Born and raised in California, Teri Hatcher got into show business when she accompanied a friend to an audition for The Love Boat. After roles on MacGyver and Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, she fell out of the public eye only to return as Susan Mayer on the huge ABC hit Desperate Housewives. She won a Golden Globe and a SAG award for her performance, as well as widespread adoration, before the show's first season was even over. She lives in Los Angeles.