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  • Drea DeMatteo stars as matriarch Angie Bolen, a tough Italian woman, in Desperate Housewives, premiering Sunday on ABC.

    'Desperate' times for Drea de Matteo 2009

  • Heavily made-up Carine (whom The Boy immediately refers to as la cagole, and whose online profile describes her as having previously lived a life of luxury similar to Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives) has simple needs: a man with the charm of Sean Connery or Robert De Niro, with a touch of Nicholas Cage.

    nique sa mère 2008

  • Heavily made-up Carine (whom The Boy immediately refers to as la cagole, and whose online profile describes her as having previously lived a life of luxury similar to Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives) has simple needs: a man with the charm of Sean Connery or Robert De Niro, with a touch of Nicholas Cage.

    nique sa mère 2008

  • For trivia fans, though, this 1991 episode is most notable for being the second TV job for Boomtown's Neal McDonough, who'll be seen this season in Desperate Housewives.

    Critic's Corner Wednesday 2008

  • I don't think Ugly Betty will follow in Desperate Housewives footsteps and fail desperately.

    First Look: UGLY BETTY Season Two | the TV addict 2007

  • It doesn't serve as commentary like Mary Alice's voiceovers in Desperate Housewives or as personal insight like Red's voiceover in the movie Shawshank Redemption.

    PUSHING DAISIES: The Facts Are These… | the TV addict 2007

  • I lost interest in Desperate Housewives but I did really like Sex in the City, I think in my fantasy life I'm a single in NYC instead of a midwest mom!

    City Housewives and Desperate Sex...errr...Whatever Jessica 2006

  • She goes on stating the obvious throughout the first episode, a bit like that annoying voice-over in Desperate Housewives.

    TV Times « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2006

  • It was called Desperate Journey and we played RAF pilots shot down behind the German lines.

    An American Life Ronald Reagan 1990

  • It was called Desperate Journey and we played RAF pilots shot down behind the German lines.

    An American Life Ronald Reagan 1990

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