Editing Heather Locklear

{{Short description|American actress (born 1961)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{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).

==Early life==
Heather Deen Locklear was born on September 25, 1961,<ref>{{cite book |title=100 Greatest TV Stars of Our Time |date=2003 |publisher=[[Time Inc.|Liberty Street]] |page=96 |isbn=9781931933872 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HDwdHhIL0uoC|quote=HEATHER LOCKLEAR Born: September 25, 1961}}</ref> in [[Los Angeles]], California, the daughter of Diane ([[née]] Tinsley), a production executive, and Bill Locklear, an administrator at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA)<ref name=tvg>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/heather-locklear/bio/153365/|title= Heather Locklear|publisher=[[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]]|archive-date= September 13, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150913084924/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/heather-locklear/bio/153365/}}</ref> and former colonel in the United States Marine Corps.<ref>{{cite news|title=Heather Locklear: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/heather-locklear-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me-20122111|work=US Magazine|date=November 21, 2012|access-date=May 1, 2017}}</ref> She has [[Lumbee]] ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/secret/famous/locklear.html|title=Locklear &#124; FRONTLINE &#124; PBS|website=www.pbs.org}}</ref>

==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>

==Other ventures==
===Business and endorsements===
From 1997 to the middle of the 2000s, Locklear appeared in commercials for [[L'Oréal]] hair and cosmetic products.<ref>[https://insights.citeline.com/RS004180/Marketing-in-Brief-LOreal/ Marketing in Brief: L'Oreal, Citeline, May 19, 1997 ]</ref> In 1999, the actress is one of the ambassadresses of the group at The Cannes International Film Festival in [[France]].<ref>[https://www.loreal.com/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/corp/master/lcorp/press-releases/group/loral-official-partner-of-the-cannes-international-film-festival/tv1h-gqb8ycy-1-882.pdf?rev=72612668c67641f596e2beded4356a67 L'Oréal official press release, 1999]</ref>

In 2006, Heather Locklear appeared in the music video for country singer [[Toby Keith]]'s single "Crash Here Tonight" that same year. When Keith died in 2024, she posts on Instagram: "Love and Respect. I got the wonderful gift of working on ''Crash Here Tonight'' video".<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C3AxTIlpgnZ/ Heather Locklear's official Instagram]</ref>

In 2020, Locklear joined ''Scrubs'' actors [[Zach Braff]] and [[Donald Faison]] in their podcast "Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald". She had a two-episodes guest spot in that sitcom. Also, the actress remembered a "gross" moment filming ''The First Wives Club''. She recalled her costar [[James Naughton]] touching her breast for a scene.<ref>[https://www.today.com/popculture/heather-locklear-recalls-gross-metoo-moment-first-wives-club-t188122 Heather Locklear recalls 'gross' #MeToo moment filming 'First Wives Club', Today, by Gina Vivinetto, June 29, 2020]</ref> Naughton's rep told the moment was written in the script. Later, Locklear clarified: "To be clear, I was never upset with James, just surprised".<ref>[https://people.com/movies/heather-locklear-says-first-wives-club-costar-wasnt-at-fault-for-gross-onscreen-moment/ Heather Locklear Says First Wives Club Costar Wasn't at Fault for 'Gross' Onscreen Moment, People, by Alexia Fernández, July 30, 2020]</ref> 

In September 2024, Locklear made her first public appearance in nearly three years at 90s Con held in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=France |first=Lisa Respers |date=2024-09-16 |title=Heather Locklear appears with ‘Melrose Place’ costars for reunion panel |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/16/entertainment/heather-locklear-melrose-place-reunion/index.html |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

