Teri Hatcher Biography

Teri Hatcher
Biography

Birth name
Teri Lynn Hatcher
Date of birth (location)
8 December 1964,
Sunnyvale, California, USA

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Teri Lynn Hatcher was born on December 8, 1964 in Sunnyvale, California. Her father was physicist and her mother was a computer programmer. After she graduated from High School, she attended community college to study math and engineering, then attended the American Conservatory Theatre. When she was twenty she became a San Francisco 49ers Cheerleader.

Her life began to change when she agreed to lend moral support to a friend who was attending an open casting call for The Love Boat. Hatcher won a spot in a troupe of dancing mermaids, a failed publicity attempt to up the sinking show's appeal. This small taste of success was all Hatcher needed to give acting a full-time shot. Later that year, after prancing her fins on The Love Boat, Hatcher made her TV acting debut as Penny Parker in MacGyver, which turned into a recurring role and initiated a painful, three-year romantic involvement with its star, Richard Dean Anderson. Her romantic track record was already shaky--she had a ten-month marriage to personal trainer Markus Leithold, who has since sold his story of their short-lived bliss to the tabloids. But despite her personal problems, she continued to plug away, guest-starring on numerous shows and starring in several failed pilots.

Teri managed to land small roles in several films--notably as Sylvester Stallone's sister in Tango & Cash and as a big- haired airhead in Soapdish, which showcased her comedic talents. A starring role in The Cool Surface also showcased her "talents," but it's a performance Hatcher would like to forget. Stardom finally found Hatcher in a most unlikely role: Lois Lane in the long-running series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. She gained a loyal following for her portrayal as the sexy, spunky reporter.

Hatcher's success also made her the Rita Hayworth of the new technology set. Her popularity on the Internet is legendary: for a long time, she held the title for the most downloaded female (a photo of her wrapped in Superman's cape), and she has countless virtual shrines. With a marriage to actor Jon Tenney (their daughter, Emerson Rose, was born in late 1997), and revealing roles in the features Heaven's Prisoners, 2 Days in the Valley, and the latest installment of the enduring James Bond franchise, Tomorrow Never Dies, Hatcher is on a winning streak. Her films, Since You've Been Gone starring David Schwimmer and Dead Girl starring Val Kilmer should only confirm the fact that Hatcher's talents are anything but artificial.

(1997) #3 of Sci-Fi's Sexy 50, by Femme Fatales magazine.