Nicollette Sheridan, best known as KNOTS LANDING’s Paige, has been hired to play the iconic role of Alexis Carrington on The CW’s reboot of DYNASTY. The role, first made famous by Joan Collins, is the ex-wife of Blake and mother of Fallon and Steven and is sure to shake things up when she hits town. Sheridan was last seen in prime-time soaps as Wisteria Lane’s promiscuous Edie Britt on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES from 2004-09.