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Felicity Huffman
Huffman at the 2006 Malibu Triathlon
Born	Felicity Kendall Huffman December 9, 1962 (1962-12-09) (age 46) Bedford, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1978–present
Spouse(s)	William H. Macy (1997–present)

Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lynette Scavo, the hectic busy Super-Mom on the ABC show Desperate Housewives, which earned her an Emmy Award. A year later, her role as a transwoman in the independent film Transamerica earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination, and was praised by many critics.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Other awards and nominations 5.1 Other honors 6 References 7 External links

Early life

Huffman was born in Bedford, New York, the daughter of Grace Valle (née Ewing), an actress, and Moore Peters Huffman, a banker.¹ Her parents divorced a year after her birth, and she was raised mostly by her mother. She has six sisters and a brother, Moore. She attended The Putney School, a boarding high school in Putney, Vermont and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. After high school she went on to New York University where she graduated in 1988 from the Tisch School of the Arts, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama.

Career

Huffman is known for her roles in Desperate Housewives and Transamerica. On television, she starred as Dana Whitaker in the dramedy Sports Night, and has had guest starring roles on Frasier, The X-Files, The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. In 2001 she appeared in the made for TV movie Snap Decision with Mare Winningham. Huffman has appeared in films such as Raising Helen and Christmas with the Kranks. In 2003 she starred in Showtime's dramedy Out of Order.

Huffman won an Emmy for her work on Desperate Housewives (Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series), as well as two 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Best Actress - Comedy Series and part of Best Ensemble - Comedy Series). Huffman's performance in the film Transamerica was praised by many critics and garnered her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress as well as nominations for the Best Actress (Screen Actors Guild) and Best Actress (Academy Awards). Huffman is now a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.²

Huffman is also the co-author of the self-help book, A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend. She is the only actress to have appeared in all three television shows created by Aaron Sorkin (Sports Night, The West Wing, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip).

On June 23, 2008, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Huffman and her husband William H. Macy will each receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the upcoming year.³⁴

Felicity Huffman is planning to return to New York City and to Broadway again.⁵

Personal life

Huffman is married to actor William H. Macy, with whom she has two daughters Sofia Grace (born August 1, 2000) and Georgia Grace (born March 14, 2002). They married on September 6, 1997. She has appeared on television, in movies, and on stage many times with her husband, such as on the TV show Sports Night and in the movie Magnolia. The couple have become the subject of a running gag on the satirical news show The Colbert Report, in which the couple (who live a quiet life outside the media spotlight) are regularly referenced as representing the greatest of today's celebrity couples in a culture obsessed with celebs. Colbert refers to the couple as "Filliam H. Muffman", a play on the current trend by media types to combine the names of major celebrity couples, in the mold of "Bennifer", "Brangelina" and "TomKat."

In 2005, Huffman revealed that she had suffered from both anorexia and bulimia in her late teens and twenties.⁶ At the height of her bulimia she would purge up to six times a day. Her weight dropped to 98 lbs, her periods stopped, and she was too weak to go jogging. However, with therapy and upon meeting Macy she managed to overcome those conditions. She is still known for her self-deprecating humor and her belief that she is "not pretty."

She is a huge fan of Tina Turner and her dream was to be a back-up singer, so when Huffman was on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah surprised her with a visit from Tina Turner where the two got to sing together.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1988	Things Change	The Wheel of Fortune Girl
1990	Reversal of Fortune	Minnie, Dershowitz's Student Staff
1991	Golden Years	Terry Spann	TV Series
1993	The X-Files	Dr. Nancy Da Silva	"Ice"
1995	Hackers	Prosecuting Attorney
1997	Law & Order	The Suburban Hooker	"Helpless"
	The Spanish Prisoner	Pat McCune
1998 - 2000	Sports Night	Dana Whitaker	TV Series
1999	A Slight Case of Murder	Kit Wannamaker
	Magnolia	Cynthia
2001	The Heart Department	Dr. Liza Peck
	The West Wing	Ann Stark	"The Leadership Breakfast"
	Snap Decision	Carrie Dixon
2002	Path to War	Lady Bird Johnson
2003	Out of Order	Lorna Colm	Mini-series Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
	Frasier	Julia Wilcox	8 episodes
	House Hunting	Sheila
2004	The D.A.	Charlotte Ellis	3 Episodes
	Raising Helen	Lindsay Davis
	Reversible Errors	Judge Gillian Sullivan
	Christmas with the Kranks	Merry
2004 - Present	Desperate Housewives	Lynette Scavo	Series regular
2005	Transamerica	Sabrina 'Bree' Osbourne	Bangkok International Film Festival Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female National Board of Review Award for Best Actress Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated — Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress Nominated — Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
2006	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	Herself
2007	Georgia Rule	Lilly
2008	Phoebe in Wonderland	Hillary Lichten
2009	Come Back to Sorrento
2010	The Politician's Wife

