Editing Denise Richards (section)

=== 2010s ===
In 2010, she joined [[Paramount Network]]'s sitcom ''[[Blue Mountain State]]'' as Debra Simon''.''<ref>[http://www.spike.com/articles/pvwfn4/blue-mountain-state-blue-mountain-state-to-return-for-season-3-starring-denise-richards Blue Mountain State To Return For Season 3 Starring Denise Richards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208173239/http://www.spike.com/articles/pvwfn4/blue-mountain-state-blue-mountain-state-to-return-for-season-3-starring-denise-richards |date=December 8, 2011 }} Spike. April 27, 2011.</ref> The series is about a fictional university, Blue Mountain State, and its [[American football|football]] team, the "Mountain Goats". It portrays certain aspects of American university life, including American football, sex, drinking, and partying. In February 2012, it was reported that ''Blue Mountain State'' would not be renewed for a fourth season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgates-blue-mountain-state-cancelled-293110|title=Lionsgate's 'Blue Mountain State' Cancelled By. Spike|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|date=February 21, 2012|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 4, 2016|archive-date=April 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416041102/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgates-blue-mountain-state-cancelled-293110|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the years, due in large part to being streamable on [[Netflix]], the series has developed a [[cult following]]. In July 2011, Richards published a memoir ''The Real Girl Next Door'', a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|New York Times Best Seller]].<ref>[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/denise-richards-book-movie-charlie-sheen_n_929561 Producers Looking To Turn Denise Richards' Book Into Movie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320061521/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/17/denise-richards-book-movie-charlie-sheen_n_929561.html |date=March 20, 2016 }} HuffPost. August 17, 2011</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/denise-richards-new-memoir-5-215680|title=Denise Richards' New Memoir: 5 Things Learned From 'The Real Girl Next Door'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 26, 2011|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704182124/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/denise-richards-new-memoir-5-215680|url-status=live}}</ref> Richards decided to write a book because she "wanted to do something inspirational for other people going through challenging times," she told ''[[HuffPost]]'' in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/denise-richards-the-real-girl-next-door-book-interview_n_912616|title=Denise Richards: Charlie's Drama Cost Me Work|date=July 29, 2011|website=HuffPost|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> In September 2011, Richards reportedly turned down $100,000 to appear as an ex-girlfriend at Charlie Sheen's funeral in ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''.<ref>[http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1664355.php/Denise-Richards-turned-down-100-000-Two-And-A-Half-Men-offer Denise Richards `turned down 100,000 Two And A Half Men offer`] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004011559/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1664355.php/Denise-Richards-turned-down-100-000-Two-And-A-Half-Men-offer |date=October 4, 2011 }} Monsters and Critics. September 22, 2011.</ref> A month later, she began filming a guest spot for an episode for the sixth season of [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[30 Rock]]''.<ref name="thi">[http://www.aoltv.com/2011/10/18/30-rock-season-6-preview-photos/ '30 Rock' Season 6: Check Out James Marsden & Denise Richards on Set (PHOTOS)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803092532/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/10/18/30-rock-season-6-preview-photos/ |date=August 3, 2012 }} AOL TV. October 18, 2011.</ref> Richards was part of [[TV Guide Network]]'s show, ''Hollywood Moms' Club'', which aired in November 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Hollywood-Moms-Club-1035653.aspx|title=TV Guide Network Developing Hollywood Moms' Club|date=July 25, 2011|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-date=October 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022001336/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Hollywood-Moms-Club-1035653.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/inside-denise-richards-and-ali-landrys-hollywood-moms-club-201168|title=Inside Allison Sweeney and Ali Landry's Hollywood Moms' Club!|date=August 6, 2011|journal=[[US Magazine]]|access-date=August 9, 2011}}</ref>

