Heather Locklear To Join 'Melrose Place' - Again

NEW YORK — Heather Locklear is reprising her signature role as scheming Amanda Woodward on its updated version of "Melrose Place," the CW network announced Tuesday.

Locklear will make her debut appearance Nov. 17 on the prime-time soap. The revived "Melrose Place" premiered earlier this month.

The 47-year-old Locklear joined the original "Melrose Place" in 1993, at the end of the first season. She stayed throughout the series' seven-year run on the Fox network. As Amanda, she was the ruthless head of the D&D advertising agency.

Before "Melrose," Locklear had been a regular on the cop show "T.J. Hooker" and the glamorous melodrama "Dynasty." She later co-starred with Michael J. Fox on the sitcom "Spin City."

She will now be joining original "Melrose" castmates Laura Leighton, Thomas Calabro, Josie Bisset and Daphne Zuniga in the CW's updated version.

No details were released on how many appearances Locklear will make on the series.

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Comments

[scottmcarthur]

The show is going to be great. Most night time dramas take time to get really good because you have to be invested in the characters before you really LOVE the show. Since it is new and no one knows the new people, they bring old characters back for a while. It's a normal thing to do. This is also why ratings are low at the beginning (look at Gossip Girl ratings)
Other shows have to do something a little different, like Smallville for example. When it first started, every episode was a self contained unit and there was very little story that carried from show to show. After the first season, most of each show was the main underlying story.
Just wait, it is going to be awesome!

Scott
www.MelrosePlace.tv

[NewDem08]

I had the opportunity to spend a day with Heather Locklear way back in the 80s, on the set of an infomercial in which she was appearing. She's funny, friendly and completely unpretentious. It was a long, hot day in Dallas and she never complained.

I've never seen "Melrose Place" but it's nice to see Heather Locklear again.

[mmaza]

She needs to get a life already.

[ChelseaC]

Has anyone seen this new Melrose Place? Duh, I didn't know it was on.
I hope it's as good as the original--loved that!

[GenRom]

I was skeptical about the new MP. However, after watching the first 3 episodes I can honestly say that I think it's going to be great.

Love that the characters Michael Mancini and Sydney are in the new series although Sydney's character died (yes, again!) in the first episode and her appearances in the 2nd and 3rd series have been "flashbacks".

I used to love watching the original MP. Heather L., Josie Bisset, Laura Leighton, Jack Wagner, Doug Savant...all the cast was great! Hope to see a lot of them return to the new series!

[sunnybunny]

I'm glad to see Heather Locklear in anything. She could even get me to try L'oreal products.

[Willow207]

Worn out Has Been....who cares...No one!

[hydeparksq]

gorgeous...always fun to watch...who needs a good actor for a show like this?...as long as they're gorgeous (although she was a good actor in spin city!)

[scorpioleidy]

I think I might actually tune in to this now, since almost all of my favorite characters from the original are back on the show. I hope they draw the line, though, with Courtney Thorne-Smith --- she played a good dr.unk, but I don't want to see her again!

[lukebenward]

The ratings suck for this unnecessary [2.0]. Avoid, Heather, avoid!