Sheridan was born Colette Sheridan in Worthing, West Sussex, England, the daughter of British actress Sally Sheridan (née Adams). She is of Indian Punjabi descent through her Great-Grandmother. Contrary to rumour, Sheridan is not related to actress Dinah Sheridan. Sheridan's biological father has never been identified, but Sheridan has said that she considers her mother's late ex-boyfriend, actor Read more...

Sheridan made her debut in Paper Dolls, but her breakthrough came in 1986, when she joined the cast of the CBS night-time soap Knots Landing as "Paige Matheson". She started out as a recurring role, but proved to be so popular that she was a regular during the 1988-89 season. For her performance in the role, she won the 1990 Soap Opera Digest Award for "Outstanding Lead Actress: Prime Time" and Read more...

From 1979 to 1985, Sheridan dated the then teen-idol Leif Garrett . They began dating when she was still about 15 and lived with him in his mother's home while still a under control{minor}. As an adult, Sheridan was involved in an unsuccessful attempt to end Garrett's drug abuse.

Sheridan was married to actor Harry Hamlin from September 7, 1991 through 1993. Because the marriage lasted exactly Read more...