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The ‘Desperate Housewives’ Cast Has Changed So Much! See The Wisteria Lane Ladies Then And Now

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Updated on: Jun 28, 2024 3:34 pm·

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Desperate Housewives first premiered on the small screen in 2004 and immediately became must-see viewing. It made huge stars of the lead actresses, including Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Nicollette Sheridan and Felicity Huffman.

Many familiar faces came and went during the eight seasons the soapy dramady ran on ABC through 2012, Jesse Metcalfe, Kyle McLachlan and Alfre Woodard.

Eva opened up in June 2024 about which stars she still keeps in close contact with 12 years after the show wrapped.

“I talk to Felicity all the time. I talk to Marcia a lot, but the one probably I talk to most is Ricardo [Antonio Chavira], my husband. And Jesse,” Eva told The Daily Mail.

While the possibility of a reboot has been discussed over the years, then and now photos of the stars show how they look today.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria (Gabrielle Solis)

After Desperate Housewives, Eva appeared on shows Mother Up!, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Telenovela, Empire and the movie remake of Overboard.

Eva turned her attention away from acting and towards executive producing, overseeing such shows as Grand Hotel while making her film directing debut with 2023’s Flamin’ Hot.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo)

Until 2017, Felicity starred in the popular TV series American Crime. She went on to appear in the 2019 miniseries When They See Us but was forced to step away from acting after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in May 2019 for her part in a college admissions scandal.

Felicity served 11 days of 14-day federal prison sentence in October 2019. By 2020, she completed her full sentence of 250 hours of community service and one year of supervised release. She has since appeared in a 2023 episode of The Good Doctor and provided her voice for a character in the 2023 podcast “Supreme: The Battle for Roe.”

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Teri Hatcher

Teri Hatcher (Susan Mayer)

Teri has since appeared in series Jane by Design, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, The Odd Couple, and Supergirl.

In 2023, Teri starred in the Lifetime holiday movie Christmas at the Chalet, as well as the Roku original holiday film How To Fall in Love by Christmas.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Marcia Cross

Marcia Cross (Bree Van de Kamp)

After Desperate Housewives, Marcia appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Quantico.

She was last seen in two episodes of You in 2021 and three episodes of Fox’s country drama Monarch in 2022.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Nicollette Sheridan

Nicollette Sheridan (Edie Britt)

Nicollette’s career calmed down after she left the drama series. She’s appeared in a few TV movies as well as Jewtopia and Let’s Kill Ward’s Wife. She starred as Alexis Carrington in The CW’s Dynasty reboot, which was canceled after one season [in 2018]. Nicolette last appeared in the 2023 Lifetime holiday movie, Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Brenda Strong

Brenda Strong (Mary Alice Young)

Brenda has landed roles in Dallas, Blood Relatives, Fear the Walking DeadSupergirl and 13 Reasons Why following Desperate Housewives.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams (Renee Perry)

After Desperate Housewives, Vanessa added 666 Park Avenue, The Good Wife, Milo Murphy’s Law, The Librarians, and Daytime Divas to her acting portfolio. She’s also lent her voice to such animated shows as T.O.T.S. and Velma.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now James Denton

James Denton (Mike Delfino)

James has been on Devious Maids and Good Witch since Desperate Housewives. He starred in the 2023 Lifetime holiday movie Christmas on Cherry Lane.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Ricardo Antonio Chavira

Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Carlos Solis)

Ricardo has appeared in Welcome to the Family, Santa Clarita Diet, Jane the Virgin, and Scandal. He starred as family patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in Netflix’s Selena: The Series in 2020 and appeared in the 2021 Netflix fashion comedy Glamorous opposite Kim Cattrall.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Mark Moses

Mark Moses (Paul Young)

Mark has had a very successful career following Desperate Housewives. He’s added The Killing, Criminal Minds, Manhattan, Homeland, Mad Men, The Last Ship, Incorporated, Law & Order True Crime, Salvation, Man Seeking Woman, and more to his acting resume. . He was last seen in Hilary Swank‘s ABC series Alaska Daily in 2022 and appeared in CBS’s So Help Me Todd.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Jesse Metcalfe

Jesse Metcalfe (John Rowland)

After Desperate Housewives, Jesse appeared in Chase, Dallas, and Chesapeake Shores. He starred in three movies in 2023, including Prime Video’s On a Wing and a Prayer, Lifetime’s Dawn and Pure Flix’s Divine Influencer.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Steven Culp

Steven Culp (Rex Van de Kamp)

Steven has since appeared in Grey’s Anatomy, Revolution, Code Black, and Bosch, American Horror Story, Station 19, 9-1-1 and The Resident.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Doug Savant

Doug Savant (Tom Scavo)

Doug has made cameos in Drop Dead Diva, Criminal Minds, Hawaii Five-0, The X-Files, and Notorious, Dirty John and The Rookie. He was last seen in a 2024 episode of Fox’s The Cleaning Lady.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Richard Burgi

Richard Burgi (Karl Mayer)

Richard spent two years playing Paul Hornsby on General Hospital from 2014 through 2016. He went on to portray Ashland Locke on 119 episodes of The Young and the Restless between 2021 and 2022.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard (Betty Applewhite)

Alfre has since appeared in My Own Worst Enemy, Three Rivers, Memphis Beat, True Blood, State of Affairs, Luke Cage, and A Series of Unfortunate Events. She most recently lent her voice to the Marvel animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur from 2023 through 2024.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan (Orson Hodge)

Kyle has appeared in How I Met Your Mother, Believe, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Portlandia, and Twin Peaks and Carol’s Second Act. He most recently was seen in Prime Video’s 2024 series Fallout.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Dana Delany

Dana Delany (Katherine Mayfair)

Dana was seen in Body of Proof, The Comedians, and Hand of God and Tulsa King since Desperate Housewives. She most recently appeared on five episodes of FX’s Mayans M.C. in 2023.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough (Dave Dash/Williams)

Neil has continued his acting career with roles in Mob City, Public Morals, Suits, Arrows, and Legends of Tomorrow, Project Blue Book and Van Helsing. His most recent role was in the 2024 film Guns & Moses.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Drea De Matteo

Drea De Matteo (Angie Bolen)

Drea became well known for her roles in Sons of Anarchy and Shades of Blue and A Million Little Things following Desperate Housewives.

After not being able to find work after her refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Drea turned to OnlyFans as her main source of income, which saved her home from foreclosure. “It saved us,” she told The Daily Mail in February 2024. “OnlyFans saved my life, 100 percent. I can’t believe I’m saying that, but it really did save us.”

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Kevin Rahm

Kevin Rahm (Lee McDermott)

Kevin has appeared in shows I Hate My Teenage Daughter, Surviving Jack, Mad Men, Bates Motel, Madam Secretary, and now Lethal Weapon. He was last seen in the 2022 Hulu series Love, Victor.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Tuc Watkins

Tuc Watkins (Bob Hunter)

Tuc is known for his role on the soap opera One Life to Live. He also appeared in Where the Bears Are and provided voice work for the animated series The Great North.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Jonathan Cake

Jonathan Cake (Chuck Vance)

After Desperate Housewives, Jonathan was in Doll & Em, Camping, The Affair, Grey’s Anatomy and Stargirl.

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Desperate Housewives Cast Then and Now Charles Mesure

Charles Mesure (Ben Faulkner)

Charles has since landed roles in Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, Dead of Summer, The Magicians, and Once Upon a Time. He’s portrayed John Brennan on General Hospital since 2023.

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