Teri Hatcher

Born: December 8
Family: Jon Tenney (husband)
Height: 5'6"
Hair Color: Brunette
Eye Color: Brown
Birthplace: Sunnyvale, CA

One of the most versatile actresses working today, Teri Hatcher brings a wealth of experience to the role of Lois Lane, a savvy, sophisticated journalist for the Daily Planet who struggles to balance her romance with Clark Kent and her professional ambition.

Born and raised in the San Francisco area, Ms. Hatcher began studying acting at the American Conservatory Theatre while pursuing an undergraduate degree in mathematics and engineering. Although she was planning to transfer to California Polytechnic Institute, she attended an open casting call -- as a favor to a friend who needed moral support -- and ended up in Hollywood.

Teri made her motion-picture debut as a sexy, self-absorbed starlet in Christopher Guest's Hollywood satire, "The Big Picture," earning immediate acclaim as an accomplished and commanding performer with a gift for comedy. She followed that success with a dramatic role in the feature film, "Tango and Cash." She then returned to comedy with Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Whoopi Goldberg and Robert Downey, Jr. in "Soapdish." She went on to play opposite Dolly Parton and James Woods in "Straight Talk," and also appeared in a cameo in the feature film, "Dead Girl," starring Val Kilmer.

Teri continues to add new dimensions to the wide range of dramatic and comedic roles she has played during her career. In the 1996 erotic thriller, "Heaven's Prisoners," which also starred Alec Baldwin, Eric Roberts, Mary Stuart Masterson and Kelly Lynch, Hatcher earned critical acclaim for her performance as the manipulative and seductive Cajun wife of a local crime boss.

Teri has also completed a feature film entitled "2 days in the Valley," a contemporary drama in which she plays a vindictive former Olympic skier plotting to murder her philandering ex-husband. Also starring James Spader, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello and Eric Stoltz, the feature is scheduled for release in the fall of 1996. Most recently, Teri completed production in David Schwimmer's directorial debut, "Dogwater." The ensemble comedy, also starring Schwimmer, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jon Stewart and Joey Slotnick, is about an eventful 10-year high school reunion.

Amidst her ongoing feature films, Teri has also starred in Norman Lear's semi-autobiographical television series, "Sunday Dinner," and has guest starred on such series as "Seinfeld," "Murphy Brown" and "L.A. Law." In addition, she recently hosted an episode of NBC's "Saturday Night Live."

Currently in her fourth season of the successful "Lois & Clark," Teri recently made her debut as a screenwriter with last season's episode of "Lois & Clark" entitled "It's A Small World After All." Teri came up with the story idea and co-wrote the episode with Pat Hazell about Lois' high school reunion and the revenge tactics of a former classmate. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young accepted Teri's invitation to appear in the episode as her high school sweetheart.

Teri is involved in a number of charities, primarily those that benefit children or the battle against AIDS. She was recently honored with the Aviva Center's 1996 "Spirit of Compassion Award" for her generous support of the Center and the young women served by its programs. Teri regularly spends time with the young women at the Aviva Center, which provides a variety of services to sexually and physically abused and severely emotionally disturbed adolescents.

An incorrigible animal lover, Teri finds it impossible to resist adopting strays of all sorts. Her current menagerie includes two dogs, three cats, a cockatiel and a tortoise. Her favorite activities include skiing, golf, gardening, scuba diving and -- when her professional schedule allows -- traveling. She and her husband, actor Jon Tenney, divide their time between Los Angeles and New York.

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