Felicity Huffman

Birthplace: Westchester County, New York
Birthday: December 9, 1962

Often lauded for her prolific stage work, Felicity Huffman won a new round of fans as the smart, competent producer Dana Whitaker on the ABC series "Sports Night" (1998-2000). Though born in Westchester County, New York on December 9, 1962, Huffman was raised in Colorado, then returned east to attend New York University, where she joined the Atlantic Theater Company, co-founded by David Mamet and William H Macy. Mamet offered the actress her first screen role, a bit part in "Things Change" (1988), and she was also tapped as Madonna's understudy…more

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Actor

Desperate Housewives
Lynette Scavo
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Snap Decision
Carrie Dixon
Out of Order
Lorna Colm
Stephen King's Golden Years
Terry Spann

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2007
Played Lindsay Lohan's mother in the Garry Marshall directed "Georgia Rule"
2005
Played a transsexual woman who discovers that she fathered a child in her former life as a man in the indie drama "Transamerica"; earned Oscar and SAG nominations for Best Actress
2004
Cast as Lynette Scavo, the ex-career woman and mother of four unmanageable kids in the ABC drama "Desperate Housewives"; earned Golden Globe (2005, 2006, 2007), SAG (2007) and Emmy (2007) nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy Series
2004
Starred in the CBS miniseries opposite her real life husband William H. Macy in Scott Turow's crime thriller "Reversible Errors," which also stars Tom Selleck and Monica Potter
2003
Guest starred as Frasier's Love interest on the NBC comedy "Frasier"

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Awards

2006
Golden Globe: Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama)
2006
Independent Spirit Award: Best Female Lead
2006
Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series
2006
Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series
2005
Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series