Bree Van De Kamp

Gorgeous redhead Marcia Cross was already a successful actress when she was chosen for the new show Desperate Housewives, in 2004, to play Bree Van De Kamp. Little did she know, she would spend the next 8 years of her acting career in prissy twinsets and pearls, designer washing up gloves with a hairstyle that is the antithesis of the Anniston cut.

Known for being uptight and neurotic, having perfect manners, conservative values, a passion for cooking and firearms skills, Bree was the Martha Stewart of Wisteria Lane, constantly upholding her pristine image while her life in private fell apart. Although being an obsessive perfectionist in housekeeping, she failed miserably with her family relationships. She battled alcoholism, covered up murders, tried to deny her son was gay, faked a pregnancy and battled with a rebellious daughter.

Poise, the hideous hair flick and the best “Bitch Please” look ever, carried her through 8 seasons of the beloved award winning show.

Here are some of her best lines

Bree: You don’t even know what that means, you petulant sock puppet.

Danielle Van De Kamp: Who cares? I’m going to the store.

Bree: Buy a dictionary.

Bree: [speaking to her son after she catches him in a strip club] Andrew, I’m curious. When you fantasize about this woman, do you ever stop to think how she came to be on this runway? That’s someone’s little girl. And that someone probably had a lot of dreams for her. Dreams that did not include a thong… and a pole…

[Phyllis has been crying all time since Rex’s death and stealing all the attention from Bree]

Bree: For God’s sake, Phyllis, don’t you ever worry about dehydration?

Phyllis Van De Kamp: Are you saying that I am too emotional?

Bree: I’m saying that even Italians take a break now and again.

[Rex has asked for a divorce in a family restaurant]

Rex: Are we gonna talk about what I said?

Bree: If you think I’m gonna discuss the dissolution of my marriage in a place where the restrooms are labeled Chicks and Dudes, you are out of your mind.

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