Richards played Kate Needleman in the comedy film ''[[Madea's Witness Protection]]'' (2012), which grossed $67 million at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=madeaswitnessprotection.htm|title=Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection (2012) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=August 4, 2019|archive-date=July 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706013309/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=madeaswitnessprotection.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Madea's Witness Protection'' was filmed in [[Atlanta]] in early 2012 and was released through [[Tyler Perry Studios|34th Street Films]] and [[Lionsgate]]. In 2012, Richards joined the cast of [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]]'s mystery-thriller television series ''[[Twisted (TV series)|Twisted]]''.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-familys-twisted-fosters-get-418689 ABC Family Orders Murder Mystery, Jennifer Lopez-Backed Drama to Series] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150655/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-familys-twisted-fosters-get-418689 |date=September 24, 2015 }} The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2013</ref> In 2015, she appeared in two films, ''Operation: Neighborhood Watch!'' and ''Christmas Trade''. In 2016, she made a guest appearance as herself in [[The CW]]'s ''[[Jane the Virgin]]'', in the episode "Chapter Fifty-One." She portrayed Kat Faust in the musical thriller film ''[[American Satan]]'' (2017), for which Richards was nominated for the Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film at the [[Northeast Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nefilmfestival.com/2017-winners.html|title=2017 Winners|website=Northeast Film Festival|access-date=August 4, 2019|archive-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723201538/http://www.nefilmfestival.com/2017-winners.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, Richards portrayed Temple Hampton in an episode of [[Bravo (American TV channel)|Bravo]]'s comedy-drama series ''[[Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce]]''. She starred in the supernatural horror film ''[[The Toybox]]'' (2018) opposite [[Mischa Barton]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3468018/denise-richards-mischa-barton-play-toybox-afm/|title=Denise Richards and Mischa Barton Play in 'The Toybox' at AFM|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=November 2, 2017|website=Bloody Disgusting!|access-date=August 7, 2019|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506064220/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3468018/denise-richards-mischa-barton-play-toybox-afm/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is about a family who go on a summer road trip in a used RV and get stranded in the desert by a supernatural force that is slowly killing them off.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/the-toybox-movie-trailer-2018/|title='Toybox' Trailer: Mischa Barton & Denise Richards Cruise Hell in a Haunted RV|date=August 27, 2018|website=Movieweb|access-date=August 27, 2019|archive-date=August 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827161519/https://movieweb.com/the-toybox-movie-trailer-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref> She portrayed Karen in the faith-based film ''[[The Prayer Box]]'' (2018), released on October 20, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-06 |title=The Prayer Box |url=https://tv.apple.com/ca/movie/the-prayer-box/umc.cmc.63570ska9croih0ijlaliwu8j |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=AppleTV |language=en-CA}}</ref>[[File:Denise Richards (47364897421).jpg|thumb|250x250px|Richards in 2019]]In August 2018, Richards announced that she would be joining the [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]] reality series, ''[[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]]'', for the show's ninth season, which premiered on February 12, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/tv/rhobh-season-9-trailer-exclusive/ |title=The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Previews Lies, Heartbreak and Betrayal in Season 9 Trailer |access-date=December 21, 2018 |archive-date=December 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221115534/https://people.com/tv/rhobh-season-9-trailer-exclusive/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/denise-richards-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills|title=Is Denise Richards the Most Famous Person to Join The Real Housewives?|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=August 8, 2018|access-date=August 3, 2019|archive-date=November 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129075150/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/denise-richards-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' described her addition to the series by saying: "She might be one of the most famous people to join the ''Housewives'' franchise, someone who was a legitimate household name before becoming a reality star. Now, that doesn't always translate to on-screen gold, but it is a nice little coup for [[Bravo (American TV channel)|Bravo]]."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/denise-richards-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills|title=Is Denise Richards the Most Famous Person to Join The Real Housewives?