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Felicity Kendall Huffman is an American television, film, and stage actor, as well as a film director. Born on December 9, 1962, in Bedford, New York, she is a citizen of the United States. Her education includes studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and New York University. She has been active in her career since 1978 and is a member of the Democratic Party.
Huffman has received several accolades, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is married to William H. Macy and has two children.
In 2019, Huffman was involved in the college admissions bribery scandal. She was convicted of fraud and detained at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1962
- Works
- 1
Top works
- A practical handbook for the boyfriend
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Film & TV
Acting · Bedford, New York, USA
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),…
Known for
- 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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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 22
- Total plays
- 55
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Born: Felicity Kendall Huffman December 9, 1962 in Bedford, New York, USA Desperate Housewives (TV series) Lynette Scavo – What's to Discuss, Old Friend (2011) … Lynette Scavo – Putting It Together (2011) … Lynette Scavo – Suspicion Song (2011) … Lynette Scavo – Always in Control (2011) … Lynette Scavo – Witch's Lament (2011) … Lynette Scavo See all 168 episodes » 2010 Lesster (short) <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Felicity+Huffman"
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Solid C60: a new form of carbon
· 1990 · cited 7,082x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,794x
- The TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA): Quasi-Global, Multiyear, Combined-Sensor Precipitation Estimates at Fine Scales
· 2007 · cited 5,981x
- Research guidelines for the Delphi survey technique
· 2000 · cited 4,253x
- A Method for the Construction of Minimum-Redundancy Codes
· 1952 · cited 4,070x
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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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