Editing Teri Hatcher (section)

===2004–2012: Commercial success with ''Desperate Housewives''===
[[File:Teri Hatcher 2008 Emmy Awards.JPG|thumb|Hatcher at [[60th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2008|upright]]
She beat four other actresses for one of the lead roles on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC's]] ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'',{{r|Bio}} in which she starred as [[Susan Mayer]], a role for which she won the [[List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Actress, Comedy/Musical|Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy]] [[Golden Globe Award]] in [[63rd Golden Globe Awards|January 2005]].{{r|actors}} Later that year, Hatcher won the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award in the same category. In July 2005, she was nominated for an Emmy award as [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]], along with co-stars [[Marcia Cross]] and [[Felicity Huffman]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/14/emmy.nominations/index.html| title='Housewives,' 'Sellers' lead Emmy pack|date=August 30, 2005 |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=February 24, 2008}}</ref>

[[File:Desperate Housewives at 2008 GLAAD Awards.jpg|thumb|left|[[Dana Delany]], Hatcher, [[Brenda Strong]] and [[Andrea Bowen]] of ''Desperate Housewives'' at the 2009 [[GLAAD Media Award]]s]]

Hatcher again made FHM's [[FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK)|world's sexiest woman]] list in 2005 and 2006, placing at 63 and 81 those years, respectively.{{r|auto2}} The US version of FHM ranked her in its US's 100 Sexiest Woman list five times between its inaugural edition in 2000 and 2007, with peaks of number 7 in 2005 and number 10 in 2006.{{r|auto1}} and she was on the cover of the magazine's February 2005 edition.{{cn|date=May 2025}}  Hatcher also re-entered the FHM Australia's Top 100 Sexiest Women list in 2005 and 2006 ranking 19 and 50 those years. She made similar lists in the German and Portuguese versions of FHM those years. Maxim Magazine placed her in its Top 100 listing of Sexiest Women of 2006 (a listing they began in 1999) at number 73.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amiannoying.com/(S(0q5zbwdi3xg5nz00zpyyac1c))/collection.aspx?collection=6204|title=Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women [2006]|website=Amiannoying.com}}</ref>

As of April 2006, Hatcher was one of the highest paid television actresses in the United States, reportedly being paid $285,000 per episode of ''Desperate Housewives''. That year she was one of the three nominees for Favorite Television Performer for the People's Choice Awards and was again nominated for a Golden Globe as Lead Actress in a television comedy program.  In May 2006, she released her first book, ''Burnt Toast: And Other Philosophies of Life''.{{r|actors}}
Hatcher performed [[The Beatles]] song "[[Good Night (Beatles song)|Good Night]]" on the 2006 charity album ''[[Unexpected Dreams|Unexpected Dreams – Songs From the Stars]]''.
On April 9, 2008, Hatcher appeared on ''[[Idol Gives Back]]'', singing [[Carrie Underwood]]'s "[[Before He Cheats]]". She voiced the Other Mother, a mysterious, button-eyed figure, as well as Coraline's mother Mel Jones, who constantly shows Coraline "tough love," both in the 2009 film ''[[Coraline (film)|Coraline]]'', which received critical acclaim.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

In 2010, Hatcher made a return to the Superman franchise, with a special guest role in the final season of ''[[Smallville]]'' as Ella Lane, the mother of [[Erica Durance]]'s [[Lois Lane (Smallville)|Lois Lane]].<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://ew.com/article/2010/09/22/smallville-teri-hatcher-lois-mom/|title='Smallville' Exclusive: Teri Hatcher to play Lois' mom! |date=September 22, 2010 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |last=Ausiello |first=Michael}}</ref><ref name="smallville">{{cite episode|title=Abandoned|series=Smallville|series-link=Smallville
|credits=Andrew Landis & Julia Swfit (writers); Kevin Fair (director)|network=[[The CW]]|airdate=November 12, 2010|season=10|number=8}}</ref> The episode continued a tradition of former Lois Lane actresses portraying the character's mother many years later. [[Noel Neill]] appeared as Lois' mother in the 1978 film ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman: The Movie]]'', and [[Phyllis Coates]] made a similar appearance on ''Lois & Clark''.<ref name="phylliscoates">{{cite episode
|title=The House of Luthor|series=Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman|series-link=Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman|credits=Dan Levine (writer); [[Alan J. Levi]] (director)
|network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|airdate=May 8, 1994|season=1|number=21}}</ref>
[[File:Teri Hatcher 2009 whitebg.jpg|thumb|upright|Hatcher at [[Desperate Housewives]] Paley Fest in 2009]]

A report in November 2010 suggested that Hatcher, along with co-star [[Felicity Huffman]], would be quitting ''Desperate Housewives'', but [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] denied the claim.<ref name="leavingrumour">{{Cite news | title = Hatcher and Huffman leaving Desperate Housewives: report | work = The Spy Report | publisher = Media Spy | date = November 22, 2010 | url = http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/11/22/us-hatcher-and-huffman-leaving-desperate-housewives-report/ | access-date = November 22, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203045217/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/11/22/us-hatcher-and-huffman-leaving-desperate-housewives-report/ | archive-date = December 3, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Hatcher later addressed the rumors of her departure from ''Desperate Housewives'', saying that "[t]here are not enough adjectives to describe how stupid, off base, and ridiculously untrue this is".<ref>{{cite news|title=Teri Hatcher Calls Reports Of 'Desperate Housewives' Exit 'Stupid, Off Base'|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/teri-hatcher-calls-reports-of-desperate-housewives-exit-stupid-off-base-93359|access-date=December 4, 2021|website=Access Hollywood|date=November 22, 2010}}</ref> However, after the show concluded in 2012, media sources revealed an apparent rift with her co-stars. It has been widely speculated that the cast did not get along well with Hatcher.<ref name="abcnews.go.com">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/desperate-housewives-dirt-unearthed-series-finale/story?id=16322258#3 |title='Desperate Housewives' Dirt Unearthed Before Series Finale|work=ABC News |date=May 11, 2012 |access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/desperate-housewives-teri-hatcher-feud_n_1516007 |title='Desperate Housewives' Cast Saddened By Teri Hatcher Feud |publisher=HuffPost |date= May 14, 2012|access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref><ref name="nzherald.co.nz">{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/something-went-down-desperate-housewives-feud-revealed/COIKLK45TIASU7KDYALNYTUULU/ |title='Something went down' – Desperate Housewives feud revealed |publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=May 10, 2012 |access-date=June 17, 2013}}</ref> [[Eva Longoria]], [[Felicity Huffman]], [[Marcia Cross]], and [[Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams]] gave thank-you gifts to the crew from the show which included a message with their names inscribed at the end, and Hatcher's name was distinctly absent.{{r|nzherald.co.nz}} ''[[TV Guide]]'' source, William Keck, revealed that "something went down" between Hatcher and the cast that caused a rift, and also observed how Hatcher would physically distance herself from the others during breaks in filming.{{r|nzherald.co.nz}} On her end, Hatcher said to TV Guide that "I will never disclose the true and complicated journey of us all, but I wish everyone on the show well."{{r|abcnews.go.com}}

In 2011, ''[[Men's Health]]'' magazine named Hatcher #38 on their "Hottest Women of All Time" list.<ref name="Men's Health">{{cite news|url=http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/hottest-women-all-time|title=100 Hottest Women of All-Time|date=December 10, 2011|work=[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]]|location=US |access-date=December 10, 2011 }}</ref>