What Did the Desperate Housewives Do Before They Moved to Wisteria Lane?
February 25, 2008 by Julie Bonner
Do you ever wonder what the Desperate Housewives did before they moved to Wisteria Lane? Like what movies and shows they starred in, who they were married to and what awards (if any) they received.
Here is a list of 50 items entitled “My Life Before Wisteria Lane“.
Teri Hatcher
1. Starred in Tales from the Crypt
2. Starred in Lois and Clark: The Adventures of Superman
3. Starred in 3 Episodes of Seinfeld as Sidra
4. Starred in 6 Episodes of MacGyver as Penny Parker
5. Married to Marcus Leithold (1988 - 1989) and Jon Tenney (1994-2003)
6. In 1997 Voted as Sexiest Woman on TV by a TV Guide Reader’s Poll
7. Starred in The Love Boat as a Mermaid
8. Attended De Anza College for 2 1/2 Years, Then Dropped Out When She Landed The Love Boat Role
9. Singled Out By Salt Lake City’s Desert Morning News in 2004 as “This Year’s Big New Comedy Talent”
10. AskMen.com Likes Her Because She Was a San Francisco 49ers Cheerleader
Eva Longoria
Read the rest of my list below the cut.
11. Starred in Beverly Hills 90210 as a Flight Attendant in 2000
13. Earned a Bachelor of Science , Degree in Kinesiology at Texas A&M
14. Starred in The Young and The Restless as Isabella Brana
15. Received Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama for The Young and the Restless in 2002
16. Won Miss Corpus Christi in 1998
17. Was a Dancer with the Pussycat Dolls
18. People en Espanol Listed Her Among “Most Beautiful People” for 2003
19. Starred in “Hot Tamales Live: Spicy, Hot and Hilarious” as Herself in 2003
20. Starred in 10 Episodes of Dragnet in 2003 to 2004
Felicity Huffman
21. Starred in 45 Episodes of Sports Night in 1998 to 2000
22. Long Time Member of New York’s Atlantic Theater Company
23. Graduated From NYU in 1988 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
24. Was Madonna’s Under-Study in the David Mamet-penned 1988 Broadway play Speed-the-Plow
25. Starred in Magnolia in 1999
26. Starred in 8 Episodes of Frasier as Julia Wilcox
27. Married William H. Macy on September 6, 1997
28. Nominated in 2000 for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for Sports Night
29. Starred in Things Change as The Wheel of Fortune Girl
30. Starred in Out of Order in 2003
Marcia Cross
31. Starred in Everwood as Dr. Linda Abbott in 2003 to 2004
32. Starred in Melrose Place as Dr. Kimberly Shaw in 1992 to 1997
33. Attended Julliard School in New York City
34. On “50 Most Wicked Women of Primetime” in 2004m for Role as Dr. Kimberly Shaw in Melrose
35. Played Linda Loren for One Episode of Strong Medicine
36. On August 30, 1993 Marcia’s Long-time Partner Richard Jordan Died of a Brain Tumor
37. Played Myra Robbins in One Epidoe of Ally McBeal in 2000
38. Some of Her Everwood Fans Thought it Was Stupid of Her to Leave the Show for Desperate Housewives
39. Performed in Her First Play in Sixth Grade Entitled “The Witch of Blackbird Pond”
40. Played Marci Bowman for One Episode in Murder She Wrote in 1992
Nicollette Sheridan
41. Starred in 13 Episodes of “Paper Dolls” as Taryn Blake
42. Had a Romance at Age 15 with Musician Leif Garrett That Lasted for 6 Years
43. Starred in Knots Landing for 179 Episodes as Paige Matheson in 1986 - 1993
44. Won the 1990 Soap Opera Digest Award for “Outstanding Lead Actress: Prime Time”
45. Named People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” in 1991
46. Played the Voice of Eleanor in “The Legend of Tarzan” in 2001
47. Married to Actor Harry Hamlin from 1991 to 1993
48. Played the Mysterious Beauty in “The Sure Thing”
49. Auditioned for the Role of Grace in Will&Grace, Lost to Debra Messing
50. Played Dr. Danielle Morty in One Episode of Will & Grace in 2003
Is there anything you didn’t know about your favorite Desperate Housewives’ star that you learned from this list? Let me know what is was in the comment section!
Typo!
Under Marcia Cross #32
1882 -> 1982
Other than Nicollette Sheridan, which I’m a die hard fan of and knew all the thing about her, I’d say I knew only about half of what you wrote for the other housewives
Especially Marcia & Felicity - I didn’t really know much about them before.
Thanks JCC! Yeah, I’d say that’s a typo, lol.
@Danielle - I learned a lot I didn’t know too. It was fun.