Hollywood actress and model Denise Richards would be celebrating her 42nd birthday today.

Denise Richards was born on 17th February 1941 in Downers Grove, Illinois, the daughter of Joni, a coffee shop owner, and Irv Richards, a telephone engineer.

Before being an actress, Denise Richards was signed by the Judith Fontaine Modeling & Talent Agency as a model. She spent the majority of the 1990s appearing in lower-budget films and TV shows such as "Saved by the Bell", television movies, and guest starring in episodes of several television shows such as "Married with Children" in 1991, and "Two and a Half Men" with ex husband Charlie Sheen.

She has appeared in films including "Starship Troopers", "Wild Things", and "The World Is Not Enough". She appeared on the reality TV show, "Denise Richards: It's Complicated", which was carried by American cable channel E!.

Denise Richards appeared in several film roles which werent big box office hits, like "Valentine", "Undercover Brother" and "Scary Movie 3".

In 1999, she was voted 9th in Maxim's "50 Sexiest Women" and in 2001 she was ranked 2nd in FHM's "USA 100 Sexiest Women", 5th in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women" and 19th in AskMen.com's "50 Most Beautiful Women".

Denise Richards was married to actor Charlie Sheen and has two daughters with him namely- Sam and Lola. Denise Richards has also appeared in a Bollywood film starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor - "Kambakkht Ishq".

FridayMoviez wishes Denise Richards a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!