Heather Locklear

Heather Deen is an American actress, best known for her role as the vixen Amanda in Melrose Place.

In 1979, Locklear landed her first TV role in a TV movie and then on 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 Carrington in his new TV series Dynasty. Locklear proved a popular addition to the cast in the show’s second season, in the fall of 1981. Spelling immediately cast her opposite William Shatner in the cop show T.J. Hooker. The show’s 1982 premiere significantly enhanced Locklear’s Hollywood career. Throughout the 1980’s she continued to work on these two shows plus numerous television specials and films.

In the 1990’s Locklear played perhaps her best known part, the vixen Amanda Woodward on the series Melrose Place from 1993 to 1999. She was originally brought on as a guest star in an attempt to boost the ratings, and her billing in the credits reflected this. Locklear also won First Americans in the Arts: Best Actress in a TV series for her role on Melrose Place.