Biography
An archetypical California blonde beauty, counter-balanced by a hint of danger, actress Heather Locklear became one of television's most bankable stars by appearing concurrently on not one, but two of producer-extraordinaire Aaron Spelling's most successful series. At the age of 20, Locklear burst onto the scene as one of the stars of Spelling's glitzy primetime soap opera "Dynasty" (ABC, 1981-89), even as she moonlighted on another Spelling …
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Career Milestones
2009 | Reprised her role of Amanda Woodward on The CW's revival of "Melrose Place" | |
2008 | Played a divorced 40 year old who has a romance with a younger male surfer instructor (Robert Buckley) in the Lifetime movie "Flirting with Forty" | |
2005 | Played Hilary Duff's single mother in "The Perfect Man" | |
2004 | Co-starred (also produced) on the short-lived airport drama "LAX" (NBC) | |
2003 | Cast as Dakota Fanning's mother in "Uptown Girls" | |
1999 | Joined the cast of ABC's "Spin City" as Mayor Winston's (Barry Bostwick) campaign manager | |
1997 | Cast as Charlie Sheen's finace in Brett Ratner's buddy comedy "Money Talks" | |
1996 | Took on a dramatic role as a woman with multiple personality disorder in the NBC TV-movie "Shattered Mind" | |
1996 | Made an uncredited silent cameo in the comedy "The First Wives Club" | |
1995 | Appeared in the ABC miniseries "Texas Justice" | |
1993 | Once again cast by Spelling on the Fox primetime soap "Melrose Place" as scheming vixen Amanda Woodward; originally brought in as a guest star to boost the ratings, but soon joined as a regular; also co-produced the final season | |
1993 | Made a cameo as herself in the popular sequel "Wayne's World 2" | |
1992 | Appeared in the TV-movies "Highway Heartbreaker" (CBS) and "Body Language" (USA) | |
1991 | Reprised role of Sammy Jo for "Dynasty: The Reunion" (ABC) | |
1990 | Cast on the short-lived ABC sitcom "Going Places" | |
1989 | Played the female lead in "The Return of Swamp Thing" | |
1984 | Made feature film debut with a supporting role in Stephen King's "Firestarter" | |
1982 | Again collaborated with Spelling who cast her in the ABC cop show "T.J. Hooker" opposite William Shatner | |
1981 | Joined the second season of Aaron Spelling's TV series "Dynasty" (ABC) in the role of troublemaker Sammy Jo Dean | |
1981 | Gave supporting performances in the TV-movies "Twirl" (NBC) and "Return of the Beverly Hillbillies" (CBS) | |
1980 | Had a one line speaking role on an episode of "CHiPs" (NBC) | |
1979 | Landed first TV role on the British series "Tales of the Unexpected" | |
| Began modeling while still in college | ||
Awards
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Spin City |
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Spin City |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Melrose Place |
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Melrose Place |
1994 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Melrose Place |
1993 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Melrose Place |