Heather Locklear's Real Name: Heather Deen Locklear

Quick answer: The actress is known professionally as Heather Locklear. Biography.com, TV Insider, and TV Guide independently give the name Heather Deen Locklear. Biography.com and TV Insider independently date her birth to September 25, 1961, though they name the place differently (Biography.com; TV Insider; TV Guide).

Real name and early life

She is known professionally as Heather Locklear. Biography.com lists the full name Heather Deen Locklear and dates the birth to September 25, 1961, in Los Angeles, California, saying she was raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks, entered UCLA in 1979 intending to major in psychology, and left after a year to act, following commercial work for companies including Pepsi and Polaroid. TV Insider independently lists the birth name Heather Deen Locklear, the birth date September 25, 1961, and the birthplace Westwood, California. TV Guide independently lists the birth name Heather Deen Locklear and the birthplace Westwood, California, United States, without the exact date in the biography. The date is independently confirmed; the Los Angeles and Westwood place names are both recorded here.

Career highlights

Biography.com says she made her first television series appearance on CHiPs in 1980, landed a role on Dynasty in 1981, soon began starring on T.J. Hooker, joined Melrose Place in 1993, and later in the decade starred on Spin City. TV Insider independently dates Dynasty to ABC, 1981–89, and T.J. Hooker to ABC, 1982–85, and CBS, 1985–86, and says that in 1993 she joined Melrose Place (Fox, 1992–99) as Amanda Woodward, later appearing on Spin City (ABC, 1997–2002). Biography.com independently notes a 2009 revival of Melrose Place that lasted only one season. TV Insider independently emphasizes that she appeared concurrently on two Aaron Spelling series, Dynasty and T.J. Hooker, before joining Melrose Place as the advertising executive Amanda Woodward. Both sources also mention later film appearances, including Uptown Girls (2003) in the TV Insider listing.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Heather Locklear or Heather Deen Locklear are looking for the same actress, later known for Dynasty and Melrose Place. Independent sources support the name used in the title.