Heather Locklear is an American film and television actress who began her career by acting in commercials. The greatest fame and fame she brought work on the series "Melrose Place", where she played the role of Amanda Woodward.
Heather Dean Locklear was born on September 25, 1961. Her father, William Robert, was among the staff of the University of California. He headed the department, which was engaged in assisting in the employment of graduates of the educational institution. Heather's mother, Diana Locklear, worked at Disney Studios as an assistant administrator. At that time, the whole family - except for Heather, William and Diana had two more children - lived in the city of Westwood, which is located in California, USA.
Heather received secondary education at a school in Newbury Park. Already at that time, she became interested in advertising, modeling and the film industry, but her family did not support this idea. At one time, little Heather dreamed of growing up and becoming an airplane pilot. Having received a basic education, the future American actress entered the University of California. Along with higher education, Heather began attending various selections and auditions. Her first shootings in advertising projects happened in the late 1970s. At that time, young Heather moonlighted as a model.
Lockleer began her career in the film industry since 1980. However, fame began to come to the girl only in the late 1980s, before that she took part in little-known television projects, played in the series of supporting characters. As part of the feature film, Heather got her first role in 1984.
Career development
The young actress received her first serious success by hitting the cast of the dynasty series. He went on screens until 1989. The next successful project in the movie Heather was the detective television series "TJ Hooker." However, a failure in her biography followed: in 1989, the film "The Return of the Swamp Creature" was released, for participation in which Locklear was awarded an antiprescription for the worst female role.
The world famous Heather Locklear brought the role of Amanda in the TV series "Melrose Place". After the first episodes in 1992, Heather woke up famous. This series has been repeatedly nominated for an Emmy. Work on this television project was not limited to one season. Heather extended the contract for the second season of the series, so the ratings of the TV show remained at their best. In 2009, Melrose Place received a “second life”: a remake was made in which Heather returned to the role of Amanda.
At the moment, the actress has more than 40 different projects in the piggy bank of both full-length films and television series. In addition, Heather Locklear also tried herself as a voice actor. For example, she was involved in work on the animated series "Batman", which appeared on screens from 1992 to 1995.
Among the most successful and famous works of the American actress include projects such as "Clinic", "City Girls", "Money Decides Everything, " "Too Close to Home."
In 2004, Heather tried herself as a producer of a television show, but this venture was unsuccessful. The project she was engaged in had low ratings and was quickly closed.