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.Locklear claims Native American ancestry (Lumbee tribe).

Career

Locklear attended 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. After leaving T.J. Hooker in 1985, she became a full-time cast member on Dynasty 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 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. In 2013, she became a regular on the comedy-drama Franklin & Bash. In 2014, Locklear featured in a public service announcement titled "We Are, Sarah Jones" in memory of camera assistant Sarah Jones who was killed in an accident on the set of Midnight Rider on February 20, 2014.

Personal life

Relationships

Locklear was married to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee from May 10 1986, to 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.

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.

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, California, but was reported to be out of danger the following day.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	CHiPs	Teenager	Episode: "Satan's Angels"
1981	240-Robert	Jean	Episode: "Hostages"
1981	Eight is Enough	Ingrid	Episode: "Yet Another Seven Days in February"
1981	Twirl	Cherie Sanders	Movie
1981-1989	Dynasty	Sammy Jo Dean-Carrington	Recurring role (season 2-5); Main role (season 6-9); 127 episodes
1982	The Fall Guy	June Edwards	Episode: "Scavenger Hunt"
1982	Fantasy Island	Lorraine Wentworth	Episode: "Thank God, I'm a Country Girl"
1982	Matt Houston	Cindy McNichol	Episode: "Stop the Presses"
1982-1986	T.J. Hooker	Officer Stacy Sheridan	Main role (season 2-5), 84 episodes
1983	Tales of the Unexpected	Pat Ward	Episode: "Youth from Vienna"
1983	Hotel	Miranda Harding	Episode: "Choices"
1983	The Love Boat	Patti Samuels	Episode: "Youth Takes a Holiday/Don't Leave Home Without It/Prisoner of Love"
1983	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
1990	Rich Men, Single Women	Tori	Movie
1990-1991	Going Places	Alexandra "Alex" Burton	19 episodes
1991	Dynasty: The Reunion	Sammy Jo Carrington	Miniseries
1991	Her Wicked Ways	Melody Shepherd	Movie
1992	Batman: The Animated Series	Lisa Clark (voice)	Episode: "Prophecy of Doom"
1992	Body Language	Betsy	Movie
1992	Highway Heartbreaker	Alex	Movie
1992	Illusions	Jan Sanderson	Movie
1993-1999	Melrose Place	Amanda Woodward	Recurring role (season 1); Main role (season 2-7); 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	Main role (season 4-6), 71 episodes
2000	King of the Hill	Peggy Donovan (voice)	Episode: "Old Glory"
2002	Ally McBeal	Nicole Naples	Episode: "Tom Dooley"
2002	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"
2004-2005	LAX	Harley Random	Main role, 11 episodes
2005	Boston Legal	Kelly Nolan	2 episodes
2006	Women of a Certain Age	Barb	Pilot
2007	Angels Fall	Reese Gilmore	Movie
2007	Hannah Montana	Heather Truscott	Episode: "Lilly's Mom Has Got It Goin' On"
2007	Rules of Engagement	Barbara	2 episodes
2007	See Jayne Run	Jayne Doherty	Pilot
2009-2010	Melrose Place	Amanda Woodward	Recurring role, 8 episodes
2011	He Loves Me	Laura	Movie
2012-2013	Hot in Cleveland	Chloe	Recurring role
2013	Franklin & Bash	Rachel King	Main role (season 3)

Film

Year	Title	Role
1984	Firestarter	Victoria 'Vicky' Tomlinson McGee
1989	The Return of Swamp Thing	Abigail "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
1997	Money Talks	Grace Cipriani
2003	Looney Tunes: Back in Action	Dusty Tails
2003	Uptown Girls	Roma Schleine
2005	The Perfect Man	Jean Hamilton
2006	Game of Life	Irene
2008	Flirting with Forty	Jackie Laurens
2009	Flying By	Pamela
2013	Scary Movie 5	Barbara

Producer

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

Awards and nominations

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

Charities

Heather Locklear supports the following charitable cause: Down Syndrome.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]