Biography
She made her initial splash as the object of John Cusack's desire in "The Sure Thing" (1984) before segueing into her first memorable vamp, Paige Matheson, on "Knots" She struggled to regain her footing on TV after the show ended in 1993, but found her second stride as the more comical, if equally carnivorous Edie Britt on "Housewives." Though the show brought her newfound fame and a Golden Globe nomination, her tenure there ended in rancor in …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Starred in The Hallmark Channel movie "Honeymoon for One" |
2008 | Lent her voice to the CGI animated feature "Fly Me to the Moon" |
2007 | Cast opposite Cedric the Entertainer in the comedy "Code Name: The Cleaner" |
2004 | Cast as serial divorcee Edie Britt on ABC's hit series "Desperate Housewives"; left the series at the end of the fifth season; received a Golden Globe nomination for Supporting Actress (2004) |
2003 | Appeared on the season finale of "Will and Grace" (NBC) as the beautiful doctor who threatened Grace's marriage to Leo |
1998 | Co-starred with John Ritter in the dark comedy "Dead Husbands" |
1997 | Cast opposite Chris Farley in the comedy "Beverly Hills Ninja" |
1996 | Played Russian agent Veronique Ukrinksy (a.k.a. 3.14) opposite Leslie Nielson in "Spy Hard" |
1992 | Starred opposite Michael Caine and Carol Burnett in Peter Bogdanovich's comedy "Noises Off" |
1990 | Cast as Lucky Santangelo in the NBC miniseries "Lucky/Chances," based on the novels by Jackie Collins |
1990 | Starred opposite former husband Harry Hamlin in the Showtime movie "Deceptions" |
1986 | Joined the cast of the long-running primetime soap "Knots Landing" (CBS) as the manipulative Paige Matheson |
1985 | Feature film debut, playing John Cusack's object of desire in Rob Reiner's "The Sure Thing" |
1984 | First major role, ABC's "Paper Dolls" (cancelled after 13 episodes) |
1984 | Landed a small part on an episode of the short-lived "Scene of the Crime" (NBC), a mystery series hosted by Orson Welles |
1973 | Emigrated to the United States from England |
Awards
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Desperate Housewives |