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FELICITY HUFFMAN
Lynette Scavo on ABC's "Desperate Housewives"
Felicity Huffman has proven herself an exceptional actress in both dramatic and comedic roles. She earned an Academy Award nomination for her stunning performance in "Transamerica," as well as a Golden Globe Award and Independent Spirit Award for the same role. Huffman has also been honored with an Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role on "Desperate Housewives."
Huffman can currently be seen starring as Lynette Scavo on the ABC hit "Desperate Housewives." The cast won the 2004 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, and most recently won a Golden Globe for Best Television Series -- Comedy or Musical. She was also nominated for Best Actress in a Television Comedy for her role in the show.
Huffman's most recent feature, THINKFilm's "Phoebe in Wonderland," was released in 2009 and starred Elle Fanning and Patricia Clarkson. In 2007 she appeared in Universal Pictures' "Georgia Rule," directed by Garry Marshall and co-starring Jane Fonda and Lindsay Lohan. In 2006 she starred in the critically acclaimed Weinstein Company film, "Transamerica," which was written and directed by Duncan Tucker and was the first ever acquisition for the company. In addition to an Oscar nomination, Huffman won a Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award for the role. She was also nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, was awarded Best Actress by the National Board of Review, and received a nomination for Best Actress from the Broadcast Film Critics Awards. Multiple film festivals screened the film, including the Toronto International Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. Huffman received Best Actress awards from the Tribeca Film Festival, the San Diego Film Festival, the Aspen Film Festival, the Florida International Film Festival, and was honored by the Palm Springs International Film Festival. She was also honored by Movieline's Hollywood Life with their Breakthrough Performance Award. In 2004 she appeared in the feature film "Christmas with the Cranks," which starred Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. She also appeared in "Raising Helen," with Kate Hudson and John Corbett.
On the small screen Huffman was seen in 2004 in the television movie "Reversible Errors," with William H. Macy, Tom Selleck and Monica Potter. Among her television movie credits are "Out of Order," the critically acclaimed "Door to Door," starring William H. Macy, "Path to War," starring Alec Baldwin and Donald Sutherland, "The Heart Department," "Harrison, Cry of the City," "Quicksand," "Heart of Justice," "The Water Engine" and Underworld." Other television credits include "Chicago Hope," "The X-Files," "Law & Order," "Bedtime Stories" and appearances as a series regular on "The Human Factor," the ABC series "Sports Night," "Thunder Alley," "Early Edition," "Jules" and "The Golden Years."
Huffman is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company, an off-Broadway theater company where she has been featured in numerous plays, including "Dangerous Corner," "Shaker Heights" and "The Joy of Definitely Going Somewhere." Among her other stage credits are
"Oh Hell," directed by Greg Mosher at the Lincoln Center Theatre, "Boy's Life," directed by William H. Macy, "The Loop" and "Grotesque Love Songs." Huffman also appeared in David Mamet's "Speed the Plow." She received an OBIE Award for her portrayal of Donnie in Mamet's "Cryptogram."
Huffman resides in Los Angeles with her husband, actor/director William H. Macy.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
HOMETOWN Bedford, NY
BIRTHDATE December 9