In 2025, Locklear appeared with her former costars [[Daphne Zuniga]], [[Laura Leighton]], and [[Courtney Thorne-Smith]] on an episode of their Still the Place podcast.<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> Earlier, she joined TV personality and personal friend [[Jillian Barberie]] as a guest on [[Armie Hammer]]’s podcast, The Armie HammerTime Podcast.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxSdTrfJ%20cE Armie HammerTime Podcast - Episode 115 - Jillian Barberie & Heather Locklear]</ref> Later, Locklear featured in [[Mike Cormier (podcaster)|Mike Cormier]]'s podcast Mike Cormier on Air alongside author and close friend [[Kristine Carlson]].<ref>[https://people.com/human-interest/kristine-carlson-on-her-friendship-with-heather-locklear-who-plays-her-in-new-movie/ Heather Locklear Is Now 'Best Friends' with Kristine Carlson, Who She Plays in Lifetime Movie, People, by Sam Gillette and Liz McNeil, October 15, 2021]</ref>

==Personal life==
===Relationships===
[[File:RichieSamboraHeatherLocklear.jpg|thumb|Locklear with [[Richie Sambora]] in 1994]]
Locklear was married to [[Mötley Crüe]] drummer [[Tommy Lee]] from May 10, 1986, to 1993. Locklear filed for divorce due to Tommy's infidelity. <ref>{{cite magazine|last= Kenny|first= Glenn|url= https://ew.com/article/1996/05/17/tommy-lee-and-heather-locklear-wed-ten-years-ago/|title= The Seven-Year Hitch|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|date= May 17, 1996|access-date= June 14, 2009|archive-date= January 20, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150120235936/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292548,00.html|url-status= live}}</ref> After their divorce, she married [[Bon Jovi]] guitarist [[Richie Sambora]], on December 17, 1994, in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1155753,00.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070117130816/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1155753,00.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= January 17, 2007|title= Heather Locklear Files for Divorce|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date= February 2, 2006|access-date=June 14, 2009}}</ref> She gave birth to their only child, daughter in 1997.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/4616/cw1298.html|title=Melrose Place's Heather Locklear|first=Bonnie|last=Siegler|date=December 1999|work=Complete Woman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029011739/http://geocities.com/Hollywood/4616/cw1298.html|archive-date=October 29, 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=November 15, 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Chiu">{{cite news|last= Chiu|first= Alexis |url= https://people.com/celebrity/heather-locklear-richie-samboras-divorce-finalized/|title= Heather Locklear & Richie Sambora's Divorce Finalized|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date= April 11, 2007|access-date=June 14, 2009}}</ref> In the same month, Locklear began a relationship with fellow ''Melrose Place'' alumnus [[Jack Wagner (actor)|Jack Wagner]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20037554,00.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070505050638/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20037554,00.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= May 5, 2007|title= Heather Locklear & Jack Wagner: Heating Up|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date= May 3, 2007|access-date=June 14, 2009}}</ref> In August 2011, Locklear and Wagner announced they were engaged.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://people.com/celebrity/heather-locklear-engaged-to-jack-wagner/|title= Heather Locklear Is Engaged|first1=Julie|last1=Jordan|first2=Alison|last2=Schwartz|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=August 12, 2011|access-date=August 13, 2011}}</ref> The couple had called off their engagement by that November.<ref>{{cite news|author=Shira, Dahvi |date=November 15, 2011|url=http://people.com/celebrity/jack-wagner-and-heather-locklear-call-off-engagement/ |title=Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner Call Off Engagement|work=People}}</ref>

In April 2020, Locklear became engaged to former motocross racer Chris Heisser, whom she first dated in high school.<ref>{{cite news|author=McNeil, Liz; Mauch, Ally |date=October 13, 2021|url=https://people.com/tv/heather-locklear-on-fiance-chris-heisser-her-high-school-bf-my-man-for-the-rest-of-my-life/ |title=Heather Locklear on Fiancé Chris Heisser (Her High School BF!): 'My Man for the Rest of My Life'|work=People}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Henderson, Cydney |date=May 17, 2021|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/06/19/heather-locklear-engaged-longtime-boyfriend-chris-heisser/3227289001/ |title='Melrose Place' alum Heather Locklear is engaged to longtime boyfriend Chris Heisser|work=USA Today}}</ref>

