Editing Heather Locklear (section)

==Career==
===1980-1982: Beginnings===
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]]''. Locklear auditioned for ''[[Three's Company]]'' in 1980—producers were looking for someone to replace [[Suzanne Somers]]—but she did not get the role.<ref>[https://www.heraldweekly.com/heres-a-whole-lot-of-behind-the-scenes-facts-about-threes-company/9 Heather Locklear Had an Embarrassing Audition - Here's a Whole Lot of Behind the Scenes Facts About “Three's Company”, Sep 15, 2024, by Abby Bakke ]</ref> Later, she was screen tested with then-unknown [[Tom Cruise]] for the lead roles on ''[[The Powers of Matthew Star]]'', an 1982 [[NBC]] short-lived TV series.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083467/trivia/ Tom Cruise and Heather Locklear Audition for “The Powers of Matthew Star”]</ref>

===1982-1992: Breakthrough with ''Dynasty'' and ''T.J. Hooker''===
In 1982, Locklear began a long term association with television producer [[Aaron Spelling]]. First, she was cast in a recurring role as [[Sammy Jo Dean]] on Spelling's ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''. The following year, while still appearing on ''Dynasty'', Locklear took on a starring role as Officer Stacy Sheridan on the police drama ''[[T.J. Hooker]]''. She would shuffle between both series until 1986, when ''T.J. Hooker'' was cancelled; after that, Locklear became a full-time member of the cast of ''Dynasty'' and would stay with the series until its conclusion in 1989. 

At a fan convention in Florida in 2024, Locklear described how the process of moving her from series to series worked:
{{cquote|I'd be in my police uniform, padded bra, all that s***, and then I'd have to be all glammed up, and they’d drive me to the Dynasty set, and so it kind of went back and forth...I just had two jobs!<ref>[https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/19488/heather-locklear-dynasty-t-j-hooker-joan-collins-william-shatner-tom-cruise-tommy-lee/ Heather Locklear Talks ‘Dynasty,’ ‘T.J. Hooker,’ Joan Collins & Not Really Dating Tom Cruise at 90s Con, Sept. 16, 2024, by Gabrielle Moss]</ref>|}}

Following ''Dynasty'''s success, Locklear appeared in her first starring film as [[Drew Barrymore]]'s mother in ''[[Firestarter (1984 film)|Firestarter]]'' (1984). 

Locklear had a leading role in the 1989 film ''[[The Return of Swamp Thing]]'', for which she won the satirical [[Razzie Award]] for Worst Actress).<ref name="razzie">{{cite web|url= http://www.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=29|title= Razzie Awards 1989|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160104201355/http://www.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=29|archive-date= January 4, 2016|df= mdy-all|publisher=Razzies Awards}}</ref> She also starred in the short-lived sitcom ''[[Going Places (American TV series)|Going Places]]'' created for the [[TGIF (TV programming block)|TGIF]] block. It was her "first time filming in front of a live audience", she said in an interview with [[Barry Roskin Blake]] on [[Inside Entertainment]] in 1990.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsYiDUez76M Heather Locklear And Barry Roskin Blake Inside Entertainment 1990, YouTube]</ref>

===1993-1999: ''Melrose Place (1992)'' and worldwide recognition===
In 1993, Heather Locklear began playing another of her best-known roles, Amanda Woodward, on Aaron Spelling's drama series ''Melrose Place'' created by [[Darren Star]]. Spelling originally signed Locklear for a limited four-episode run to boost interest, the first of which aired on January 27, 1993.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/melrose-place-oral-history-marcia-cross-heather-locklear-grant-show-darren-star-look-back-1016500/ ‘Melrose Place’ at 25: Scrapped Storylines, Partying With World Leaders and How a Wig Reveal Saved the Show, June 30, 2017, by Greg Tomashoff]</ref> Locklear is credited to boost ratings at the end of the first season<ref>[https://ew.com/article/1993/08/06/heather-locklears-pay-increase/ Heather Locklear's pay increase, Entertainment Weekly, August 6, 1993]</ref> and became a full-time cast member, though she continued to be billed as Special Guest Star in the opening credits from season two until its cancellation in 1999. 

