Nicollette Sheridan to her at age 16. When Sheridan was less than a year old her father left the family, and she has never seen him since. In 1969, her mother Sally (billed as Dani Sheridan) featured in the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" as one of Blofeld's "Angels of Death". There Sally met Blofeld actor Telly Savalas, who eventually became her de facto husband and Sheridan's stepfather. Sally became known as Sally Savalas. Nicollette emigrated to the United States from England in 1973, when she was ten years old. Sheridan began her career as a fashion model, appearing
Telly Savalas Luciano in one episode and Al Capone in another), "The United States Steel Hour," and "The Aquanauts." Savalas was a regular on the short-lived NBC television series "Acapulco" (1961) with Ralph Taeger and James Coburn. Savalas made his film debut in "Mad Dog Coll" (1961), playing a cop. Savalas's work had impressed Burt Lancaster, who arranged for the actor to be cast as a cop in "The Young Savages" (1961), directed by John Frankenheimer. Pollack worked on the film as an acting coach. Savalas returned to guesting on TV series such as "The New Breed," "King of Diamonds," "The Dick