==Health and legal troubles==
In March 2008, a 911 call was made by someone who claimed to be Locklear's doctor, who said that Locklear was trying to kill herself.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20183713,00.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080314215528/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20183713,00.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = March 14, 2008 |title = Locklear 911 Caller: Actress May Be 'Suicidal{{'-}}|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=March 12, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbizspy.com/article/60343/cops-probe-heather-locklear-suicide-sttempt.html|title=Cops probe Heather Locklear 'suicide attempt{{'-}}|publisher=ShowbizSpy.com|date=March 10, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120173314/http://www.showbizspy.com/article/60343/cops-probe-heather-locklear-suicide-sttempt.html|archive-date=January 20, 2012}} {{better source needed|date=May 2019}}</ref> 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 Office|Ventura County Sheriff's Department]] later stated that no further action was taken once they arrived at Locklear's [[Westlake Village, California|Westlake Village]] home, as she appeared to be fine. They did, however, state that they believed the call was genuine.

On June 24, 2008, Locklear checked into a medical facility in Arizona for [[psychological]] ailments including anxiety and depression, and requested an in-depth evaluation of her medication to receive proper diagnosis and treatment.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208453,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627143819/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208453,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 27, 2008 | title=Heather Locklear in Treatment for 'Anxiety and Depression{{'-}}| last=Chiu|first= Alexis | work=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=June 24, 2008 | access-date=June 24, 2008}}</ref> Her agent confirmed Locklear was suffering from anxiety and depression.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tracy|last=Phillips|url=http://www.comcast.net/tv/seenontv/3576/heatherlocklearintreatment/|title=Heather Locklear in Treatment|publisher=[[Comcast]]|date=June 24, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002084121/http://www.comcast.net/tv/seenontv/3576/heatherlocklearintreatment/|archive-date=October 2, 2008}}</ref> On July 23, 2008, Locklear returned home after four weeks of treatment at the facility.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20214386,00.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906181850/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20214386,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 6, 2012 | title=Heather Locklear Leaves Treatment Center| last=Chiu|first= Alexis | work=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=July 23, 2008 | access-date=July 23, 2008}}</ref>
 
In September 2008, Locklear was pulled over by a [[California Highway Patrol]] officer and arrested on suspicion of [[DUI|driving under the influence]], just outside [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] after she was seen driving erratically.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE48S38J20080929|work=Reuters|title=Heather Locklear Arrested in California|date=September 19, 2008}}</ref> 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 the celebrity-news website [[TMZ.com]] for $27,500 ({{Inflation|index=US|value=27500|start_year=2008|fmt=eq}}), although she claims it was a chance meeting and denies having followed or set up Locklear to obtain photographs.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=6272693&page=1|work=ABC News|title= Heather Locklear charged with DUI|date=November 19, 2008}}</ref> Locklear was formally charged on November 17, 2008, with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence.<ref>[https://www.orangecountyduilawyerblog.com/heather%20locklear%20charged%20with/ Heather Locklear charged with DUI in Santa Barbara, by William Weinberg, attorney at law, Orange County DUI lawyer blog, November 17, 2008]</ref> A blood test detected no alcohol nor illegal narcotics, but Santa Barbara County Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter stated authorities believe the prescription medications Locklear consumed for her anxiety and depression "could have impaired her ability to safely drive a motor vehicle".<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.usmagazine.com/news/heather-locklear-charged-with-dui|work= [[Us Weekly]]|date= November 17, 2008|title= Heather Locklear Charged With DUI|access-date= November 18, 2008|archive-date= December 21, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081221051051/http://www.usmagazine.com/news/heather-locklear-charged-with-dui|url-status= dead}}</ref> On January 2, 2009, Locklear pleaded [[Nolo contendere|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.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20249861,00.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120909184426/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20249861,00.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= September 9, 2012|title= Heather Locklear's DUI Case Dismissed|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date= January 2, 2009}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20561231,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114094357/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20561231,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 14, 2012 | title=Heather Locklear Hospitalized After 911 Call| last1=Fleeman|first1= Mike | last2=Jordan|first2= Julie |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=January 12, 2012 | access-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref>
 	
