Teri Hatcher Teri Hatcher is an actress from Palo Alto , California , who made an appearance on , playing Lieutenant B . G . Robinson in the episode . As many of her filmed scenes were removed from the final episode , Hatcher specifically asked for her name to be removed from the credits . As such , she received no screen credit for her appearance . She has since become known for starring as Lois Lane on the hit series " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " and for her Emmy Award - nominated role as Susan Mayer Delfino on " Desperate Housewives " . Hatcher studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater . She began her Hollywood career with the role of a singing and dancing mermaid on the last season of " The Love Boat " ( 1985 - 86 ) . Following a role on the daytime soap opera " Capitol " from 1986 through 1987 , Hatcher became a regular on the short - lived Fox series " Karen ' s Song " . She went on to have a recurring role as the trouble - prone Penny Parker on " MacGyver " from 1986 through 1990 . During this time , she also made guest appearances on " Night Court " ( starring John Larroquette ) , " CBS Summer Playhouse " ( with Lawrence Pressman ) , and " L . A . Law " ( starring Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake , in an episode with Noble Willingham ) . In 1989 , she appeared on " Quantum Leap " , playing the future fiancée of Scott Bakula ' s Sam Beckett . ( Michael McGrady and series regular Dean Stockwell also appeared in the episode . ) She later appeared on shows such as " Murphy Brown " , " Tales from the Crypt " ( with Miguel Ferrer ) , and " Seinfeld " ( starring Jason Alexander ) – reprising an earlier role in the series finale , and allowing Phil Morris ' Jackie Chiles to answer a question the main characters never could . Later in 1989 , Hatcher was seen in two feature films : " The Big Picture " , in which she had a supporting role and worked with the likes of Michael McKean and Stephen Collins ; and " Tango & Cash " , in which she played the female lead . This latter film also featured " Star Trek " veterans Marc Alaimo , Roy Brocksmith , Clint Howard , Glenn Morshower , Michael J . Pollard , and Phil Rubenstein . Hatcher went on to co - star with Whoopi Goldberg in the 1991 comedy " Soapdish " . Subsequent films featuring Hatcher include 1993 ' s direct - to - video releases " All Tied Up " ( with Zach Galligan ) and " Brain Smasher . . . A Love Story " ( with Charles Rocket ) . Hatcher first acquired wide recognition for playing Lois Lane on " Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman " , co - starring K Callan and Tracy Scoggins . Hatcher starred on the series during its entire four - year run , from 1993 through 1997 , but continued making appearances in films such as 1994 ' s " The Cool Surface " ( with Matt McCoy ) and 1996 ' s " Dead Girl " ( along with Seymour Cassel and Famke Janssen ) and " 2 Days in the Valley " ( with Keith Carradine , Louise Fletcher , and Lawrence Tierney ) . After " Lois & Clark " ended , Hatcher became a Bond Girl in the 1997 James Bond film " Tomorrow Never Dies " . Fellow TNG guest star Vincent Schiavelli and star Michelle Yeoh also appeared in this film . The following year , Hatcher was seen in an episode of " Frasier " , starring Kelsey Grammer in the title role . In 2000 , Hatcher co - starred with Bob Gunton , Matt Malloy , and Bruce McGill in the made - for - TV movie " Running Mates " , and in 2001 , she appeared in the first installment of Robert Rodriguez ' family - oriented action film trilogy " Spy Kids " ( Ricardo Montalban appeared in the second and third ) . Hatcher starred on the hit ABC series " Desperate Housewives " from 2004 to 2012 . Among the other " Trek " alumni with whom she worked on this show are Steven Culp , Bob Gunton , Paul Dooley , Wallace Shawn , Ronny Cox , Mark Moses , Neal McDonough , Steven Weber , and Alfre Woodard . Also , the series is narrated by Brenda Strong . Hatcher earned an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on " Desperate Housewives " , but the award went to her co - star , . In 2017 , she also worked with Brenda Strong on the CW series " Supergirl " as season 2 ' s main antagonist , Rhea , Queen of the alien race known as the Daxamites .