Other awards and nominations

Golden Globe Awards

• 2000: Nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical -- Sports Night
• 2005: Nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical -- Desperate Housewives
• 2006: Nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical -- Desperate Housewives
• 2007: Nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical -- Desperate Housewives

Emmy Awards

• 2007: Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series -- Desperate Housewives
• 2005: Won for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series -- Desperate Housewives

OBIE Award

• 1994-95: Won for her performance as Donny in David Mamet's "Cryptogram"

Screen Actors Guild Awards

• 2000: Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series -- Sports Night
• 2005: Won for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series -- Desperate Housewives
• 2006: Won for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series -- Desperate Housewives
• 2006: Won for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series -- Desperate Housewives
• 2007: Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series -- Desperate Housewives
• 2007: Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series -- Desperate Housewives

Other honors

• 2009: In June 2008 it was announced that Felicity Huffman would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Although announced in June 2008, she is among the list of 2009 recipients. The date and time for the unveiling of her star and ceremony has not yet been announced but is expected in 2009.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Felicity Huffman

Wikinews has related news: Many SAG Awards presenters announced

• Felicity Huffman at the Internet Movie Database
• Felicity Huffman Web (fansite)
• Felicity Huffman at TV.com
• Huffman interview, 2005, Miami Herald
• Huffman interview, 2005, PlanetOut
• Huffman interview, 2005, Asbury Park Press
• Huffman interview, 2006, AOL Living

v • d • e Desperate Housewives Episodes (Seasons: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6) Characters Susan Mayer · Lynette Scavo · Bree Van de Kamp · Gabrielle Solis · Edie Britt · Carlos Solis · Mike Delfino Tom Scavo · Orson Hodge · Katherine Mayfair · Andrew Van de Kamp · Karen McCluskey · Mary Alice Young Acquaintances of: Susan Mayer · Lynette Scavo · Bree Van de Kamp · Gabrielle Solis · Other characters Current cast Teri Hatcher · Felicity Huffman · Marcia Cross · Eva Longoria Parker · Ricardo Antonio Chavira · Doug Savant Kyle MacLachlan · Dana Delany · Drea de Matteo · Shawn Pyfrom · Maiara Walsh · Brenda Strong · James Denton Marc Cherry (creator) · Awards · DVDs · Soundtrack · Game · Wisteria Lane · Fairview · Amas de Casa Desesperadas (ARG · COL/ECU · US)

v • d • e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series Patricia Heaton (2001) · Jennifer Aniston (2002) · Debra Messing (2003) · Sarah Jessica Parker (2004) · Felicity Huffman (2005) · Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2006) · America Ferrera (2007) · Tina Fey (2008) Complete list: (1950–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–present)

v • d • e Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Sissy Spacek (2001) · Nicole Kidman (2002) · Charlize Theron (2003) · Hilary Swank (2004) · Felicity Huffman (2005) · Helen Mirren (2006) · Julie Christie (2007) · Kate Winslet (2008) Complete List · (1943–1960) · (1961–1980) · (1981–2000) · (2001–present)

Persondata
NAME	Huffman, Felicity
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Huffman, Felicity Kendall
SHORT DESCRIPTION	actress
DATE OF BIRTH	December 9, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bedford, New York, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH