It’s Been 18 Years Since the Premiere of “Desperate Housewives”. This Is How Actors and Actresses Have Changed

For 8 years, Desperate Housewives attracted millions of viewers around the entire world. The first episode was released in 2004, and the last one in 2012. It won lots of awards, becoming one of the most successful projects on tv. Many actors and actresses that were in the series are still developing their careers.

We at CHEERY decided to find out how the lives of Desperate Housewives stars are going on right now.

Gabrielle “Gaby” Solis (Eva Longoria)

The role of Gaby was a true breakthrough for the actress. After it, she became a worldwide-known actress and was even nominated for the Golden Globe. Today, Eva doesn’t have many roles and devotes her time to other passions: cooking and charity. She opened 2 restaurants, and she helps disabled children in the charity foundation she opened in 2006.

Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher)

Teri got 4 prestigious awards for the legendary role of a housewife. And after the project ended, she, like Eva, got interested in cooking, took part in tv-shows, and even had a cooking channel on YouTube.

Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross)

Marcia definitely likes working in tv-series. Before and after Desperate Housewives, she was in many similar shows. And since 2018, after beating a serious disease, she wants to put a dent in the stigma of people with diseases. She says that information should be open and accessible to everyone.

Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan)

Nicollette was only in 5 seasons out of 8, but people remember her very well. She still participates in series, but not as actively as she used to. One of her recent works is Dynasty. In 2019, she made a skin beauty product, Biolumière Organics.

Julie Mayer (Andrea Bowen)

Andrea Bowen said that she didn’t believe she would get a role in Desperate Housewives. She played the role of Susan Mayer’s daughter. Today, Andrea is doing a lot of movies and series, and she’s released 6 music albums.

John Rowland (Jesse Metcalfe)

The role of young gardener made Jesse a benchmark of attractiveness. And it wasn’t just about his looks. Eva Longoria said that the actor was “a really innocent young kid who hasn’t been tainted by the world. And I think that’s very endearing to people who watch.” Aside from acting, Jesse is into dancing: in 2020, he took part in Dancing with the Stars.

Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong)

The role of Mary brought the actress 2 Emmy nominations. After Desperate Housewives, she was in Dallas (2012-2014), and the viewers liked her character. Today, Brenda spends a lot of time on yoga and she’s even a coach.

Preston Scavo (Max Carver)

For Max and his twin brother, the role of Lynette Scavo’s kids was a debut. Later, they appeared in different series together. But Max also does shows and movies alone.

Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany)

You could see Dana in the main cast in seasons 4, 5, and 6. Later, she did a lot of series, was in People’s top-10 most attractive people, and was a board member of the arts advocacy organization Creative Coalition, and even helped a campaign for support in finding a cure for scleroderma.

Vanessa Williams

You could watch Vanessa Williams in seasons 7 and 8. Before that, aside from movies, she was a model, a musician, and was even nominated for Grammy several times. Today, she is still doing movies and series and protects the LGBT, women, and children rights.

Michael «Mike» Delfino (James Denton)

After Desperate Housewives, James wasn’t going to stop: he’s done dozens of roles in different series. And together with Hugh Laurie, he played in a cover-band, and they give all the profits to charity. Today, they have already raised over $2 million.

Dylan Mayfair (Lyndsy Fonseca)

Desperate Housewives was one of the many tv-projects in her career. She became really popular after her role in Nikita. By the way, she met her future husband there. And Maxim has also named her one of the most attractive women on the planet, twice.

Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman)

The actress got a lot of awards and nominations for her role. Later, Felicity was in many projects and today, she is a women’s rights supporter. And as she said, it’s hard for her to make people look like anyone else, but Lynette.

Juanita Solis (Madi De La Garza)

The daughter of Gaby was in several movies and series after the end of Desperate Housewives, but she’s leaning towards directing now. And people really look forward to her movies.

Have you watched Desperate Housewives? Which of the characters did you like the most?