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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 was of Welsh and distant Choctaw
Native American descent, and her mother had French, German, and Syrian
ancestry. Hatcher grew up in Sunnyvale, California. An only child, she
attended Mango Junior High (now Sunnyvale Middle School), Fremont High
School in Sunnyvale and De Anza College in Cupertino.
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 in indicting Stone for a more recent molestation that led his
female victim to commit suicide at the age of fourteen. 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.
Hatcher began her performing career as a young girl taking ballet lessons
at the San Juan Girls' Ballet Studio in downtown Los Altos, California.
She later studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater. One of her
early jobs (in 1984) was as a cheerleader with the San Francisco 49ers.
During this time, she also appeared as one of the mermaids on the show The
Love Boat in its final season.
Hatcher with her Lois & Clark co-star Dean Cain rehearsing for the 45th
Emmy Awards, September 19, 1993Hatcher landed a co-starring role in 1993,
opposite Dean Cain in Lois and Clark. Her role proved to be the best move
to gain the attention of audiences, and the one role she had most fallen
in love with. While probably most noted for playing what is widely
regarded as the best Lois Lane portrayal to date in the TV series Lois and
Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997), Hatcher has also
appeared in such feature films as Spy Kids (2001), the 1997 James Bond
film Tomorrow Never Dies, Dead in the Water (1991), 2 Days in the Valley
(1996), The Cool Surface (1994) and Heaven's Prisoners (1996). The last
two films featured Hatcher's only on-screen nude scenes, but neither did
well at the box office. ABC had cancelled Lois & Clark in 1997, and
Hatcher was very disappointed about the show's demise. She was also
desperate in looking for work. She has made a guest appearance in Star
Trek: The Next Generation and had a recurring role on MacGyver as Penny
Parker, a naďve, high-strung, young woman who always seemed to get into
trouble.
Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher at the 1993 Emmy Awards.She also had a guest
appearance in an episode of Seinfeld, in which her character, Sidra, broke
up with Jerry because she found out Jerry was trying to have Elaine
surreptitiously determine whether Sidra had breast implants. In one of the
more memorable lines in the show, she declared, "Oh, and by the way:
they're real, and they're spectacular." Hatcher has also appeared in a
series of popular Radio Shack television commercials alongside NFL Hall of
Famer Howie Long. The pair remain close friends, and together have bought
farm land on the outside of Los Angeles, with the intent of eventually
raising endangered species. Hatcher said her plan to do so came about
after reading an article featuring the world's top 25 endangered species.
She hosted Saturday Night Live in 1996. Hatcher beat out four other
actresses for the lead role on ABC's Desperate Housewives, on which she
stars as single mother 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 also 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 same role, along with co-stars Marcia
Cross and Felicity Huffman, who won the award.
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. In conjunction with the book, she
has also launched a line of apparel and merchandise. Furthermore she is
prominently featured in an international campaign for Repeat Cashmere.
Between 1985 and 1988, she had a relationship with her MacGyver costar
Richard Dean Anderson. Hatcher married Marcus Leithold on June 4, 1988;
they divorced the following year. On May 27, 1994, she married actor Jon
Tenney; they had a daughter, Emerson Rose, in November 10, 1997, and
divorced in March 2003. It has also been reported that Hatcher had a brief
relationship with 7'0" former NBA player John Salley in 2005. Hatcher has
also been dating Stephen Kay, who played Reginald, the Quartermaines'
butler, on General Hospital. Since then she and Stephen have broken up.
