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In 2002, Hatcher was visiting her parents in her native Sunnyvale when she read about teenager Sarah Van Cleempunt who had committed suicide and left behind a note that said "You're probably thinking a normal teenager doesn't do this; well, ask Dick!" Dick was Richard Hayes Stone, Hatcher's uncle, who had been a trusted family friend of the Van Cleemputs and both families had vacationed together. Hatcher contacted prosecutors and with a tape recording running, Hatcher explained in detail how her uncle - the then-husband of her mother's sister - allegedly molested her in the late 1960s and early '70s when she was no more than 7. After prosecutors gave the defense a transcript of Hatcher's interview, Stone pleaded guilty Oct. 24, 2002, leaving no need for a trial nor a court appearance for Hatcher. His victim included another girl who has never been identified. Stone, then 64-years-old, pleaded guilty to four counts of child molestation in the case of the 14-year-old victim and received 14 years in prison. Chuck Gillingham, the Santa Clara County deputy district attorney in California, said, "Without Teri, this case would have been dismissed."

In an interview with Vanity Fair for their April 2006 edition, Hatcher revealed that at the time she talked to the authorities, she was afraid if her story came out in the tabloids, she would be seen as a has-been actress seeking publicity. "At the end of the day, there was no way I was not going to put this girl first, before whatever damage might be done to me," Hatcher told the magazine. "But my fear is far outweighed by what I know is my obligation to help other victims of sexual abuse to not feel alone."

The perpetrator of the abuse, Richard Hayes Stone, died of colon cancer in prison in August 2008.

In the mid-1990s, a photo of her wrapped in nothing but a red Superman cape famously became the most downloaded image on America Online.

Was a San Francisco 49ers cheerleader.

In 1996, she was awarded with the "Spirit of Compassion" Award for her generous support of the Aviva Center, which provides services to sexually and physically abused adolescents.

Suffered an injury to her right eye when a lightbulb exploded on the Desperate Housewives (2004) set on April 25, 2006. Her cornea was scratched and she wore an eye patch, but she returned to work in a few days.

My advice, be healthy, reach your own goals, and don't be afraid to impersonate an SNL star. (AOL 7/96)

Despite the fact that I have a good-size pair of breasts ... in Lois & Clark : Les nouvelles aventures de Superman (1993), I have the opportunity to show the world they're not my only attribute.

What's good about talking about being victimized is that it is the beginning of being able to stop it.

[on her audition for Desperate Housewives (2004)] I had to test, the whole rigmarole, but it was one of the greatest auditions I ever had. I left the building knowing I had this.

Let me just say that every cover of every magazine I've done has been airbrushed to death. No woman should walk around thinking that's what they should be. You shouldn't be beating yourself up.

Desperate Housewives (2005) - $6,500,000 (2005-2006 season)

Desperate Housewives (2005) - $400,000 /episode (2009-10)

Desperate Housewives (2005) - $400,000 /episode (2010-11)

Desperate Housewives (2005) - Season 1 - $70,000 per episode, Season 2 - $285,000 per episode

Desperate Housewives (2005) - $440,000 per episode