|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=August 8, 2018|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-date=November 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129075150/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/denise-richards-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that Richards "brought a refreshing and occasionally disarming dose of reality" to the series.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/style/denise-richards-real-housewives-beverly-hills.html|title=Denise Richards, the Un-Housewife|last=Kaplan|first=Ilana|date=July 27, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 3, 2019|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=August 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803191930/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/27/style/denise-richards-real-housewives-beverly-hills.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 31, 2019, ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' wrote that "Richards's appearance on the show is the best kind of surprise, one that reveals that a celebrity is not who we may have assumed them to be. She's an extremely warm, loving parent, without a hint of narcissism or vapidity about her."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/denise-richards-is-my-favorite-person-on-tv-right-now|title=Denise Richards Is My Favorite Person on TV Right Now|last=Fallon|first=Kevin|date=May 31, 2019|access-date=November 24, 2019|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928234740/https://www.thedailybeast.com/denise-richards-is-my-favorite-person-on-tv-right-now|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Fox News]] called her "an instant fan favorite" when she joined the show in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/denise-richards-best-moments-rhobh|title=Denise Richards' best moments from 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'|last=Napoli|first=Jessica|date=February 12, 2020|publisher=[[Fox News]]|access-date=March 27, 2020|archive-date=March 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327075258/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/denise-richards-best-moments-rhobh|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2019, she joined the cast of [[CBS]]'s soap opera ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' as Shauna Fulton.<ref name="bravotv">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/people/denise-richards|title=Denise Richards|date=December 20, 2018|website=Bravo TV Official Site|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704093801/https://www.bravotv.com/people/denise-richards|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/04/25/denise-richards-worries-marriage-charlie-sheen-messed-up-their-kids/3571426002/|title=Denise Richards doesn't want her kids watching 'Wild Things,' reflects on co-parenting|website=USA TODAY|access-date=July 4, 2019|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704202130/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/04/25/denise-richards-worries-marriage-charlie-sheen-messed-up-their-kids/3571426002/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/the-bold-and-the-beautiful/news/546017/interview-denise-richards-wants-bb-love-story-shauna-fulton/|title=Interview: Denise Richards Wants B&B Love Interest for Shauna Fulton|last=Young|first=Candace|date=July 22, 2019|website=Soaps.com|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=August 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806180010/https://soaps.sheknows.com/the-bold-and-the-beautiful/news/546017/interview-denise-richards-wants-bb-love-story-shauna-fulton/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs.soapsindepth.com/posts/the-bold-and-the-beautiful-shauna-fulton-denise-richards-169705|title=Everything You Need to Know About Shauna on B&B|last=Eades|first=Chris|date=October 8, 2019|website=CBSSoapsInDepth.com|access-date=October 19, 2019|archive-date=April 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407195557/https://www.cbs.soapsindepth.com/posts/the-bold-and-the-beautiful-shauna-fulton-denise-richards-169705|url-status=live}} {{better source needed|date=October 2020}}</ref> "Shauna is a fun-loving, hard-working single mother from [[Las Vegas]] who aspires to live life to its absolute fullest," executive producer and headwriter Bradley Bell told ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs.soapsindepth.com/posts/the-bold-and-the-beautiful-shauna-fulton-denise-richards-169705|title=Everything You Need to Know About Shauna on B&B|last=Eades|first=Chris|date=April 4, 2019|website=CBSSoapsInDepth.com|access-date=August 6, 2019|archive-date=April 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407195557/https://www.cbs.soapsindepth.com/posts/the-bold-and-the-beautiful-shauna-fulton-denise-richards-169705|url-status=live}} {{better source needed|date=October 2020}}</ref> In July 2019, it was announced that Richards had joined the cast of [[Fox Broadcasting]]'s comedy-drama television series ''[[BH90210]]'' in a guest role, playing a fictionalized version of herself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/denise-richards-joins-bh90210-cast/|title=Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Denise