In June 2007, Hatcher appeared on the Paul O'Grady show where she revealed
that she writes a column in FHM. |
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Coraline (2008)
(post-production) (voice) .... Coraline's Mother/Other Mother
"Desperate Housewives" .... Susan Mayer / ... (81 episodes,
2004-2008)
- Episode #4.10 (2008) TV episode .... Susan Delfino
- Something's Coming (2007) TV episode .... Susan Delfino
- Distant Past (2007) TV episode .... Susan Delfino
- You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover (2007) TV episode .... Susan
Mayer
- Now I Know, Don't Be Scared (2007) TV episode .... Susan Mayer
(76 more)
Resurrecting the Champ (2007) .... Andrea Flak
"Two and a Half Men" .... Liz (1 episode, 2004)
- I Remember the Coatroom, I Just Don't Remember You (2004) TV
episode .... Liz
Momentum (2003) (TV) .... Jordan Ripps
... aka Momentum - Wenn Gedanken töten können (Germany: DVD title)
... aka Projekt Momentum (Germany)
A Touch of Fate (2003) .... Megan Marguilas
Two Girls from Lemoore (2003)
Jane Doe (2001) (TV) .... Jane Doe
... aka Runaway Jane (International: English title: MIFED title)
Spy Kids (2001) .... Ms. Gradenko
Say Uncle (2001) (TV)
Running Mates (2000) (TV) .... Shawna Morgan
Fever (1999) .... Charlotte Parker
"Frasier" .... Marie (1 episode, 1998)
- First Do No Harm (1998) TV episode .... Marie
"Seinfeld" .... Sidra (3 episodes, 1993-1998)
- The Finale: Part 2 (1998) TV episode .... Sidra
- The Pilot (1993) TV episode (uncredited) .... Sidra
- The Implant (1993) TV episode .... Sidra
Since You've Been Gone (1998) (TV) .... Maria Goldstein
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) .... Paris Carver
"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" .... Lois Lane (87
episodes, 1993-1997)
... aka Lois & Clark
... aka The New Adventures of Superman (UK)
- The Family Hour (1997) TV episode .... Lois Lane
- Toy Story (1997) TV episode .... Lois Lane
- I've Got You Under My Skin (1997) TV episode .... Lois Lane
- Voice from the Past (1997) TV episode .... Lois Lane
- Shadow of a Doubt (1997) TV episode .... Lois Lane
(82 more)
2 Days in the Valley (1996) .... Becky Foxx
Heaven's Prisoners (1996) .... Claudette Rocque
Dead Girl (1996) .... Passer-by
The Cool Surface (1994) .... Dani Payson
Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993) (V) .... Samantha Crain
... aka Brainsmasher: A Love Story
... aka The Bouncer and the Lady
All Tied Up (1993) (V) .... Linda Alissio
... aka Soltero con mucha cuerda, Un (Spain)
Straight Talk (1992) .... Janice
Dead in the Water (1991) (TV) .... Laura Stewart
"Sunday Dinner" .... TT Fagori (1 episode, 1991)
- Whose House Is It Anyway? (1991) TV episode .... TT Fagori
Soapdish (1991) .... Ariel Maloney/Dr. Monica Demonico
"The Exile" .... Marissa (1 episode, 1991)
- Eclipse (1991) TV episode .... Marissa
The Brotherhood (1991) (TV) .... Teresa Gennaro
"Tales from the Crypt" .... Stacy (1 episode, 1990)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- The Thing from the Grave (1990) TV episode .... Stacy
"Murphy Brown" .... Madeline Stillwell (1 episode, 1990)
- Fax or Fiction (1990) TV episode .... Madeline Stillwell
"MacGyver" .... Penny Parker (6 episodes, 1986-1990)
- Serenity (1990) TV episode .... Penny Parker
- Cleo Rocks (1989) TV episode .... Penny Parker
- The Secret of Parker House (1988) TV episode .... Penny Parker
- Friends (1987) TV episode .... Penny Parker
- Soft Touch (1987) TV episode .... Penny Parker
(1 more)
Tango & Cash (1989) .... Katherine 'Kiki' Tango
The Big Picture (1989) .... Gretchen
"Quantum Leap" .... Donna Eleese (1 episode, 1989)
- Star-Crossed - June 15, 1972 (1989) TV episode .... Donna Eleese
"L.A. Law" .... Tracy Shoe (1 episode, 1989)
- I'm in the Nude for Love (1989) TV episode .... Tracy Shoe
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" .... Chief B. G. Robinson (1
episode, 1988)
... aka Star Trek: TNG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- The Outrageous Okona (1988) TV episode (uncredited) .... Chief B.
G. Robinson
"CBS Summer Playhouse" .... Lauri Stevens (1 episode, 1988)
- Baby on Board (1988) TV episode .... Lauri Stevens
"Night Court" .... Kitty (1 episode, 1987)
- Who Was That Mashed Man? (1987) TV episode .... Kitty
"Karen's Song" (1987) TV series .... Laura Matthews
"Capitol" (1982) TV series .... Angelica Stimac Clegg (unknown
episodes, 1986-1987)
"The Love Boat" (1977) TV series .... Amy, Loveboat Mermaid (unknown
episodes, 1985-1986) |
