It is difficult to say with certainty when actress Nicolette Sheridan became famous. Prior to her notorious role as the manipulative Paige Matheson on the long-running primetime soap “Knots Landing” (CBS, 1979-1993), Sheridan dated bubble gum pop star Lief Garrett for six years. Born in England, and raised in London and Los Angeles, Sheridan decided at age 15 to live with Garrett in his mom’s house—as a minor—immediately thrusting her into the limelight. Though her relationship with the former Tiger Beat cover boy began in 1980, it would take another four years for her to appear onscreen