Teri Hatcher goes for the Nice 'n Easy look

NEW YORK -- Teri Hatcher is hiding her gray hair -- and she's not shy about talking about it.

Hatcher, the Emmy-nominated star of "Desperate Housewives," is the new spokeswoman for Clairol's Nice 'n Easy hair color. The natural brunette, with a gray spot that she's had since she was 25 right in the middle, uses medium golden brown.

"I'm not the kind of person who can get involved in things I don't believe in. I'm a very honest and open person. I'm not a good liar. I might be an OK actress but I'm not a good liar," she told The Associated Press in a recent telephone interview.

"In all my career, in my ups and downs, I've never had a beauty campaign. This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign," Hatcher said. "It made me feel really great."

In the year since "Desperate Housewives" became a phenomenon, she did receive other offers from cosmetics and hair companies, but she said she likes the sound of Nice' n Easy.

"It fits my personality and lifestyle. My daughter is much more important to me than how I look that day, so on days when I'm rushing to get my daughter to school and rushing to work, if I don't have to worry about my hair looking good, then it's a good thing."

But the day she shot the TV spot at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, the Clairol team paid more attention to her hair during a few hours than she does the rest of the year, Hatcher said with a laugh. "I had to wait on the set until my hair was ready. Every last strand was in place -- and it looked good."