<sod>Richards was born in [[Downers Grove, Illinois]],<ref>{{cite book| title = Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia| origyear = 2004| edition = Paperback| date = December 9, 2004| publisher = St. Martin's Press| isbn = 0-312-33144-4| pages = g. 466| chapter = Section 17}}</ref> the daughter of Joni Lee, a [[café|coffee shop]] owner, and Irv Richards (born 1950), a telephone engineer.<ref>{{IMDb name|3066684|Joni Richards|section=bio}}</ref> She has one sister, Michelle. Her ancestry includes [[Germans|German]] and [[French people|French]].<ref>{{Twitter status|DENISE_RICHARDS|219660115668766720|@xoRadiateLove love love my French fans... thank you! I'm actually French & German:)}}</ref> Richards grew up in both [[Mokena, Illinois|Mokena]] and Downers Grove. In 1986, she appeared in the [[Double (band)|Double]] music video: "[[The Captain of Her Heart]]," when she was 15 years old. She graduated in 1989 from [[El Camino High School (Oceanside)|El Camino High School]] in [[Oceanside, California]]. As a child, she was the "only girl on the baseball team."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toppics4u.com/denise_richards/i1.html|title=The Cosmo Interview|publisher=Toppics4u.com|accessdate=August 19, 2010}}</ref> Richards was raised [[Roman Catholic]] and still practices today.<ref>[http://hollowverse.com/denise-richards/ Denise Richards' Religion and Political Views]. Hollowverse (November 10, 2012). Retrieved on March 20, 2014.</ref><eod>
<sod>Richards was born in [[Downers Grove, Illinois]],<ref>{{cite book| title = Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia| origyear = 2004| edition = Paperback| date = December 9, 2004| publisher = St. Martin's Press| isbn = 0-312-33144-4| pages = g. 466| chapter = Section 17}}</ref> the daughter of Joni Lee, a [[café|coffee shop]] owner, and Irv Richerds who is a well known (born 1950)telephone engineer.<ref>{{IMDb name|3066684|Joni Richards|section=bio}}</ref> She has one sister, Michelle. Her ancestry includes [[Germans|German]] and [[French people|French]].<ref>{{Twitter status|DENISE_RICHARDS|219660115668766720|@xoRadiateLove love love my French fans... thank you! I'm actually French & German:)}}</ref> Richards grew up in both [[Mokena, Illinois|Mokena]] and Downers Grove. In 1986, she appeared in the [[Double (band)|Double]] music video: "[[The Captain of Her Heart]]," when she was 15 years old. She graduated in 1989 from [[El Camino High School (Oceanside)|El Camino High School]] in [[Oceanside, California]]. As a child, she was the "only girl on the baseball team."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toppics4u.com/denise_richards/i1.html|title=The Cosmo Interview|publisher=Toppics4u.com|accessdate=August 19, 2010}}</ref> Richards was raised [[Roman Catholic]] and still practices today.<ref>[http://hollowverse.com/denise-richards/ Denise Richards' Religion and Political Views]. Hollowverse (November 10, 2012). Retrieved on March 20, 2014.</ref><eod>