Denise Richards

Some Wild Things are happening at the Washington State Horror Con with a pretty epic Starship Troopers reunion later this month. Please welcome Denise Richards to the lineup of the Washington State Horror Con from October 25th through the 27th. Denise portrayed the starship pilot Carmen Ibanez in the hit 1997 movie.

Denise is an actress, television personality, and model. She rose to prominence with roles in the science fiction film Starship Troopers (1997), the thriller film Wild Things (1998), and the spy film The World Is Not Enough (1999).

Richards has appeared in films such as the comedies Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), Undercover Brother (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Love Actually (2003), and Madea’s Witness Protection (2012), the slasher Valentine (2001), the dramas Edmond (2005) and Jolene (2008), and the musical thriller American Satan (2017). Her television roles include the sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010–2011), the mystery thriller series Twisted (2013–2014), and the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2019–2022).

Richards has starred on reality series such as Denise Richards: It’s Complicated (2008–2009), The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2019–2020, 2023–2024), and the upcoming series Denise Richards and the Wild Things (2025). In 2011, she published a memoir, The Real Girl Next Door, which became a New York Times Best Seller.