Susan Mayer

Teri Hatcher

Susan Mayer is a forty something divorcee living with her 14-year-old daughter, Julie. Her romantic heart always has her looking for her next great love. Writing and illustrating children's books has kept her around Wisteria Lane most days making it easy for her to keep an eye on neighborhood beau, Mike Delfino, her occasional boyfriend.

She and her wise-beyond-years daughter have a tell all relationship often resulting in a parental role reversal. Susan often consults with Julie on important decisions like which dress was sexier for her first date with Mike and how to best stalk him after he became a presumed killer. Inevitably, Julie was always the one there to pick up the pieces, a tradition which began when Susan's adulterous ex-husband, Karl, walked out on them.

"It was common knowledge on Wisteria Lane that where Susan Mayer went, bad luck was sure to follow. Her misfortunes ranged from the commonplace, to the unusual, to the truly bizarre."

Lynette Scavo

Felicity Huffman

Lynette Scavo was once best known as a savvy career woman. In the work force she was an over-achiever who could accomplish any task, but those days came to an end when she and her husband, Tom, decided to have children. She gave up the working world and within six years had twin boys, a five year old son and a baby girl. Soon, she gained a new reputation as the mother of quite possibly the most unruly children ever born.

"She used to see herself as a career woman, and a hugely successful one at that. She was known for her power lunches, her eye-catching presentations, and her ruthlessness in wiping out the competition. But unfortunately for Lynette, this new label frequently fell short of what was advertised."

Bree Van de Kamp

Marcia Cross

Bree Van de Kamp is a searing, uptight perfectionist. Her strong resolve and proper demeanor have caused tension in her marriage and home-life. As a mother of two teenagers, her icy cool nerves were often tested. She struggled to rein in her rebellious, and at times soulless son, Andrew, and fought to give her self-absorbed daughter, Danielle, a proper perspective on life.

"Everyone on Wisteria Lane thought of Bree as the perfect wife and mother. Everyone that is, except her own family. "

Gabrielle Solis

Eva Longoria Parker

Gabrielle Solis, the youngest of the housewives on Wisteria Lane, spent her early days climbing out of a desperate situation to become a glamorous runway model in New York where she met her husband, Carlos. She gave up her exciting life and married him on the spot, knowing that he would be able to provide everything she could ever want: an exquisite home, jet-setting vacations and a bottomless bank account. It was only after moving to suburbia that Gabrielle realized that perhaps she wanted all the wrong things.

"I should have seen how unhappy she was. But I didn't. I only saw her clothes from Paris, and her platinum jewelry, and her brand new diamond watch. Had I looked closer, I'd have seen that Gabrielle was a drowning woman, desperately in need of a life raft.''

Edie Britt

Nicolette Sheridan

Edie Britt is the neighborhood slut and proud of it. Her conquests, while legendary, have alienated her from the other women of Wisteria Lane. Her only friend came in the form of the town busy body, Martha Huber. The two shared an antagonistic relationship that came to a tragic end when Martha was mysteriously murdered.

"Edie Britt was the most predatory divorcee in a 5-block radius. Her conquests were numerous, varied, and legendary. Susan had met the enemy and she was a slut."

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