Also Credited As:
Teri L. Hatcher, Teri Lynn Hatcher
Born:
Teri Lynn Hatcher on December 8, 1964 in Sunnyvale, California
Nickname:
Hatch
Height:
5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Job Titles:
Actress, Dancer

Family
Daughter: Emerson Rose Tenney. Born Nov. 10, 1997; father, Jon Tenney
Father: Owen Hatcher. Was of Welsh and Native American descent
Mother: Esther Hatcher. Was of Lebanese and French/German decent

Education
Fremont High School, Sunnyvale, CA, 1982

Trivia

Daughter, Emerson Rose Tenney, was born on November 10, 1997, with ex-husband Jon Tenney.

Supermom Teri Hatcher has been known to make cakes and lollipop ornaments for daughter Emerson’s classes.

Teri Hatcher has admitted to a few Botox and collagen injections when she was a “mom in the real world” feeling “old, tired and ugly,” she told USA Today in 2006. But she says she hasn’t done anything to her face during her Housewives reign. “I want to see who I am naturally,” said Hatcher.

Nothing like her klutzy Desperate Housewives counterpart Susan, Teri Hatcher is a former professional dancer.

Went to Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, California (class of ’82).

The only child of a physicist and a computer-programmer, Teri Hatcher once dreamed of becoming a math teacher.

Attended De Anza College for 2 1/2 years and dropped out when she landed the part of a “The Love Boat” (1977) mermaid.

Enjoys playing golf.

She is on one of television’s biggest shows, but that doesn’t mean Teri Hatcher isn’t frugal: “I don’t spend my money on sports cars or new million-dollar houses,” she tells PEOPLE in 2005. “I drive my cars for 10 years until they have 100,000 miles on them.”

Loves fishing. Has enjoyed it even before her teenage years.

The October 1996 issue of “Movieline” (US movie magazine) originally had a cover picture of her wearing nothing but rope wrapped around her. This proved too controversial and a second cover picture (her in a dress) was substituted.

Was a San Franciso 49ers Cheerleader.

Married actor Jon Tenney in New York City at FAO Schwarz. They spent their honeymoon night at the Four Seasons Hotel. [27 May 1994]

Filed for divorce from Jon Tenney, citing irreconcilable differences. According to the petition submitted in Los Angeles Superior Court, the couple have agreed to joint custody of their five-year-old daughter, Emerson Rose. [28 February 2003]

Was Captain of the Fremont High School Featherettes Drill Team.

In the mid-90s, a photo of her wrapped in nothing but a red Superman cape famously became the most downloaded image on America Online.

Appeared in two completely different, unrelated productions in which she played a character who was targeted by assassination by a hit man played by Vincent Schiavelli: the television series “MacGyver” (1985) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).

Screen-tested for the part of Jamie Buchman in “Mad About You” (1992), opposite Paul Reiser. Lost the part to Helen Hunt.

First person to win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for a show that has not yet completed it’s first season.

First husband Marcus Leithold said their marriage was over even before they got the wedding photos developed.

Broke two ribs filming a scene for “Desperate Housewives” (2004) where she stumbles into a wedding cake

Won two Awards at the British Glamour magazine’s Women of the Year Awards in London, England on June 7, 2005. She was named US TV actress of the Year for her role as single mother Susan Mayer in “Desperate Housewives” (2004), and also got the Editor’s Special Award for her talent to combine motherhood and a career while looking glamorous at the same time.

Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2005.

Clairol has signed her to a multi-year contract to be the Nice ‘n Easy haircolor spokesperson. She will promote the Brand across marketing vehicles, including television and print advertising, public relations, interactive, in-store and direct-to-consumer initiatives. [September 16, 2005]

She and “Desperate Housewives” (2004) co-star Marcia Cross both made guest appearances on “Seinfeld” (1990) as prospective girlfriends of Jerry Seinfeld.

Received the “World Actress Award” at the 2005 Women’s World Awards in Leipzig, Germany.

Her inspirational autobiography, “Burnt Toast: And Other Philosophies of Life” will be released on hardcover by publisher Hyperion on May 2, 2006 in the U.S.A. The audio CD version of the book narrated by Teri Hatcher will also be released on the same date. The book deals with a woman’s struggle of to juggle life through good times and bad.

Stated on “Inside the Actor’s Studio” that she may be of 1/16th Choctaw Native American descent.

Teri has stated that she was sexually molested by her then-uncle, Richard Hayes Stone, from age 5 to 9. [March 8, 2006] Stone died of colon cancer on August 19, 2008.

Suffered an injury to her right eye when a light bulb exploded on the “Desperate Housewives” (2004) set on April 25, 2006. Her cornea was scratched and she is wearing an eye patch, but she is expected to return to work in a few days.

She and actor Steven Schub (lead singer of ska band The Fenwicks) were fellow classmates at the American Conservatory Theater, and ‘Annette Bening’ was their teacher.

- Credit Yahoo & IMDB.com