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Teri Hatcher

Teri Lynn Hatcher,
(born December 8, 1964) is an American actress who is best known for her roles as Susan Mayer in "Desperate Housewives", Lois Lane in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and as Paris Carver in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Susan Mayer on the television series Desperate Housewives in 2005. In the same year she won the Screen Actor's Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actress in a Comedy Series and was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, but lost out to fellow cast member and close friend, Felicity Huffman

Early life

Hatcher was born in Palo Alto, California, the daughter of Esther (née Beshur), a computer programmer who worked for Lockheed Martin, and Owen W. Hatcher, a nuclear physicist and electrical engineer. Hatcher's father is of Welsh and Choctaw Native American descent, and her mother is of half Syrian and half French/German descent.Hatcher grew up in Sunnyvale, California.Teri Hatcher took ballet lessons at the San Juan School of Dance in Los Altos. Her big debut was as the lead flying monkey in the "Wiz Of Oz." An only child, she attended Mango Junior High (now Sunnyvale Middle School), Fremont High School in Sunnyvale and De Anza College in Cupertino. As an undergraduate she studied mathematics and engineering.
In March 2006, Hatcher revealed to Vanity Fair that she was sexually abused from the age of five by Richard Hayes Stone, an uncle by marriage who was later divorced by Hatcher's aunt. Her parents, she said, were unaware of the abuse at the time. In 2002, she assisted Santa Clara County prosecutors with their indictment of Stone for a more recent molestation that led his female victim to commit suicide at the age of 14. Stone pleaded guilty to four counts of child molestation and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.In an interview appearing in Vanity Fair, Hatcher said she told the prosecutors about her own abuse because she was haunted by thoughts of the 14-year-old girl who shot herself, and feared Stone might escape conviction. Stone died of colon cancer on August 19, 2008, having served six years of his sentence.
Career

Hatcher studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater. One of her early jobs (in 1984) was as an NFL cheerleader with the San Francisco 49ers. From September 1985 to May 1986, she joined the cast of the TV series The Love Boat, playing the role of "Amy", one of the "Mermaid" showgirls.From 1986 to 1989 she appeared in the recurring role of "Penny Parker" opposite Richard Dean Anderson's eponymous hero on the TV series MacGyver. In 1988, she made a guest appearance in Star Trek: The Next Generation as Lt. Robinson. In 1989 she guest starred in an episode of Quantum Leap titled "Star Crossed".


Hatcher with her Lois & Clark co-star Dean Cain rehearsing for the 45th Emmy Awards on 19 September 1993
Hatcher landed a starring role of Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane (opposite Dean Cain) in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman from 1993 to 1997.At the height of the show's popularity in 1995, a picture of Hatcher wrapped in a Superman cape was reportedly downloaded on the Internet 20,000 times. "It's a great shot," she told Entertainment Weekly. "Not so much because it's me. It's just cool-looking."[6]
In the New adventures of Superman, the cast was worried that she would be taller than superman in heels as she was 5 foot 8.5 and the Dean Cain was 5'10 and she would have "towered" him in heels, but everything was worked out well. Hatcher beat out Monica Bellucci for the role of Paris Carver in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. Hatcher was three months pregnant at the filming's start, by her then-husband, Jon Tenney. An ABC publicist said the pregnancy did not affect the production schedule. Hatcher later regretted playing Paris Carver, saying, "It's such an artificial kind of character to be playing that you don't get any special satisfaction from it." She was voted the world's sexiest woman by readers of popular men's magazine FHM in the same year.Hatcher also appeared in films such as Spy Kids (2001), Dead in the Water (1991), 2 Days in the Valley (1996) and The Cool Surface (1994). She co-starred with Alec Baldwin in Heaven's Prisoners (1996), which failed at the box office. ABC cancelled Lois & Clark in 1997.


Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher at the 1993 Emmy Awards.
Hatcher made a much-discussed guest appearance on an episode of Seinfeld, in which her character, Sidra, breaks up with Jerry because she discovers Jerry was trying to have Elaine surreptitiously determine whether Sidra had breast implants.
Hatcher appeared in a series of Radio Shack television commercials alongside NFL player Howie Long. They remain close friends and together have bought farm land on the outskirts of Los Angeles, with the intent of eventually raising endangered species.
Hatcher hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live in 1996. She beat out four other actresses for one of the lead role on ABC's Desperate Housewives, on which she stars as Susan Mayer, a role for which she won the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Golden Globe Award in January 2005. In 2005, Hatcher won the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award in the same category. In July 2005, she was nominated for an Emmy Award as Best Actress in a Comedy Series for the role, along with co-stars Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman.
As of April 2006, Hatcher is one of the highest paid television actresses in the United States. She reportedly earns $285,000 per episode of Desperate Housewives. In May 2006, she released her first book, Burnt Toast: And Other Philosophies of Life.
Hatcher performs The Beatles song "Good Night" on the 2006 charity album Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars.
On 9 April 2008, Hatcher appeared on Idol Gives Back, singing Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats".
Personal life

