Biography
An accomplished performer whose best early work consisted of collaborations with playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy, whom she later married, Huffman slowly forged a career onscreen that at first mainly consisted of small parts in television movies and guest starring roles on series television, including episodes of "The X-Files" (Fox, 1993-2002) and "Chicago Hope" (CBS, 1994-2000). She finally began to make a name for herself …
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Career Milestones
| Became a member of the Atlantic Theater Company, co-founded by David Mamet and William H. Macy | ||
1988 | Made feature acting debut in David Mamet's "Things Changes" | |
1988 | Understudied and eventually replaced Madonna in Mamet's Broadway play, "Speed-the-Plow" | |
1990 | Featured as one of Dershowitz's Student Staff in "Reversal of Fortune" | |
1991 | Made TV debut in the Stephen King miniseries, "Golden Years" (CBS) | |
1992 | First TV movie, "Quicksand: No Escape" (USA network) | |
1994 | Appeared as Ed Asner's daughter in the pilot episodes of ABC's "Thunder Alley"; replaced by Diane Venora when the series began | |
1995 | Acted onstage in Mamet's "The Cryptogram" | |
1995 | Directed by Mamet in the Atlantic Theater Company production of J.B. Priestley's "Dangerous Corner" | |
1996 | Was featured in the Showtime series "Bedtime" | |
1997 | Directed by future husband William H. Macy in "The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite" at the Atlantic Theater Company | |
1998 | Co-starred in Mamet's "The Spanish Prisoner" | |
1998 | Played TV producer Dana Whitaker on the ABC series, "Sports Night"; earned a Golden Globe (2000) nomination for Best Actress | |
1999 | Appeared with husband William H. Macy (who also co-wrote the teleplay) in the TNT original, "A Slight Case of Murder" | |
1999 | Played small role in "Magnolia" as a TV game show coordinator; husband had more substantial role in the film | |
2001 | Played a photographer who is charged with child pornography in the Lifetime movie, "Snap Decision" | |
2002 | Portrayed Lady Bird Johnson in HBO movie, "Path to War" | |
2003 | Co-starred with Eric Stoltz, as a married couple and screenwriting partners, in the Showtime series, "Out of Order" | |
2003 | Guest starred as Frasier's Love interest on the NBC comedy, "Frasier" | |
2004 | Appeared with husband William H. Macy in the CBS miniseries, "Reversible Errors" | |
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 | |
2005 | Portrayed 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 | |
2007 | Played Lindsay Lohan's mother in the Garry Marshall directed, "Georgia Rule" | |
2008 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | |
2009 | Played the title character's mother in "Phoebe in Wonderland" | |
Awards
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Sports Night |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Sports Night |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Desperate Housewives |
2005 | Academy Award for Actress In a Leading Role in Transamerica |
2005 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in Transamerica |
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama in Transamerica |
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Desperate Housewives |
2005 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actress in Transamerica |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2005 | Tribeca Film Festival for Best Actress in a Narrative Feature Film in Transamerica |
2006 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Desperate Housewives |
2006 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in Transamerica |
2006 | Palm Springs International Film Festival for Breakthrough Performance Award in Transamerica |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in Transamerica |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |