Richards's sister, Bethany, is an actress. Her maternal grandmother, who was of Italian ancestry, was a descendant of Renaissance painter Carlo Crivelli. In addition to Italian, her maternal grandfather, William Otto Garrison's father, John, had English ancestry. Richards is a descendant of boxer John L. Sullivan, who had Irish ancestry.
Richards married Mark Aaron Bolton in Oregon in January 2013; Bolton is an Irish immigrant, stunt performer, and a former soldier of the Irish Defence Forces. The couple have a daughter.
Richards made her acting debut in 1987's Into the Homeland, a made-for-cable release that starred Powers Boothe. She also appeared as Mindy Sterngood in the first Tremors film and reprised her role in the second sequel Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, which went straight-to-video.

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