"It wasn't until Heather Locklear came on that she unlocked something, maybe because she brought this ''Dynasty'' cred. She literally could not say “hello” without an agenda", said Darren Star to Vulture.<ref>[https://www.vulture.com/article/darren-star-in-conversation.html The Master of Compulsively Watchable TV, Vulture, by E. Alex Jung, Aug. 14, 2024]</ref> Years earlier, he talked to The Hollywood Reporter: "[I] meet with Heather and at the time, Amanda was a fairly innocuous part with a four-episode arc. Once we started writing for her and saw how she was able to take an innocuous line and give it devious subtext, that inspired so much in terms of where the show could go".<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/melrose-place-oral-history-marcia-cross-heather-locklear-grant-show-darren-star-look-back-1016500/ ‘Melrose Place’ at 25: Scrapped Storylines, Partying With World Leaders and How a Wig Reveal Saved the Show, The Hollywood Reporter, by Carig Tomashoff, June 30, 2017]</ref> Locklear remembered: "I just said, 'I wanna be a businesswoman. I don't wanna be Sammy Jo from ''Dynasty''. I don't wanna, like, be a quirky girl".<ref>[https://ew.com/heather-locklear-thought-she-was-too-old-for-melrose-place-11680495 Heather Locklear thought she was 'too old' to be on Melrose Place when she joined cast, Entertainment Weekly, by  Raechal Shewfelt, Feb. 14, 2025]</ref>

According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', "playing Amanda, Ms. Locklear has also taken a career that was sliding dangerously toward movies-of-the-week and given it new momentum".<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/03/style/so-nice-to-be-so-mean.html So Nice to Be So Mean, by Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Times, April 3, 1994]</ref> Locklear earned four [[Golden Globe Awards]] nominations for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama from 1994 to 1997.<ref>[https://goldenglobes.com/person/heather-locklear/ Golden Globes Database - Heather Locklear]</ref>

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 (Saturday Night Live)|Coffee Talk]]'' with [[Mike Myers (actor)|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]], wherein Wayne has a dream that he is a character on ''Melrose Place''.<ref>[https://www.onesnladay.com/2019/09/17/may-14-1994-heather-locklear-janet-jackson-s19-e20/ May 14, 1994 – Heather Locklear / Janet Jackson (S19 E20), by The One SNL A Day Project, September 17, 2019]</ref> 

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 spoof of ''Melrose Place'' titled "Muppet Heights". She was also the subject of a [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] ''[[Intimate Portrait]]'' special in 1997,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/intimate-portrait/episode-915960/202245|title=Intimate Portrait &#124; TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref> and of an ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]'' special in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/e!-true-hollywood-story/season-9/episode-4-heather-locklear|title=E! True Hollywood Story|via=www.metacritic.com}}</ref>

Locklear was featured on the cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine on May 19, 1994, as ''Melrose Place'' reached the height of its popularity.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392236/1994_rolling_stone_covers/photo/9/large/therollingstones |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108054309/http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/5392236/1994_rolling_stone_covers/photo/9/large/therollingstones |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 8, 2007 |title=1994 Rolling Stone Covers : Photos |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 19, 1994 |access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> She was named one of [[People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People|''People'' Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People]] twice, first in 1994,<ref name="people">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/heather_locklear/biography |title=Heather Locklear Biography |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> and again in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20134393,00.html |title=Heather Locklear: Actress – Most Beautiful, Heather Locklear |work=People  |date=May 14, 2001 |access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref>

In 1996, Locklear starred in NBC movie ''[[Shattered Mind]]'' directed by [[Stephen Gyllenhaal]] in which she plays a woman with multiple personalities.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/26/arts/cover-storyheather-locklear-from-melrose-vixen-to-shattered-victim.html Heather Locklear, From 'Melrose' Vixen To 'Shattered' Victim', by Bridget Byrne, The New York Times, May 26, 1996]</ref> The actress receive compliments from critics but no praise. According to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', "Locklear interps the roles with vigor and theatricalflair, if not plausibility" but "doesn't make the character convincing".<ref>[https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/nbc-movie-of-the-week-shattered-mind-1200445742/ Variety, Nbc Movie of the Week Shattered Mind, Tony Scott, 24 May 1996]</ref> Entertainment Weekly added: "Locklear is, if at times uneven, always admirable".<ref>[https://ew.com/article/1996/05/24/shattered-mind/ Shattered Mind review, by Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly, May 24, 1996]</ref>

At the time, Locklear said her work in this [[Television film|made-for-television film]] was important in her career:
{{cquote|"I don't think I thought of myself as an actress probably until I've just done this movie. But I did know there was a lot more I could do, given the opportunity... With this last movie, I think I can say I'm an actress."<ref>[https://www.deseret.com/1996/5/27/19245037/locklear-proves-she-can-actually-act/ "Locklear proves she can actually act", Deseret News, by Scott D. Pierce, May 27, 1996<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</ref>|}}

