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Teri Hatcher

Biography

Teri Hatcher, born in Palo Alto, California, and raised in Sunnyvale, is an American actress who studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater and first appeared on television in the 1980s on The Love Boat and MacGyver. She became well known for playing Lois Lane in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman from 1993 to 1997, and took the role of Paris Carver in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). Her film work includes Tango & Cash (1989), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), and Spy Kids (2001). She voiced the Other Mother and Mel Jones in Coraline (2009) and Dottie in Planes (2013) and Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014). From 2004 to 2012 she starred as Susan Mayer on Desperate Housewives, winning a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild Awards and receiving a Primetime Emmy nomination.

61years old

Turns 62 on December 8in 51 days

  • Born Palo Alto
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Teri Lynn Hatcher (birth name)Also credited as Teresa Lynn Hatcher

Movie Career

Films
22
Career span
34 years1989 to 2023

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    In 1992, Hatcher auditioned for Jamie Buchman on Mad About You. She was one of the final two choices, but Helen Hunt won the part.

  2. Big break

    Hatcher won the role of Paris Carver in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, beating Monica Bellucci for the part.

  3. A change of course

    Hatcher had one of her early jobs in 1984 as a cheerleader in the NFL, performing with the San Francisco 49ers.

Teri Hatcher movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Coraline2009 Animation, Family, Fantasy, Horroras Mel Jones / Other Mothervoice

    IMDb rating 7.8306K votes

  2. Tomorrow Never Dies1997 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Paris Carver

    IMDb rating 6.5218K votes

  3. Tango & Cash1989as Katherine 'Kiki' Tango

    IMDb rating 6.4121K votes

  4. Spy Kids2001as Ms. Gradenko

    IMDb rating 5.7138K votes

  5. 2 Days in the Valley1996as Becky Foxx

    IMDb rating 6.523K votes

  6. Planes2013as Dottievoice

    IMDb rating 5.754K votes

  7. Resurrecting the Champ2007as Andrea Flak

    IMDb rating 6.722K votes

  8. Soapdish1991as Ariel Maloney / Dr. Monica Demonico

    IMDb rating 6.619K votes

Most often with

Sixteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Teri Hatcher's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.2 billion

11 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 22 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 11Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Tomorrow Never Dies1997as Paris Carver
    $333M28.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Planes2013as Dottie (voice)
    $220M18.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Coraline2009as Mel Jones / Other Mother (voice)
    $186M15.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Planes: Fire & Rescue2014as Dottie (voice)
    $151M12.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Spy Kids2001as Ms. Gradenko
    $148M12.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Tango & Cash1989as Katherine 'Kiki' Tango
    $63M5.4% of the total
  7. 7
    Soapdish1991as Ariel Maloney / Dr. Monica Demonico
    $36M3.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Straight Talk1992as Janice
    $21M1.8% of the total
2 Days in the Valley (1996), $11.1 millionHeaven's Prisoners (1996), $5.0 millionThe Big Picture (1989), $117,463

$16.3 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors from 2005 to 2006, three of them major.

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Teri Hatcher's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
2005Best Actress – Television Series Musical or ComedyDesperate HousewivesWon
SAG Awards
2006Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy SeriesDesperate HousewivesWon
2005Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy SeriesDesperate HousewivesWon

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