Felicity Huffman
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| Felicity Huffman | |
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| Birth name | Felicity Kendall Huffman |
| Born | December 9, 1962 in Bedford, New York, USA |
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| Awards | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - 2005 Golden Globes for "Transamerica" |
Felicity Huffman is an American actress, best known for her role as Lynette Scavo in the hit comedy/drama Desperate Housewives.
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[edit] Biography
- Born to Moore Peters Huffman, a banker, and his then wife Grace Valle, née Ewing, an actress, who divorced when she was one year old. She and her 7 older siblings (brother Moore Jr, and sisters Mariah, Betsy, Jane, Grace, Jessie and Isabel) were raised by their mother, growing up in Aspen, Colorado.
- Graduated high school in 1981 from the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan, where she majored in theater.
- Earned a BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1988).
- Met husband William H. Macy when she was one of his students at the Atlantic Theater Company. They married 15 years later in 1997 and had 2 daughters Sofia Grace (b. 2000) and Georgia Grace (b. 2002). Their third child is due in 2008.
- One of her idols is Tina Turner. She had a dream come true when she got to sing backup to Tina who was performing live for Oprah Winfrey on a "Wildest Dreams" segment of The Oprah Winfrey Show (Feb. 2005).
- Jessica Alba was one of her students at the Atlantic Theater Company.
- Revealed she had suffered from bulimia and anorexia in her twenties, but finally managed to overcome those conditions due to a therapy and meeting William H. Macy.
- Both she and William are regular triathlon participants.
[edit] Roles
[edit] Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | |||||
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| Bedtime | Donna | 1996–1996 | ||||||
| Sports Night | Dana Whitaker | 1998–2000 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Out of Order | Lorna Colm | 2003–2003 | ||||||
| Desperate Housewives | Lynette Scavo | 2004–present | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
[edit] Guest Starring Roles
[edit] Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
[edit] Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
[edit] Memorable Moments
[edit] Awards and Accolades
[edit] Trivia
Shares her birthday, 9 December with her Desperate Housewives co-star Jesse Metcalfe (John Rowland).