The following year, she appeared in the action-comedy ''[[Money Talks (1997 film)|Money Talks]]'' with her future ''[[Spin City]]'' co-star [[Charlie Sheen]].<ref>[https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/1997-08-22/money-talks/ Money Talks review, by Russell Smith, Austin Chronicle, August 22, 1997]</ref> It was her first major supporting role in a movie after cameos in ''[[Wayne's World 2]]'' and ''[[The First Wives Club]]'' but it was "insipid", according to ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>[https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/money-film-review.html 'Money Talks': A TV Reporter Grabs Onto Some News, by Stephen Holden, The New York Times, August 22, 1997]</ref>

The cancellation of ''Melrose Place'' in 1999<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-24-ca-40358-story.html Closing Up the "Place", by William Keck, Los Angeles Times, May 24, 1999]</ref> marks the end of Locklear and Aaron Spelling prolific collaboration. Throughout her career, the actress has appeared in eight television productions made by the TV titan: ''Dynasty'', ''T. J. Hooker'', ''[[Matt Houston]]'', ''[[Fantasy Island]]'', ''[[The Love Boat]]'', ''[[Hotel (American TV series)|Hotel]]'', ''Melrose Place'', and the television film ''Rich Men, Single Women''.<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rich%20men%20single%20women/cast-and-crew Rich Men, Single Women, Rotten Tomatoes]</ref> Spelling "called her his lucky penny", ''Melrose Place'' producer [[Chip Hayes]] said.<ref>[https://people.com/melrose-place-heather-locklear-aaron-spelling-lucky-penny-8771164 Melrose Place Producer Says Heather Locklear Was Aaron Spelling’s 'Lucky Penny', by John Russell, People,  January 8, 2025]</ref> In 2016, Heather Locklear pay tribute to Spelling during the [[58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards]] in Los Angeles.<ref>[https://www.denverpost.com/2006/08/27/spelling-tribute-another-awkward-emmy-moment/ Spelling tribute another awkward Emmy moment, Denver Post, May 8, 2016]</ref>

===1999-2005: from drama to comedy===
After ''Melrose Place'' ended in 1999, Locklear was cast in the fourth season of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Spin City]]'', initially opposite [[Michael J. Fox]] and later [[Charlie Sheen]]. Fox and show staff approached her to play a woman who would manage the mayor's ([[Barry Bostwick]]) senatorial campaign.<ref>[https://www.deseret.com/1999/9/21/19466694/surprise-locklear-joins-spin-city/ Surprise! Locklear joins 'Spin City', Sept. 21, 1999]</ref> Locklear moved to New York for filming<ref>[https://observer.com/1999/08/las-bitch-comes-to-ny-uptown-ladies-look-out/ L.A.’s Bitch Comes to N.Y.: Uptown Ladies Look Out!, Observer, by Sam Charap, August 16, 1999]</ref> and Spin City rated top in its new time slot among 18-to-49-year-olds.<ref>[https://time.com/archive/6740372/television-after-fox-can-spin-city-shine-with-sheen/ Television: After Fox, Can Spin City Shine with Sheen?, Time, February 14, 2000]</ref> [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] boss [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] credits "Sheen's instant chemistry with costar Heather Locklear for keeping the series spinning forward".<ref>[https://ew.com/article/2000/11/30/charlie-sheen-helps-spin-citys-ratings-improve/ Charlie Sheen helps ''Spin City'''s ratings improve, Entertainment Weekly, by Ray Richmond, November 30, 2000]</ref> Because of Sheen joins the show, production was relocated in Los Angeles the next year and until the end of the show. Locklear earned two [[Golden Globe Awards]] nominations for Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy before the series ended in 2002. 

''Spin City'' marked a new beginning in Locklear's career with several comedies for television and theatrical movies. In 2002, Locklear had a brief recurring role in the sitcom ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'', another hit show created by [[Bill Lawrence (TV producer)|Bill Lawrence]] years after ''Spin City''. She also had a guest spot in the last season of [[David E. Kelley]]'s legal comedy drama ''[[Ally McBeal]]''. She played the love-interest of [[John C. McGinley]] and [[Peter MacNicol]], respectively.

