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Felicity Huffman is an American actress and film director born in Bedford, New York, in 1962. She began her work period in 1978 and has performed in television, film, and stage productions. Huffman was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She is married to William H. Macy and has two children.
Her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Huffman is a member of the Democratic Party and speaks English.
In 2019, she was involved in the college admissions bribery scandal. As a result, she was convicted of fraud and detained at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin. Huffman has also been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is known for her role as executive producer Dana Whitaker on the ABC television show Sports Night (1998—2000), which earned her an Golden Globe Award nomination, and as hectic supermom Lynette Scavo on the ABC show Desperate Housewives (2004—present),…
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- Doc — Dr. Joan Ridley2025
- The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy — Present Day Rena2025
- Accused — Lorraine Howell2023
- Otherhood — Helen Halston2019
- Tammy's Always Dying — Tammy MacDonald2019
- Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson — Self2019
- When They See Us — Linda Fairstein2019
- Krystal — Poppy2018
- Get Shorty — Agent Clara Dillard2017
- The Good Doctor — Janet Stewart2017
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- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bedford
- Spouse
- William H. Macy
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Educated at
- New York University
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- FelicityHuffmanHWoFMar2012 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Convicted of
- fraud
- Significant event
- 2019 college admissions bribery scandal
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- 1962-12-09
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- Academy Award for Best Actress
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- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
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- Felicity Huffman
- place of detention
- Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin
- medical condition
- bulimia nervosa
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Encyclopedic overview
Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lynette Scavo in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives and her role as Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne, a transgender woman, in the film Transamerica (2005). She has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for an Academy Award.
Huffman began her career in theatre, and in the 1990s also had many supporting roles in film and television. She starred as Dana Whitaker in the ABC comedy-drama Sports Night from 1998 to 2000, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. Her role as Lynette Scavo in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards.
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