Teri Hatcher's Real Name: Teri Lynn Hatcher

Quick answer: The actress is known professionally as Teri Hatcher. Encyclopedia.com and TV Guide independently give the full name Teri Lynn Hatcher. Encyclopedia.com dates her birth to December 8, 1964, in Sunnyvale, California. TV Guide independently lists the birthplace as Palo Alto, California, without giving a date, so this page does not treat the town as settled in the summary.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers support the documented full name Teri Lynn Hatcher. Encyclopedia.com, in a Contemporary Authors entry, gives that name, dates the birth to December 8, 1964, in Sunnyvale, California, and identifies her parents as Owen, a nuclear physicist, and Esther, a computer programmer. The same account says she attended De Anza College and trained for the stage at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. TV Guide independently lists the birth name Teri Lynn Hatcher and the birthplace as Palo Alto, California, and says she trained in acting at the American Conservatory Theatre and was a San Francisco 49ers cheerleader for the 1984 NFL season. Encyclopedia.com independently records the 1984 Gold Rush cheerleading stint with the 49ers. This page records both Sunnyvale and Palo Alto as published birthplaces.

Career highlights

TV Guide says she made her screen acting debut as Amy in The Love Boat in 1985, and that she is best known as Lois Lane in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and as Susan Delfino in Desperate Housewives. Encyclopedia.com independently lists Penny Parker on MacGyver in 1985, Lois Lane in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Susan Mayer in Desperate Housewives, beginning in 2004, and a 1999 touring role as Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Encyclopedia.com records a Golden Globe Award for lead actress in a comedy series and a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding female actor in a comedy series, both about 2005, for Desperate Housewives. TV Guide independently lists a 2005 Golden Globe win for best performance by an actress in a television comedy or musical, Screen Actors Guild ensemble and lead-actress wins, and a 2005 Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series. Encyclopedia.com also lists the 2006 autobiography Burnt Toast and Other Philosophies of Life, published by Hyperion.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Teri Hatcher or Teri Lynn Hatcher are looking for the same actress. Encyclopedia.com and TV Guide support the full name used in the title.