In 2003, she starred in a pilot for her own comedy series, ''Once Around the Park'', but this was unsuccessful.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2003/05/09/locklear-passes-on-nbcs-ausa-looks-at-miami-15942/5932/ Locklear Passes on NBC's 'A.U.S.A.,' Looks at 'Miami', by Brian Ford Sullivan, The Futon Critic, May 9, 2003]</ref> The same year, Locklear appeared in the film ''[[Uptown Girls]]'', a romantic comedy starring [[Brittany Murphy]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/15/movies/film-review-down-on-her-guccis-but-with-a-heart-of-platinum.html Down on Her Guccis but With a Heart of Platinum, by Stephen Holden, The New York Times, August 15, 2003]</ref> 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. In 2005, Locklear appeared in the film ''[[The Perfect Man (2005 film)|The Perfect Man]]'' with [[Hilary Duff]].<ref>[https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/may/26/heather-locklear-to-star-in-big-screen-flick/ Heather Locklear to star in big screen flick ‘Perfect Man’, by Jill Jackson, The Spokesman-Review, May 26,2004]</ref> The same year, she had a brief recurring role on the drama series ''[[Boston Legal]]'', which starred her former ''T. J. Hooker'' co-star William Shatner. Locklear reunited with executive producer David E. Kelley who cast her in a 2002 episode of ''Ally McBeal''.<ref>[https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2005/0315/403688-locklearh/ Locklear set for Boston Legal role, RTE, January 10, 2007]</ref> "Her humor, sex appeal and mischief make her perfectly suited for ''Boston Legal''", said the creator of the show in a press release.<ref>[https://insidepulse.com/2005/03/16/35376/ Locklear to Make Guest Spot on 'Boston Legal', by Rob Purchase, Inside Pulse, March 16, 2005]</ref> Locklear was also featured in a [[Biography Channel]] special.

In 2004, Locklear returns to drama in primetime opposite [[Blair Underwood]] and starred in the short-lived television drama series ''[[LAX (TV series)|LAX]]'' set in the [[Los Angeles International Airport|airport of the same name]].<ref>[https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/lax-1200531204/ LAX review, by Phil Gallo, Variety, September 9, 2004]</ref> She portrayed an ambitious airport executive overseeing the Los Angeles hub. She was also executive producer on the series, but it was cancelled after 10 aired episodes.<ref>[https://www.upi.com/Entertainment%20News/2004/11/22/Heather-Locklears-LAX-canceled/13181101151168/ Heather Locklear's 'LAX' canceled, UPI, November 22, 2004]</ref> "LAX debuted to an audience of 13 million. But then things went south — quickly: The series lost 5 million viewers in its second week and went into a free fall until November, when NBC axed the drama from its schedule", according to Entertainment Weekly.<ref>[https://ew.com/article/2004/12/07/why-heather-locklear-remains-tvs-most-wanted-woman/ Why Heather Locklear remains TV's most wanted woman, Entertainment Weekly, by Linette Rice, Dec. 7, 2004.]</ref>

===Since 2006: Lifetime movies and guest roles===
In 2006, Locklear starred in another television pilot, ''Women of a Certain Age'', but this was unsuccessful.<ref>[https://movieweb.com/peri-gilpin-joins-heather-locklear-in-women-of-a-certain-age/ Peri Gilpin Joins Heather Locklear in Women of a Certain Age, Movie Web, March 28, 2006]</ref>

In 2007, Locklear made another pilot for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], ''See Jayne Run'', about a business woman who juggles a career with single motherhood, but this was also unsuccessful.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/abc-sees-locklear-jayne-132825/ ABC sees Locklear in ‘Jayne’, by Nellie Andreeva, The Hollywood Reporter, March 27, 2007]</ref> She guest-starred on the series ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' and in the sitcom ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]'', and was placed 25th on ''TV Guide'' and ''Entertainment Weekly's'' "100 Greatest TV Icons" list.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://ew.com/gallery/50-greatest-tv-icons/|title=50 Greatest TV Icons|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 9, 2013}}</ref>

Also in 2007, Locklear starred in her first [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] movie, [[Angels Fall (film)|Angels Fall]], about a beautiful chef who moves to a small town in Wyoming after her Boston restaurant is shut down because of a fatal shooting. At the time, it was one of the top-ten watched telecasts in the history of the network.<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|last1=Bierly|first1=Mandi|title=Heather Locklear to star in possibly the best Lifetime movie ever|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2010/09/24/heather-locklear-lifetime-he-loves-me|accessdate=10 August 2016|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=24 September 2010}}</ref> Then, in 2008, Locklear played in the romantic comedy-drama television film for Lifetime [[Flirting with Forty]]. It was the four most-watched original movies in basic cable that year with 4 million viewers.<ref>[https://www.nexttv.com/news/lifetime-telefilm-flirting-forty-collects-4-million-viewers-292583 Lifetime Telefilm 'Flirting With Forty' Collects 4 Million Viewers, Multichannel news, Dec. 8, 2008]</ref>

