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Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25 , 1961 in Westwood , California , United States ) is an American Actress . Heather is the daughter of Bill and Diane Locklear. She is the youngest of four children. She has two sisters, Laurie and Colleen, and a brother, Mark. Her father was a dean of the School of Engineering at UCLA . Heather attended UCLA until she quit to pursue acting. She has Lumbee Native American roots on her father's side (her surname being quite common among the Lumbee), but her ancestry is mostly Scottish . She is also a cousin of Donald Trump's second wife,Marla Maples. CAREER '']] While attending UCLA, Heather Locklear began modeling and working in commercials for the school store. 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 like '' Eight Is Enough '' and '' The Fall Guy '', before Aaron Spelling cast her in his new TV series '' Dynasty ''. When the series premiered in 1981 , Locklear was a hit. Spelling immediately cast her opposite William Shatner in the cop show '' T.J. Hooker ''. The show's 1982 premiere sent Locklear into the Hollywood stratosphere. Throughout the 1980's she continued to work on these two shows and in numerous movies and television specials. In the 1990's (after a failed comedy sitcom '''', opposite Michael J. Fox . She was similarly brought in as a successful ratings boost for this show. Locklear also served for 6 years as the spokesperson for the Health and Tennis Corporation of America. Locklear starred in the Airport drama '' LAX '', which ran from 2004 to 2005 . PERSONAL LIFE Heather was married to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee from 1986 - 1993 . After Lee and Locklear's divorce, she married Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora on December 17, 1994 in Paris. On October 4 , 1997 she gave birth to Ava Elizabeth. Locklear's representative announced on February 2 , 2006 that divorce papers had been filed to dissolve the couple's marriage. In further papers filed by Richie Sambora, it has been revealed that the couple has been separated since December 26 2005 , and that Richie will be seeking Joint Custody of Ava. FILMOGRAPHY
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