Nicollette Sheridan was born on November 21, 1963 in Worthing, Sussex, England. Her birth name is Nicolette Sheridan.

Nicollette is the daughter of British actress Sally Adams. She was also the step-daughter of the late actor Telly Savalas during the length of her mother's marriage to Savalas, by whom she has a half-brother, actor Nick Savalas. She made her small-screen debut in the short-lived television series Paper Dolls, and was very popular as "Paige Matheson" on the CBS night-time soap "Knots Landing".
After "Knots Landing", Nicollette's career was highlighted by roles in "Spy Hard"(1996), "Beverly Hills Ninja" (1997), and a series of TV-movies including "A Time to Heal" (1994) and "The People Next Door" (1996).
Nicollette received a career boost when chosen to portray saucy Edie Britt in "Desperate Housewives".

Nicollette Sheridan married actor Harry Hamlin in 1991, only to divorce him in 1993. Later she dated singer Michael Bolton for a time.

Misspellings & aliases:
Nicolette, Nicolete, Nicollett, Nicolett, Nicollet, Nicollete, Nicolet, Sheridann, Seridan, Shiridan, Sheeridan, Sheridane, Sherridan, Sherydan, Sherrydan.