In February 2018, Locklear was arrested for domestic violence and battery against a police officer. She was charged with one felony count of domestic violence and three misdemeanor counts of battery on a police officer. As deputies arrived at her Thousand Oaks home, she allegedly kicked three of the arresting deputy sheriffs and told them she would shoot at them if they ever came into her home again. According to audio of the 911 call, Locklear's brother called the police after coming to her home, where he found Locklear and her boyfriend arguing. Locklear was released on a $20,000 bond just before 6 a.m. the next day. Locklear's boyfriend, former [[American Motorcycle Association]] [[motocross]] racer Chris Heisser, was arrested on a driving under the influence charge in Thousand Oaks, hours after Locklear had been taken into custody. After obtaining a warrant, police searched her home for a weapon on March 12 but found none.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/police-search-heather-locklears-home-firearm/story?id=53579749 |title=Heather Locklear's home searched by police for firearm|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|author=Fisher, Luchina|date= March 7, 2018|access-date= March 11, 2018}}</ref>

On June 24, 2018, Locklear was arrested again, this time for two misdemeanor counts of battery.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/25/entertainment/heather-locklear-arrested/index.html|title=Heather Locklear arrested for allegedly kicking first responders|first=Stella|last=Chan|work=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vcdistrictattorney.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/18-088-Locklear-Dunlevy.pdf |publisher=Ventura County District Attorney |title= News Release: Amended Criminal Complaint Filed Against Heather Locklear |date=August 30, 2018}}</ref> On June 25, 2018, after being released on bail for charges of battery, Locklear was hospitalized in a suspected case of overdose.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/heather-locklear-rushed-to-hospital-after-overdose-call-report-says|title=Heather Locklear rushed to hospital after 'overdose' call, report says|first=Matt|last=Richardson|date=June 25, 2018|work=Fox News}}</ref> In August 2019, she pleaded no contest to charges stemming from that arrest and was sentenced to 30 days in a residential mental health facility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/08/16/heather-locklear-mental-health-facility-police-battery-case/|title=Heather Locklear Ordered to Mental Health Facility in Police Battery Case|website=TMZ|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref>

In April 2020, Locklear wrote on [[Instagram]] that she had been sober for one year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meola |first=Kiki |date=2023-08-16 |title=Sober Confessions: Celebs Who Announced They Gave Up Drugs, Alcohol |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/pictures/sober-confessions-celebs-who-announced-they-gave-up-drugs-alcohol/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Heather Locklear Celebrates 1 Year of Sobriety: 'She's in a Great Place,' Says Source |url=https://people.com/tv/heather-locklear-celebrates-1-year-of-sobriety-in-a-great-place/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> She has received treatment for addiction 20 times.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |date=2023-07-05 |title=Heather Locklear drinking again, on Ozempic after 20 rehab stints: source |url=https://nypost.com/2023/07/05/heather-locklear-is-drinking-again-lost-40lbs-on-ozempic-source/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
|-
|1983
| rowspan="2" |[[Bravo Otto|Bravo Otto Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bravo Otto|Best Female TV Star]]
| rowspan="4" |''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|1984
|{{nom}}
|-
|1986
|[[Soap Opera Digest Awards]]
|[[Soap Opera Digest Awards|Outstanding Actress/Actor in a Comic Relief Role on a Prime Time Serial]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989
|[[Bravo Otto|Bravo Otto Awards]]
|[[Bravo Otto|Best Female TV Star]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Golden Raspberry Awards]]
|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]]<ref name="razzie"/>
|''[[The Return of Swamp Thing]]''
|{{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |1990
|[[Bravo Otto|Bravo Otto Awards]]
|[[Bravo Otto|Best Female TV Star]]
| rowspan="3" |''Dynasty''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Soap Opera Digest Awards]]
|[[Soap Opera Digest Awards|Outstanding Supporting Actress: Prime Time]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|1991
|[[Bravo Otto|Bravo Otto Awards]]
|[[Bravo Otto|Best Female TV Star]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |1994
|[[Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[51st Golden Globe Awards#Best Actress - Drama Series|Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama]]
| rowspan="5" |''[[Melrose Place]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[First Americans in the Arts]]
|Best Actress in a Television Series
|{{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1995
| rowspan="5" |[[52nd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| rowspan="3" |Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
|{{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1996
|{{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1997
|{{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2000
| rowspan="2" |[[57th Golden Globe Awards#Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Series|Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Spin City]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2002
|{{nom}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2004
|[[TV Land Awards]]
|Favorite Teen Dream – Female{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}
|''Melrose Place''
|{{won}} (5th place)
|}

