names: Denise Lee Richards, Ντενίζ Ρίτσαρντς, Ντενίζ Λι Ρίτσαρντς, 丹妮絲·理查茲, デニース・リチャーズ, デニス・リー・リチャーズ, دنیس ریچاردز

Physical Characteristics:

• Eye Color: blue
• Hair Color: blond hair

Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress, former fashion model, and television personality. Her most recognized roles are Carmen Ibanez in Starship Troopers (1997), Kelly Van Ryan in Wild Things (1998) and Bond girl Christmas Jones in The World Is Not Enough (1999).

Denise Lee Richards was born to Joni, a coffee shop owner and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer, in Downers Grove, Illinois. Her mother died of kidney cancer in November 2007. Her ancestry is German, French-Canadian, Croatian, Irish, English, Welsh, and distant Dutch.

Alternate Names: Theresa Paup

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The Last Tycoon (1976) as Cecilia Brady

Most Important Roles:

• Spider-Man 3 (2007) as Emma Marko
• Wild Things (1998) as Sandra Van Ryan
• Kafka (1991) as Gabriela
• The Believer (2001) as Lina Moebius
• Whore (1991) as Liz
• Earth vs. the Spider (2001) as Trixie Grillo
• Straight Time (1978) as Jenny Mercer
• The Razor's Edge (1984) as Sophie MacDonald
• Prohibition Opens the Floodgates (2006) as Self
• Bad Timing (1980) as Milena Flaherty

Career Highlights:

• Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• Wild Things (1998)
• Kafka (1991)
• The Believer (2001)
• Whore (1991)
• Earth vs. the Spider (2001)
• Straight Time (1978)
• The Razor's Edge (1984)
• Prohibition Opens the Floodgates (2006)
• Bad Timing (1980)

Awards:

• Won Best Supporting Actress - Feature Film (2009)
• Won Best Actress (1988)
• Nominated for 1 Fusion Award - Best Supporting Actress (2022)
• Won April Award - Best Ensemble Cast (2022)

Theresa Russell (born Theresa Lynn Paup; March 20, 1957) is an American actress. Russell made her film debut in The Last Tycoon (1976), followed by a lead role in Straight Time (1978). She was then cast in Nicolas Roeg's controversial thriller Bad Timing (1980), which earned her critical praise. After marrying Roeg in 1982, she appeared in many films directed by him, mainly arthouse and experimental films, including Eureka (1983), Insignificance (1985), and Cold Heaven (1991).

Russell starred in Whore and Kafka, both released in 1991. Russell appeared in the box-office hit thriller Wild Things (1998), starred in the critically acclaimed drama The Believer (2001) and, in the later 2000s, appeared in HBO miniseries Empire Falls (2005) and had a minor role in Spider-Man 3 (2007).

Theresa Russell