Heather Deen Locklear (born
September 25,
1961) is a six time-
Golden Globe-nominated
American actress. She is primarily known for her television work, her most notable roles being
Sammy Jo Carrington on the 1980s
soap opera Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan in the 1980s
cop drama T.J. Hooker, Amanda Woodward on the 1990s
soap opera Melrose Place, and Caitlin Moore on the sitcom
Spin City.
Biography
Early life
Locklear was born in
Westwood, Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Diane (
née Tinsley), a production executive for
Disney, and William Robert Locklear, an administrator at
UCLA. She went to
Newbury Park High School.
[filmreference.com][movies.yahoo.com] She is the youngest of four children and a cousin of
Donald Trump's second wife,
Marla Maples. She is of
Scottish and distant paternal
Lumbee ancestry.
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Career
While attending the
University of California, Los Angeles, Locklear began modeling and working in commercials for the school store. She was a member of the
Chi Omega sorority at the University of California.In 1979, Locklear landed her first roles appearing in
Tales of the Unexpected, and an episode of
CHiPs a year later. She landed a few more bit parts in shows, including
Eight Is Enough, before
Aaron Spelling cast her in the role of Sammy Jo Dean during the second season of his TV series
Dynasty. It would be the beginning of a highly successful long-term collaboration with Spelling who, the following year, cast her in the cop show
T.J. Hooker with
William Shatner. Until the mid 1980s, Locklear would appear as a series regular on
T.J. Hooker while making semi-regular appearances on
Dynasty. She later became a full-time cast member on
Dynasty until its cancellation in 1989.