In 2009, Locklear joined the cast of [[The CW]]'s updated version of ''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|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 [[public relations]] firm, and is both mentor and tormentor to a young underling, Ella, played by [[Katie Cassidy]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/arts/television/08itzk.html | work=The New York Times | title=Donning Anew the Miniskirt of a Predator | first=Dave | last=Itzkoff | date=November 8, 2009 | access-date=May 4, 2010}}</ref> However, despite Locklear's appearances (along with various other original series regulars), the new show was not a ratings success and was cancelled after one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103220518/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2010|title=TV By The Numbers |publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref> In 2011, Locklear starred in the television movie ''He Loves Me'' on the Lifetime Channel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2011-03-04-locklear04_st_N.htm|title=Heather Locklear holds tight to those bad-girl roles |work=Usatoday|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>

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 (film)|Midnight Rider]]'' on February 20, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/we-are-sarah-jones-psa-715964|title='We Are, Sarah Jones' PSA Honors 'Midnight Rider' Victim (Video)|work=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>

In 2016, Locklear appeared in the television movie ''The Game of Love'', which aired on [[Up (TV network)|UP]] on May 15, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bacaron|first1=Joe|title='Melrose Place'-Star Heather Locklear Returns To Small Screen In UP TV's 'The Game Of Love'|url=http://www.breathecast.com/articles/melrose-place-star-heather-locklear-returns-to-small-screen-in-up-tvs-the-game-of-love-33277/|publisher=BreatheCast.com|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=September 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Game Of Love - Full Court Press|url=http://uptv.com/movies/the-game-of-love/videos/the-game-of-love-full-court-press/|publisher=Up TV|access-date=September 6, 2016}}</ref> Later in 2016, it was revealed that Locklear would be guest-starring in a recurring role in [[Tyler Perry]]'s drama ''[[Too Close to Home (TV series)|Too Close to Home]]'' on [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]].<ref name=cast>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/too-close-to-home-tyler-perry-tlc-drama-series-cast-heather-locklear-1201776186/|title=''Too Close To Home'': Tyler Perry TLC Drama Series Sets Cast; Heather Locklear To Guest Star|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=June 21, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2016|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

In 2021, Locklear portrayed [[Kristine Carlson]] in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] [[television film]] ''Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story'', which follows the changes in Carlson's life after her husband [[Richard Carlson (author)|Dr. Richard Carlson]] suddenly died in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gidlow |first=Steve |date=2021-10-15 |title=Lifetime's "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story" Was a Passion Project for All Involved |url=https://www.mediavillage.com/article/lifetimes-dont-sweat-the-small-stuff-the-kristine-carlson-story-was-a-passion-project-for-all-involved/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=MediaVillage |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-17 |title=Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dont_sweat_the_small_stuff_the_kristine_carlson_story |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2021-07-26 |title=Heather Locklear To Star In 'Don't Sweat The Small Stuff' Lifetime Movie; Meghan McCain To Exec Produce |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/heather-locklear-dont-sweat-the-small-stuff-lifetime-movie-meghan-mccain-exec-produce-1234799109/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/heather-locklear-dont-sweat-the-small-stuff-lifetime-movie-meghan-mccain-exec-produce-1234799109/|title=Heather Locklear To Star In 'Don't Sweat The Small Stuff' Lifetime Movie; Meghan McCain To Exec Produce|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|date=July 26, 2021}}</ref>

In 2024, Locklear starred in the [[Lifetime (TV channel)|Lifetime]] film ''Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story'' as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films where she portrayed [[Jodi Hildebrandt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/crime/a60319774/ruby-franke-story|title=The Story of Ruby Franke's Chilling Spiral from Popular "Momfluencer" to Convicted Felon|website=Biography|first=Tyler|last=Picotti|date=October 3, 2024|access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2024-09-09 |title=Lifetime Sets Fall Movie Slate Featuring Heather Locklear, Ana Ortiz, Karrueche Tran & More |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/lifetime-fall-movie-slate-heather-locklear-ana-ortiz-karrueche-tran-1236082435/ |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Siegler |first=Bonnie |date=2024-09-17 |title=After Years of Struggle, Heather Locklear Is Bouncing Back — See What She's Up To Now! |url=https://www.womansworld.com/entertainment/celebrities/heather-locklear-2023 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Woman's World |language=en-US}}</ref>