Richards Joins the Cast of BH90210|website=People|access-date=August 3, 2019|archive-date=July 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730235257/https://people.com/tv/denise-richards-joins-bh90210-cast/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/07/29/denise-richards-bh90210-cast-fox-reboot/|title=TVLine Items: Denise Richards on BH90210, Ballers Premiere and More|last1=Gelman|first1=Vlada|date=July 29, 2019|website=TVLine|access-date=August 4, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807001508/https://tvline.com/2019/07/29/denise-richards-bh90210-cast-fox-reboot/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/denise-richards-was-on-the-90210-reboot-rhobh-star-has-fans-freaking-out/|title=Denise Richards was on the 90210 reboot: RHOBH star has fans freaking out|date=September 12, 2019|website=Monsters and Critics|access-date=September 14, 2019|archive-date=September 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914074806/https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/denise-richards-was-on-the-90210-reboot-rhobh-star-has-fans-freaking-out/|url-status=live}}</ref> She portrayed overly-ambitious mother Candice in [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] television film ''The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders'', released on September 2, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Denise-Richards-Stars-in-THE-SECRET-LIVES-OF-CHEERLEADERS-on-Lifetime-20190718|title=Denise Richards Stars in 'The Secret Lives of Cheerleaders' on Lifetime|magazine=Broadway World|access-date=August 27, 2019|archive-date=August 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827152258/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Denise-Richards-Stars-in-THE-SECRET-LIVES-OF-CHEERLEADERS-on-Lifetime-20190718|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.etonline.com/denise-richards-confirms-rhobh-is-filming-moving-forward-with-potential-new-castmates-exclusive|title=Denise Richards Dishes on 'RHOBH' Season 10 (Exclusive)|work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|access-date=August 27, 2019|archive-date=August 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827152259/https://www.etonline.com/denise-richards-confirms-rhobh-is-filming-moving-forward-with-potential-new-castmates-exclusive|url-status=live}}</ref> "I think the story's about this girl that's trying to fit in and makes some bad choices and then, knowing right from wrong, decided to make a better choice," Richards told ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://parade.com/917799/paulettecohn/denise-richards-stars-in-the-secret-life-of-cheerleaders/|title=The Secret Life of Cheerleaders Star Denise Richards on the Challenges of Parenting in a Social Media World|last=Cohn|first=Paulette|date=August 30, 2019|magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-date=September 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914003042/https://parade.com/917799/paulettecohn/denise-richards-stars-in-the-secret-life-of-cheerleaders/|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 4, 2019, Richards appeared as a guest model on the game show ''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|The Price Is Right]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/lookbook/denise-richards-silver-fringe-dress-the-price-is-right|title=Denise Richards Dazzles in a Fringe Minidress on The Price Is Right|date=November 5, 2019|website=Bravo TV Official Site|access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928234742/https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/lookbook/denise-richards-silver-fringe-dress-the-price-is-right|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soapcentral.com/bb/news/2019/0902-denise_richards_price_is_right.php|title=Denise Richards is the third B&B star to guest on The Price is Right this fall|website=soapcentral.com|date=August 30, 2019 |access-date=November 22, 2019|archive-date=September 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905172326/https://www.soapcentral.com///bb/news/2019/0902-denise_richards_price_is_right.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Richards played Valerie in the Christmas film ''My Adventures with Santa'' (2019) opposite [[Patrick Muldoon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lollychristmas.com/tag/my-adventures-with-santa/|title=My Adventures With Santa – LollyChristmas.com|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001172634/https://www.lollychristmas.com/tag/my-adventures-with-santa/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released in limited theaters on November 15, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/soaps/news/550359/denise-richards-patrick-muldoon-jamie-luner-my-adventures-with-santa-film/|title=Denise Richards & Patrick Muldoon Star in 'My Adventures With Santa'|last=Young|first=Candace|date=September 30, 2019|website=Soaps.com|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001171134/https://soaps.sheknows.com/soaps/news/550359/denise-richards-patrick-muldoon-jamie-luner-my-adventures-with-santa-film/|url-status=live}}</ref>