Heather Locklear: Fashion Celebrity Guide

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Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is an American actress, known for her television roles as Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan on T.J. Hooker, Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, and Caitlin Moore on Spin City. She had a recurring role on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland and, as of 2013, a main role on the TNT drama-comedy television series Franklin & Bash. While at UCLA, she began modeling and working in commercials for the school store. She made her earliest screen appearances in the early 1980s with small roles in episodes of CHiPs, 240-Robert, and Eight Is Enough, before beginning a long-term collaboration with Aaron Spelling. Spelling cast her as Sammy Jo Dean during the second season of Dynasty, and the following year cast her in T.J. Hooker with William Shatner. Until the mid-1980s, Locklear appeared as a series regular on T.J. Hooker while making semi-regular appearances on Dynasty, and was a full-time cast member on Dynasty from 1985 until its cancellation in 1989. In 1991, the Dynasty cast reconvened for the four-hour mini-series Dynasty: The Reunion. In 1993, she began playing Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, a spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210; Spelling originally signed her for a limited four-episode run, the first of which aired on January 27, 1993, and she became a full-time cast member (though still billed as 'Special Guest Star') until its cancellation in 1999. Throughout her career, Locklear has appeared in eight television productions made by Aaron Spelling: Dynasty, T.J. Hooker, Matt Houston, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hotel, Melrose Place, and the made-for-TV movie Rich Men, Single Women.

Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is an American actress, known for her television roles as Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan on T.J. Hooker, Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, and Caitlin Moore on Spin City. She had a recurring role on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland and, as of 2013, she has a main role on the TNT drama-comedy television series Franklin & Bash.  While at UCLA, she began modeling and working in commercials for the school store. She made her earliest screen appearances in the early 1980s with small roles in episodes of CHiPs, 240-Robert, and Eight Is Enough, before beginning a long-term collaboration with Aaron Spelling. Spelling cast her in the role of Sammy Jo Dean during the second season of his TV series Dynasty, and the following year he cast her in the cop show T.J. Hooker with William Shatner. Until the mid-1980s, Locklear appeared as a series regular on T.J. Hooker, while making semi-regular appearances on Dynasty. She was a full-time cast member on Dynasty from 1985 until its cancellation in 1989. In 1991, the cast of Dynasty (including Locklear) reconvened for the four-hour mini-series Dynasty: The Reunion.  In 1993, she began playing what would be another of her best known roles, that of scheming vixen Amanda Woodward on Aaron Spelling's drama series Melrose Place, which was a spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210. Spelling originally signed Locklear for a limited four-episode run, the first of which aired on January 27, 1993. Locklear became a full-time cast member (though she continued to be billed as "Special Guest Star" in the opening credits) until its cancellation in 1999. Throughout her career, Locklear has appeared in eight television productions made by Aaron Spelling, these being Dynasty, T.J. Hooker, Matt Houston, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hotel, Melrose Place, and the made-for-TV movie Rich Men, Single Women.

Television's Aaron Spelling Regular

Few actresses are as identified with one producer as Locklear is with Aaron Spelling: eight of his productions, two of them running concurrently in the mid-1980s (a series regular on T.J. Hooker while making semi-regular appearances on Dynasty), and a full-time Dynasty run from 1985 to 1989. The collaboration began while she was at UCLA, modeling and working in commercials for the school store, and moved through small early-1980s roles in CHiPs, 240-Robert and Eight Is Enough into the Spelling universe that defined prime-time glamour for a decade.

Four Defining Roles

Each of the four signature roles marks a different television era: Sammy Jo Carrington on the 1980s soap Dynasty, Amanda Woodward — the scheming vixen — on the 1990s drama Melrose Place, Caitlin Moore on Spin City, and the later recurring work on Hot in Cleveland and the main role on Franklin & Bash as of 2013. The Melrose Place story is the telling one: a four-episode booking that became a six-year run. This page gathers Heather Locklear news, style coverage, photos, glam features and videos, with the H-letter directory linking the rest of the letter.

Common Questions

What are Heather Locklear's four best-known television roles?

Locklear is known for Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan on T.J. Hooker, Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, and Caitlin Moore on Spin City.

How many Aaron Spelling productions has Heather Locklear appeared in?

Throughout her career, Locklear has appeared in eight television productions made by Aaron Spelling: Dynasty, T.J. Hooker, Matt Houston, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Hotel, Melrose Place, and Rich Men, Single Women.

How did Heather Locklear's Melrose Place role begin?

Spelling originally signed Locklear for a limited four-episode run as Amanda Woodward, the first of which aired on January 27, 1993; she became a full-time cast member until the show's cancellation in 1999.

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