But Ava Sambora was clearly not camera shy as she sizzled in a bikini-clad photo shoot while frolicking in the sand in Malibu on Monday. Ava Sambora, the daughter of Heather Locklear and Richie Sambora, will make her acting debut in Judd Apatow's Universal feature film, This Is 40 (2012), playing "Sadie's Best Friend" (role of "Sadie" played by Maude Apatow). Like mother, like daughter! With stars in her eyes and in her genes, the daughter of actress Heather Locklear and musician Richie Sambora is ready to soar.