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Teri Hatcher rolling in money

by Anna Johns, posted Apr 11th 2006 10:33AM
teri hatcherTeri Hatcher reportedly got tough with Buena Vista Television, the company that produces Desperate Housewives. She demanded a cut from all the merchandise that is sold with the Desperate Housewives moniker and she got her way. According to various sources, the deal puts her among the highest paid actresses on television (a DH publicist contacted us to deny she's the "highest paid" actress on television, as we originally reported). She currently rakes in $315,000 per episode of DH and will make an extra $1 million for one week of work to pimp DH merchandise such as a new video game, a board game, and new ringtones.

Who do you think deserves to be the highest paid actress on television?

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Hunter

I think Teri Hatcher is probably a very nice, intelligent person ... but...

Susan is such an idiot that I can barely watch the show. She is an embarrassment.

I'm also sick to death of Lynette's brats.

There's not enough Nicolette Sheriden.

Last year I couldn't wait for Sunday night... this year both Housewives and Gray's Anatomy have done in the crapper.

Thank heavens for The Sopranos.

May 16 2006 at 7:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
SJ

I think Teri should be paid whatever she manages to get. You have not because you ask not. If she can talk (or sell her merits) well enough then so be it. Maybe the others should try it also. You do that whatever job you are doing I also like Teri Hatcher. I think her part is funny and she plays it well.

April 11 2006 at 8:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Joe

I was shocked. The best part about her acting is it that it's so bad I know when to head to the bathroom.

April 11 2006 at 8:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tanya

Don't get me wrong, I love Teri Hatcher. I am a huge Lois and Clark fan but I personally feel that as highest paid actresses go, Patricia Arquette on Medium. That show is phenomenal and so is she in it. I also think Geena Davis in Commander-in-Chief should be getting paid as well, she's pratically carrying the show with the exception of Donald Sutherland.

April 11 2006 at 7:54 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jessica

Lauren Graham could be the highest paid woman on television if she was paid by the word.

April 11 2006 at 7:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
CV

Teri Hatcher the highest paid?? thats awful.
Id say Mariska Hargitay or Megan Mullaly!

April 11 2006 at 7:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Belinda

Seriously, I think you people bashing women like this is not good. Women are already making lower salaries than men in this world. There are a billion men who get paid higher salaries and do not deserve it. What makes Teri Hatcher any different? If so many men can get away with getting undeserved higher salaries, why can't women? As far as I'm concerned, Teri Hatcher does deserve the money. I like Eva Longoria too and I think she should get paid well too. I think it depends on who is liked the most or gets the most lines, maybe. Whatever the reason, GO Teri for being a strong, independent leader fighting for her right to make a better income. And besides, salaries are also dependent on how much experience you've had on your resume. Maybe she has a longer resume than the others, as far as the number of hit shows they've had. She may look dumb, but she's highly intelligent. Was a Math major in college and both her parents are computer experts or scientists or something. I have my criticisms of Teri too (as far as her face and how it's kinda aged weird, maybe it's botox or something), but I do kinda like her, and I've always thought she was the prettiest for many, many years.


By the way, she looks ethnic. What ethnicity is she anyway?

April 11 2006 at 7:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Pat

I vote for the Ladies on WB " THE CHARMED ONES ". Holly Marie Combs as PIPER, Alyssa Milano as PHOEBE, and Rose McGowan as PAIGE deserved more then what they got and lets not leave out Kaley Cuoco as BILLIE, and Shannen Doherty as PRUE. They should have had more respect for the show . Winners of the FIRST ALL WOMEN AWARD IN A SERIES . Will miss they . My Vote goes to them.

April 11 2006 at 7:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sharon H

Good for Terri; however, the question shouldn't be why is Terri Hatcher getting paid the most as a women. It ought to be why aren't women being paid as much as the men on TV. Others that deserve big raises are Marcia Cross, Jennifer Garner, Jaime Pressley (My Name is Earl), Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars), Emily Deschanel (Bones), Jean Smart (24), Debra Messing, Jenna Elfman, Mariska Hargitay, and the women on Battlestar Galactica, Grey's Anatomy, and Lost just to name a few.

April 11 2006 at 7:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wendy

The american society is doomed. Actresses make 300k+ a show? Does anyone see something wrong with this?

I personally think it's disgusting that anyone gets paid this much to be on TV - no matter how beautiful or talented they think they are. I can think of much more noble and talented professions than being an actress. Being an actress only requires you to keep up with your plastic surgery and occasionally memorize some lines...while making the worst relationship decisions I have ever seen in my life. Not really too tough of a job. The boy that mows my lawn works harder.

April 11 2006 at 7:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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