Hatcher married Marcus Leithold on 4 June 1988; they divorced the following year. On 27 May 1994, she married actor Jon Tenney; they had a daughter, Emerson Rose, on 10 November 1997, and divorced in March 2003. Hatcher dated Stephen Kay, who played Reginald, the Quartermaines' butler, on General Hospital. They have now broken up.
In June 2007, Hatcher appeared on The Paul O'Grady Show, where she revealed she writes a column in Glamour.
In February 2008, Hydroderm sued Hatcher for breach of contract, claiming she had promoted the beauty products of other companies. She insisted her promotion of CityLips' lip plumper did not affect the Hydroderm deal. Her attorney Alan Wertheimer called the lawsuit an "unjustified and public assault" on her "good name, reputation and celebrity."Her lawyer persuaded a judge in Los Angeles to move the case to arbitration.
On 13 September, 2009, she finished the Malibu Triathlon (0.5 mi/0.80 km ocean swim, 18 mi/29 km out-and-back bike course, and 4 mi/6.4 km out-and-back run course) in 2h 6mn 50.7s.
Hatcher took to the social networking site Facebook on August 11, 2010 to prove that she had not had Botox] work done to her face. She was make-up free and sopping wet in the pictures.
Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1985-86 The Love Boat Amy, Love Boat Mermaid (TV series)
1986-1991 MacGyver Penny Parker (TV series)
seven episodes
1986-1987 Capitol Angelica Stimac Clegg (TV series)
1987 Karen's Song Laura Matthews (TV series)
Night Court Kitty Episode "Who Was That Mashed Man?"
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse Lauri Stevens Episode "Baby on Board"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Lt. Bronwyn Gail Robinson Episode "The Outrageous Okona"
1989 The Big Picture Gretchen
L.A. Law Tracy Shoe Episode "I'm in the Nude for Love"
Quantum Leap Donna Eleese Episode "Star-Crossed"
Tango & Cash Katherine 'Kiki' Tango
1990 Murphy Brown Madeline Stillwell Episode "Fax or Fiction"
Tales from the Crypt Stacy Episode "The Thing from the Grave"
1991 The Brotherhood Teresa Gennaro made-for-TV movie
Soapdish Ariel Maloney
Sunday Dinner TT Fagori (TV series)
Dead in the Water Laura Stewart made-for-TV movie
The Exile Marissa Episode "Eclipse"
1992 Straight Talk Janice
1993 Brain Smasher... A Love Story Samantha Crain straight-to-video
1993-1997 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lois Lane
1993-1998 Seinfeld Sidra 3 episodes ("They're real..and they're spectacular.")
1994 The Cool Surface Dani Payson
All Tied Up Linda Alissio
1996 Dead Girl Passer-by
Heaven's Prisoners Claudette Rocque
2 Days in the Valley Becky Foxx
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies Paris Carver
1998 Since You've Been Gone Maria Goldstein made-for-TV movie
Frasier Marie Episode "First Do No Harm"
1999 Fever Charlotte Parker
2000 Running Mates Shawna Morgan made-for-TV movie
2001 Say Uncle made-for-TV movie
Spy Kids Ms. Gradenko
Jane Doe Jane Doe made-for-TV movie
2003 A Touch of Fate Megan Marguilas
Momentum Jordan Ripps Sci-Fi Channel made-for-TV movie
2004-present Desperate Housewives (TV series) Susan Mayer 130+ episodes
2004–present nominated for Emmy Award, won Golden Globe Award and 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Two and a Half Men Liz Episode "I Remember the Coatroom, I Just Don't Remember You."
2007 Resurrecting the Champ Andrea Flak
2007 American Idol Stayin' Alive Lip Syncher Idol Gives Back
2008 American Idol Sings Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" Idol Gives Back
2009 Coraline Coraline's Mother/The Other Mother voice only
Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Film or series
1996 Won Golden Apple Awards Female Discovery of the Year
1998 Nominated Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress Tomorrow Never Dies
2005 Won Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Desperate Housewives
2006 Nominated Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Desperate Housewives
2005 Won Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Cast Desperate Housewives
2006 Nominated Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress Desperate Housewives
2006 Nominated People's Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star Desperate Housewives
2005 Nominated Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Comedy Desperate Housewives
2005 Won British Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year Desperate Housewives
2005 Nominated Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Series,Comedy or Musical Desperate Housewives
2005 Won Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Desperate Housewives (Shared with cast)
2005 Won Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Desperate Housewives
2006 Won Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Desperate Housewives (Shared with cast)
2007 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Desperate Housewives (Shared with cast)
2008 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Desperate Housewives (Shared with cast)
2009 Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Desperate Housewives (Shared with cast)
2008 Nominated Prism Awards Performance in Comedy Series Desperate Housewives
2005 Won Editor's Special Award Desperate Housewives
2005 Won US TV Actress of the Year Desperate Housewives
2005 Won Women's World Award World Actress


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