==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Episode(s)
! Viewers (in million)
|-
| 1980
| ''[[CHiPs]]''
| Teenager
| TV series
| "Satan's Angels"
| N/A
|-
| 1981
| ''[[240-Robert]]''
| Jean
| TV series
| "Hostages"
| N/A
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Eight is Enough]]''
| Ingrid
| TV series
| "Yet Another Seven Days in February"
| N/A
|-
| 1981
| ''Twirl''
| Cherie Sanders
| Television film
| N/A
|
|-
| 1981–1989
| ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''
| [[Sammy Jo Carrington]]
| TV series
| 127 episodes (Recurring S2–5; Main S6–9)
| [[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Here]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[The Fall Guy]]''
| June Edwards
| TV series
| "Scavenger Hunt"
| N/A
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Fantasy Island]]''
| Lorraine Wentworth
| TV series
| "Thank God, I'm a Country Girl"
| N/A
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Matt Houston]]''
| Cindy McNichol
| TV series
| "Stop the Presses"
| N/A
|-
| 1982–1986
| ''[[T. J. Hooker]]''
| Officer Stacy Sheridan
| TV series
| 84 episodes (Main S2–5)
| N/A
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]''
| Pat Ward
| TV series
| "Youth from Vienna"
| N/A
|- 
| 1983
| ''[[Hotel (American TV series)|Hotel]]''
| Miranda Harding
| TV series
| "Choices"
| N/A
|-
| 1983
| ''[[The Love Boat]]''
| Patti Samuels
| TV series
| "Youth Takes a Holiday/Don't Leave Home Without It/Prisoner of Love"
| N/A
|-
| 1983
| ''[[The Fall Guy]]''
| Paige Connally
| TV series
| "Just a Small Circle of Friends"
| N/A
|-
| 1984
| ''City Killer''
| Andrea McKnight
| Television film
|
|
|-
| 1988
| ''Rock 'n' Roll Mom''
| Darcy X
| Television film
|
|
|-
| 1990
| ''Jury Duty: The Comedy''
| Rita Burwald
| Television film
|
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Rich Men, Single Women]]''
| Tori
| Television film
|
|
|-
| 1990–1991
| ''[[Going Places (American TV series)|Going Places]]''
| Alexandra "Alex" Burton
| TV series
| 19 episodes (Main)
| N/A
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Dynasty: The Reunion]]''
| [[Sammy Jo Carrington]]
| Miniseries
|
| 23 (Part 1);<ref name="TVT 10-20-91">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=10&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=20&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=1991&commit.x=17&commit.y=5|title=TV Listings for October 20, 1991 (Sunday)|website=TV Tango|access-date=April 6, 2020|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509001928/http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=10&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=20&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=1991&commit.x=17&commit.y=5|url-status=live}}</ref> 20.3 (Part 2)<ref name="TVT 10-22-91">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=10&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=22&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=1991&commit.x=24&commit.y=17|title=TV Listings for October 22, 1991 (Tuesday)|website=TV Tango|access-date=April 6, 2020|archive-date=September 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921102318/http://www.tvtango.com/listings?filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bmonth%5D=10&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Bday%5D=22&filters%5Bdate%5D%5Byear%5D=1991&commit.x=24&commit.y=17|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Her Wicked Ways]]''
| Melody Shepherd
| Television film
| 
|| 24.5<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvaholics.blogspot.fr/2010/08/ratings-archive-december-1990.html|title = Ratings Archive - December 1990}}</ref>
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
| Lisa Clark (voice)
| TV series
| "[[Prophecy of Doom]]"
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Body Language (1992 film)|Body Language]]''
| Betsy
| Television film
| 
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Highway Heartbreaker]]''
| Alex
| Television film
| 
|
|-
| 1992
| ''Illusions''
| Jan Sanderson
| Television film
| 
|
|-
| 1993–1999
| ''[[Melrose Place]]''
| [[Amanda Woodward (Melrose Place)|Amanda Woodward]]
| TV series
| 199 episodes (Recurring S1; Main S2–7)
| [[List of Melrose Place episodes|Here]]
|-
| 1993
| ''Fade to Black''
| Victoria
| Television film
| 
|
|-
| 1995
| ''Texas Justice''
| [[Priscilla Davis]]
| Miniseries
| 
| 
|-
| 1996
| ''Shattered Mind''
| Suzy / Bonnie / Ginger / Victoria / D.J.
| Television film
| 
| 
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
| Herself
| TV series
| Guest star
|
|-
| 1999
| ''VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards''
| Herself / Hostess
| TV special
|
|
|-
| 1999–2002
| ''[[Spin City]]''
