Teri Lynn Hatcher was born on December 8th, 1964 in Sunnyvale, California. The only child
of physicist father and computer programmer mother. Born and raised in the San Francisco area,
Teri 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 was marrried to actor
Jon Tenney in May of 1994. Teri's hobbies include, among other things, golf, skiing, and hiking.