American producer and screenwriter Mark Cherry created the unique series Desperate Housewives, which achieved unprecedented success in television ratings. He has won about 50 different awards and over 100 nominations.
In 2007, he was recognized as the most successful television series in the world, more than 120 million people watched it, and in 2010 the number of viewers grew to 51.6 million.
The first season was shown in 2004, and the final in 2012. Everyone still remembers and loves the heroes of the series, although about 15 years have passed since the release of the first season.
10. Dana Delaney
Dana played one of the housewife neighbors, Catherine Mayfair. She could be one of the main characters, because the creators of the series three times offered her the role of Bree Van de Camp. But she refused, because She thought Bree was like her character from the scandalous series Pasadena. But in 2007, she agreed to the role of Katherine and received the praise of many critics.
In 2010, she left the series to star in the “Body Investigation”. She worked there until 2013. Then she had a few more interesting works. She is now 62 years old. Since 2009, she has been a co-president of a human rights organization, supporting the rights of lesbians and gays.
9. Sean Payfrom
He played his first role in advertising at the age of 4 years, after which he appeared in several shows. At 12, he was already starring in "Be Happy!".
Soon, Sean was able to go through the casting and got into the "Desperate Housewives." He played Andrew, the son of Bree van de Camp. He had a difficult role: an uncontrollable teenager, a homosexual, a manipulator, etc. But the actor fell in love with the audience. He received bags of letters from adolescents who admired his game.
He later starred in several films. Unlike his hero, Sean has a traditional orientation, but is not yet married. In 2014, he was struck by the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, upon learning of which he admitted that he was addicted to alcohol and drugs. Sean wrote a letter of appeal in which he said that he once lived for the sake of drugs. But he decided to abandon this addiction, cleansed his body and thoughts.
8. Ricardo Chavira
The husband of one of the housewives, Gabriel Solis, was Carlos Solis, played by American actor Riccardo Antonio Chavira. He starred in all 8 seasons of the series.
Prior to this stellar role, the actor appeared in episodic roles of some rating television projects. After that, he appeared in several films and television series.
Ricardo lived for 18 years in a civil marriage with Mercy Ditzel, their son and daughter are growing up. In 2007, the couple legalized the relationship.
Now Ricardo is engaged in charity work, spends time with his family and does not forget about work.
7. Doug Sevant
This actor became famous thanks to the series "Melrose Place", in which he played Matt Fielding. This is not his first role. In 1998, he was forced to play in episodes of TV shows, until in 2004 he was taken on the role of Tom Skavo, the husband of one of the housewives, the father of a large family. In the second season, he entered the main team.
His last works are the series “True Genius” and “Notoriety”.
6. James Denton
At the age of 20, James chose the acting profession, was able to get his first roles. In the series, he played the charming Mike Delfino. This role made him a star.
He starred a lot all these years. His last works are the series “The Good Witch”, “Insidious Maids”.
James married Erin O’Brien, they raise a son and daughter. His wife agreed to devote herself to family and children.
5. Nicolette Sheridan
Nicolette was born in the family of a British actress, who tried to give her a decent upbringing. Fame came to her in 1986, after the series “Quiet Pier”.
She came to the casting of "Desperate Housewives", claiming the role of Bree Van de Camp. But the director offered her the role of Go. Nicolette agreed, and later became part of the series. It was a supporting role, but during the filming of the third season, when Maria Cross, having become pregnant, was forced to abandon filming, she became the leading heroine. In season 4 and 5, she also played an important role, but in 2009 her heroine was removed from the series, Go die.
Rumor had it that the actress was in conflict with Mark Cherry over money. He later admitted that he fired her not because of personal hostility, but in connection with a financial issue. In 2010, she filed a lawsuit against Cherry. Nicolette accused him of having illegally fired and of having hit her. She lost the trial. After this incident, not a single large studio wanted to hire her.
Then she founded her company, planning to become a director and producer. In 2018, the actress finally managed to get a role in the TV series "Dynasty", where she played Alexis Colby.
4. Eva Longoria
Before the release of Desperate Housewives, where she played Gabriel Solis, one of the main roles, she starred in The Young and the Bold and in the movie Durable Network. But it was this star role that brought her great fame, as well as the Golden Globe Award.
After such a tremendous success, the actress was offered roles in a big movie. In 2005, Eva began working with L’Oréal, in 2008 opened her own restaurant, Beso, and in 2009, the second. In 2011, her cookbook was released. She is actively involved in charity work.
After 2 unsuccessful marriages, Eva registered a relationship with Antonio Baston in 2016, and in the summer of 2018, at 43, she became a mother for the first time.
The latest news about Eve is her stories of her motherhood. She practically does not part with the baby. The young mother is very happy and admits that she had never experienced such love before. She does not part with Santi even at work; she took the child with her to Australia, where she participated in the filming of Dasha Travelers.
3. Marcia Cross
Before the release of the series, where she got the role of Bree Van de Camp, Marcia was already quite famous. She starred in television films. The actress was noticed and loved by the audience after the series “Melrose Place”, where, appearing in one episode, she got into the main cast. After him, Marcia was again forced to agree to small roles, until she was able to go through a casting in "Desperate Housewives."
When the series ended, she decided to take a break in her career and began raising children. In 2006, her wedding with Tom Mahoney took place, and in 2007 she gave birth to two twin daughters.
The latest news about her is not entirely encouraging. In the fall of 2018, she admitted that she had colon cancer. Marcia shared that she was worried about hair loss. Fans threw questions at her, and the actress admitted that the disease is already behind, now she is all right.
2. Felicity Huffman
By 2004, Felicity was already a famous actress whose career began in the 80s. On her account there were dozens of roles in the cinema, in the series, and after filming in the series "Sports Night" she became a real star.
For the role of Lynette Skavo, she was awarded the Emmy and other awards. But this role did not become stellar for her. In 2005, she was expected to be a resounding success after the movie Transamerica.
She began to be invited to prominent roles in the big cinema, and in 2012, she and her husband had their own star on the Walk of Fame.
Now her life is very full: filming, new projects, and raising two daughters, 18-year-old Sofia and 16-year-old Georgia.
1. Teri Hatcher
Teri began her career with supporting roles. The first fame brought her the series "Lois and Clark: New Adventures of Supremen." After that, she was given prominent roles in a number of films, after which her career again declined.
But in 2004 she was lucky - she was able to get the role of Susan Mayer, for which she was awarded many awards. Rumor has it that she could not find a common language with colleagues in the series, they did not like her. But, nevertheless, Teri continued to act, moreover, in 2007, at the age of 40, she became a photo model.
After participating in the acclaimed series, she was almost not invited to star, the rest of the filmmakers admitted that they hardly tolerated her character. But she had some work: Teri voiced several cartoons and played episodic roles.
In the spring of 2018, there were rumors that she became homeless and lives in a van. The actress stated that it was a lie. There really was a van at her house, but it was intended for filming, and so she owns not one house, but several.