Teri Hatcher

Teri Hatcher is {age} and, from 20 October 2026, she is playing Miranda Priestly in the West End musical The Devil Wears Prada at London's Dominion Theatre [7]. She was born on 8 December 1964, so her next birthday is in December [3]. The part follows a career that runs from a cheerleading squad in San Francisco to a Golden Globe for Desperate Housewives.

Born in the Bay Area

Encyclopedia.com gives her birthplace as Sunnyvale, California, and says she grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area [3]. TV Guide lists Palo Alto instead, so the two sources disagree on the town [5]. Her parents were Owen, an electrical engineer, and Esther, a computer programmer [3]. Supanova's guest page says she studied ballet as a child [6].

At Fremont High School she captained the cheerleading squad [3]. She then studied math at De Anza College, with plans to become a teacher, and took acting classes at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco [3] [5]. In 1984 she joined the San Francisco 49ers cheerleaders, the Gold Rush [3] [5].

The first screen jobs

Her screen debut came in 1985 as Amy in an episode of The Love Boat [5]. She also had a recurring role as Penny Parker on MacGyver and guest parts in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap and Mad About You [6]. Film work in this period included The Big Picture (1989) and Soapdish (1991) [3].

In 1993 she appeared in an episode of Seinfeld [3].

The break: Lois Lane

From 1993 to 1997 Hatcher played Lois Lane in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman [3]. TV Guide records a Viewers for Quality Television Award nomination for the show in 1994 and a Golden Apple Award for Female Discovery of the Year in 1996 [5]. She played Lois opposite Dean Cain [10].

Film, Bond and the stage

She played Paris Carver in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) [3]. Earlier that decade she was in Two Days in the Valley (1996) [3]. Supanova's guest page also lists Spy Kids, Heaven's Prisoners, Coraline and Planes among her films [6]. The publisher Hachette names Spy Kids, Tomorrow Never Dies, Soapdish and Two Days in the Valley in her author biography [4].

On stage she toured in Cabaret in 1999 as Sally Bowles [3]. West End Best Friend describes it as her musical theatre debut, in the national tour of Sam Mendes's revival, and adds that she was praised as Morticia in The Addams Family [13]. Time Out lists Cabaret and The Addams Family as her two US stage musicals [9].

Susan Mayer and the 2005 Golden Globe

From 2004 she played Susan Mayer in ABC's Desperate Housewives, which ran to 2012 [10]. In January 2005 she won the Golden Globe for best actress in a television series, musical or comedy [1]. She was nominated in the same category again in 2006 [1]. The Television Academy lists one Emmy nomination for her, for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series in 2005, and no win [2]. Hachette's author biography says she also won the Screen Actors Guild award for best actress in a comedy for the 2005 season [4].

CBS News reported that in her acceptance speech she thanked ABC for giving her "a second chance at a career when I couldn't have been a bigger has-been" [14]. The show was a hit in its first season, according to the same report [14].

In 2006 she published Burnt Toast: And Other Philosophies of Life, a self-help book; Hachette's page for the audiobook edition gives the on-sale date as 2 May 2006 and describes the book as a personal, humorous book about everyday moments that shaped her outlook [4]. CBS had reported a year earlier that she wanted the book to reach women she did not meet on the street [14].

Supergirl and later television

In March 2017 she appeared on Supergirl on The CW as Rhea, a new villain in the episode "Star-Crossed" that aired on 20 March 2017 [11]. Supanova describes the character as Queen Rhea of Daxam and lists a guest role as Ella Lane in Smallville [6]. TV Guide records a Teen Choice Award nomination in 2017 in the Choice TV: Villain category [5].

Why she is in the news: Miranda Priestly

On 7 September 2026 the producers of The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical announced that Hatcher would take over as Miranda Priestly, editor-in-chief of Runway magazine, from Vanessa Williams, her former Desperate Housewives co-star [7] [10]. Williams played her final performance on 19 September 2026 [7]. Debbie Kurup covered the role until 17 October, and Hatcher began on 20 October 2026 [7].

Her run is scheduled to end on 6 February 2027 [7] [10]. The musical opened in the West End in December 2024 and is booking at the Dominion until 25 September 2027 [7]. Music is by Elton John and the book by Kate Wetherhead [8]. WhatsOnStage published first-look coverage of Hatcher in the role on 29 October 2026 [8].

Hatcher said she has played "some pretty formidable women" in her career, but "very few can compare to THE Miranda Priestly" [7]. Time Out quotes her describing Miranda as "intelligent, commanding, and has a glorious way of putting you in your place", and calls this her biggest stage role to date [9]. In an interview with Hello! she called the part "a gift for me" [10].

Supanova lists the Australian convention dates of late 2026 and 2027 on her guest page, but it does not confirm that she will attend any of them [6].

Best-known work

Year	Title	Role
1985	The Love Boat	Amy [5]
1993 to 1997	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Lois Lane [3]
1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	Paris Carver [3]
1999	Cabaret (US tour)	Sally Bowles [3]
2004 to 2012	Desperate Housewives	Susan Mayer [10]
2017	Supergirl	Rhea [11]
2026	The Devil Wears Prada: The Musical (West End)	Miranda Priestly [7]

Awards at a glance

• Golden Globe, best actress in a TV series, musical or comedy, 2005 (win) and 2006 (nomination), for Desperate Housewives [1].
• Emmy nomination, outstanding lead actress in a comedy series, 2005 [2].
• Screen Actors Guild award for best actress in a comedy, per her publisher's biography [4].
• Golden Apple Award, Female Discovery of the Year, 1996 [5].

Family, marriages and relationships

She married Marcus Leithold, a fitness trainer, in 1988 and they divorced in 1989 [3]. She married the actor Jon Tenney in 1994 and they divorced in 2003 [3]. Her daughter is Emerson Rose [3] [4].

In a 2024 interview with Connecticut Public she said she had been removed from the dating app Hinge because staff thought she was an impersonator, a mix-up that was resolved [12]. She also said she was done with dating apps, content on her own, and had a cat [12].

Net worth

We do not print a net worth figure. We found no estimate from a named, reliable outlet such as Forbes or Bloomberg that we could open and check, and many aggregator pages give figures without a method.