| Caitlin Moore
| TV series
| 71 episodes (Main S4–6)
| [[List of Spin City episodes|Here]]
|-
| 2000
| ''[[King of the Hill]]''
| Peggy Donovan (voice)
| TV series
| "Old Glory"
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Ally McBeal]]''
| Nicole Naples
| TV series
| "Tom Dooley"
| 8.1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/series/ally_mcbeal/episodes?page=3|title=Ally McBeal - Series - Episode List|publisher=TVTango.com|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
| Julie Keaton
| TV series
| "My First Step"; "My Fruit Cups"
| 17.5; 19.9<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/series/scrubs/episodes|title=Scrubs - Series - Episode List|publisher=TVTango.com|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| ''Once Around the Park''
| Alex Wingfield
| TV series
| Pilot
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''
| Laura Lang
| TV series
| "[[No Sniffing, No Wowing]]"
| 16.2<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/series/two_and_a_half_men/episodes|title=Two and a Half Men - Series - Episode List|publisher=TVTango.com|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[LAX (TV series)|LAX]]''
| Harley Random
| TV series
| 13 episodes (Main)
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Boston Legal]]''
| Kelly Nolan
| TV series
| "The Black Widow"; "Schadenfreude"
| 12.4; 11.8<ref>[http://www.tvtango.com/series/boston%20legal/episodes TVTango.com, Boston Legal ratings]</ref>
|-
| 2006
| ''Women of a Certain Age''
| Barb
| TV series
| Pilot
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Angels Fall (film)|Angels Fall]]''
| Reese Gilmore
| Television film
| 
| 5.0<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-locklear/locklear-flirting-with-lifetime-idUSN0624351220080206|title=Locklear|first=Kimberly|last=Nordyke|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Hannah Montana]]''
| Heather Truscott
| TV series
| "[[Lilly's Mom Has Got It Goin' On]]" ||
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Rules of Engagement (TV series)|Rules of Engagement]]''
| Barbara
| TV series
| "Audrey's Sister"; "Engagement Party"
| 10.1; 10.8<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/series/rules_of_engagement/episodes|title=Rules of Engagement - Series - Episode List|publisher=TVTango.com|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2007
| ''See Jayne Run''
| Jayne Doherty
| TV series
| Pilot
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Flirting with Forty]]''
| Jackie Laurens
| Television film
| 
| 4.0<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/sigourney-weaver-starrer-prayers-for-bobby-draws-38-million-viewers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008211410/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/sigourney-weaver-starrer-prayers-for-bobby-draws-38-million-viewers/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 8, 2016|title=Sigourney Weaver Starrer Prayers for Bobby Draws 3.8 Million Viewers|date=June 23, 2018|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2009–2010
| ''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place]]''
| Amanda Woodward
| TV series
| 8 episodes
| [[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Here]]
|-
| 2011
| ''He Loves Me''
| Laura
| Television film
| 
| 
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''
| Chloe
| TV series
| 3 episodes
| 
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Franklin & Bash]]''
| Rachel King
| TV series
| 10 episodes (Main S3)
| [[Franklin & Bash|Here]]
|-
| 2016
| ''The Game of Love''
| Frankie
| Television film
| 
|
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''[[Too Close to Home (TV series)|Too Close to Home]]''
| The First Lady
| TV series
| 8 episodes (Recurring S1-2)
| [[Too Close to Home (TV series)|Here]]
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Fresh Off the Boat]]''
| Sarah
| TV series
| "The Gloves Are Off"
| 3.85<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/the-flash-ncis-all-others-unchanged-tuesday-final-ratings/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223215935/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/the-flash-ncis-all-others-unchanged-tuesday-final-ratings/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2017|title='The Flash,' 'NCIS,' all others unchanged: Tuesday final ratings|first=Rick|last=Porter|date=February 23, 2017|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Don't Sweat The Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story]]''
| [[Kristine Carlson]]
| rowspan="2" | Television film
| [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] film
| 
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story]]''
| [[Jodi Hildebrandt]]
| Lifetime film
|
|}

