Her career though didn't start out with success. Acting though brought much more success. She also found romantic success at the same time, as her 1990 move brought her together with longtime love interest Patrick Muldoon. The two of them had lived together in Los Angeles for several years, but recently the two have split, according to gossip maven Ted Casablanca.
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From there, Richards appeared as a guest in shows such as Melrose Place , Married With Children , and Seinfeld . It was the airing on the popular Seinfeld series that gained Richards the popularity that landed her into movies. Then in 1994, Richards was cast in Tammy and the T-Rex , which was followed by her roll in the television movie Fifth Avenue . Richards in 1997 landed parts in Nowhere and the popular Starship Troopers . Wild Things was her next movie project in 1998, and perhaps featured one of the tantilizing love scenes that included herself, Matt Dillon, and Neve Campbell.