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Teri Lynn Hatcher (born '' co-staring with Dean Cain . (In the mid-1990s, a publicity photo of Hatcher wearing Superman 's cape became the most downloaded image on America Online.) Hatcher has achieved her greatest fame to date starring in the show '' Desperate Housewives ''. BIOGRAPHY Early life Hatcher's father is an electrical engineer and her mother a Computer Scientist (both of English descent). 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 age of 5 by her then uncle, Richard Hayes Stone (who was later divorced by Hatcher's mother's sister). Her parents, she said, were unaware of the abuse at the time. In 2002, she assisted Santa Clara County, California prosecutors in indicting 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 molestation and was sentenced to 14 years in prison. {Link without Title} Career 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 ''Love Boat'' in its final season. While probably most noted for playing Lois Lane in the '', '' Seinfeld '', and had a recurring role in '' MacGyver '', playing his friend Penny Parker. Hatcher has also appeared in a series of popular Radio Shack television commercials alongside NFL Hall Of Famer Howie Long . The pair remain very 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. Teri hosted Saturday Night Live in 1996. In 1997, Hatcher was voted "Sexiest Woman in the World" by the readers of '' FHM ''. She now stars as the single mother Susan Mayer on 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 . In conjunction with the book, Teri has also launched a line of "Burnt Toast" apparel and other merchandise, for sale directly from her new www.myburnttoast.com website {Link without Title} . Personal life In 1988, Hatcher married Marcus Leithold, but they were divorced the following year. In 1994, she married actor Jon Tenney ; they had a daughter, Emerson Rose, in November 1997, and divorced in March 2003. (She was reportedly forced to give Tenney half of her savings in the settlement). In January 2006, it was reported that Hatcher was romantically involved with actor George Clooney , but neither confirmed these reports. She was recently quoted as saying that being sexually molested at such a young age has impacted her relationships with men, and that she hopes to have healthier relationships in the future. In March 2006, she was photographed kissing '' American Idol '' host Ryan Seacrest , but told '' Access Hollywood '' that she was "not attached" and said "Well, I guess what's caught on film is caught on film, and it would be hard for me to stand here and say that it wasn't, you know me." {Link without Title} FILM AND TELEVISION ROLES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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