===Film===
<!--NOTE: THIS SECTION IS FOR THEATRICAL FILM RELEASES ONLY. TELEVISION FILMS GO IN THE "TELEVISION" SECTION. -->
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Studio
! US gross<ref name="boxofficemojo.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/|title=Home|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
! Worldwide gross<ref name="boxofficemojo.com"/>
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Firestarter (1984 film)|Firestarter]]''
| Victoria 'Vicky' Tomlinson McGee
| Universal
| $17,080,167
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[The Return of Swamp Thing]]''
| [[Abigail Arcane|Abigail "Abby" Arcane]]
| Lightyear Entertainment
| $192,816
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Big Slice]]''
| Rita
| SC Entertainment International
| N/A
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Wayne's World 2]]''
| Herself (cameo)
| Paramount
| $48,197,805
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The First Wives Club]]''
| Sharon Griffin (cameo)
| Paramount
| $105,489,203
| $181,489,203	 
|-
| 1997
| ''Double Tap''
| Agent Katherine Hanson
| HBO
| N/A
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Money Talks (1997 film)|Money Talks]]''
| Grace Cipriani
| New Line
| $40,922,619
| $48,407,611	 
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]''
| Dusty Tails
| WB
| $20,991,364
| $68,514,844
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Uptown Girls]]''
| Roma Schleine 
| MGM
| $37,182,494
| $44,617,342	 
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Perfect Man (2005 film)|The Perfect Man]]''
| Jean Hamilton
| Universal
| $16,535,005
| $19,770,475
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Oranges (film)|Game of Life]]''
| Irene
| Mesquite Entertainment Group
| N/A
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Flying By]]''
| Pamela
| ARTE & Encore Partners
| N/A
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Scary Movie 5]]''
| Barbara
| Dimension Films & DZE and Brad Grey Pictures
| $32,015,787
| $78,378,744
|}

===Producer===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1998–1999
|''[[Melrose Place]]''
|Co–producer
|28 episodes
|-
|2004–05
|''[[LAX (TV series)|LAX]]''
|Producer
|12 episodes
|}

==See also==
*[[List of Lumbees|List of notable Lumbee]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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