Editing Heather Locklear (section)

{{Short description|American actress (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Heather Locklear
| image        = Heather Locklear 1993 (cropped).jpg 
| caption      = Locklear in 1993  
| birth_name   = Heather Deen Locklear
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1961|9|25}}
| birth_place  = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation   = Actress
| years_active = 1980–present
| known_for    = ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''<br>''[[T. J. Hooker]]''<br>''[[Melrose Place]]''<br>''[[Spin City]]''
| alma_mater   = [[University of California, Los Angeles]]
| spouse       = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Tommy Lee]]|1986|1993|reason=div}}|{{marriage|[[Richie Sambora]]|1994|2007|reason=div}}}}
| partner      = Chris Heisser ({{abbr|eng.|engagement}} 2020)
| children     = 1
}}
'''Heather Deen Locklear''' (born September 25, 1961) is an American actress known for her role as [[Amanda Woodward (Melrose Place)|Amanda Woodward]] on ''[[Melrose Place]]'' (1993–1999), for which she received four consecutive [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] nominations for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress – Television Series Drama]]. She is also known for her role as [[Sammy Jo Carrington]] on ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' from 1981 to 1989, her first major television role, which began a longtime collaboration with producer [[Aaron Spelling]].

Other notable television roles include Officer Stacy Sheridan on ''[[T. J. Hooker]]'' (1982–1986) and Caitlin Moore on ''[[Spin City]]'' (1999–2002), for which she earned two more Golden Globe nominations, this time for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]. She had a recurring role on the [[TV Land]] sitcom ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' and a main role on the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] drama-comedy television series ''[[Franklin & Bash]]'' in 2013. Her film roles include the science-fiction thriller ''[[Firestarter (1984 film)|Firestarter]]'' (1984), the action comedy ''[[Money Talks (1997 film)|Money Talks]]'' (1997), the live-action/animated comedy ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' (2003) and the romantic comedy ''[[The Perfect Man (2005 film)|The Perfect Man]]'' (2005).