In 1999 she appeared in the Paul Thomas Anderson's ensemble drama Magnolia and television adaptation of 1938 movie A Slight Case of Murder along with William H. In 1997 she starred in Mamet's critically acclaimed film The Spanish Prisoner. Macy, and supporting roles on The Heart of Justice (1992), Hackers (1995), Harrison: Cry of the City (1996) and The Underworld (1997). Her other credits include 1992 thriller Quicksand: No Escape with Donald Sutherland and Tim Matheson, The Water Engine opposite William H. Two years later, she appeared as Minnie, a Harvard law school student in the courtroom drama, Reversal of Fortune. Huffman debuted on the big screen in 1988 with a small role in the Mamet's film Things Change. In 1999 she starred in the premiere of David Mamet's play Boston Marriage, about the daringly intimate relationship between two turn-of-the-century women, as well as in several other major theatrical productions. In 1995, Huffman won Obie Award for her performance in the critically successful play The Cryptogram by David Mamet. In 1988, she debuted on Broadway in the role as Karen in David Mamet's play Speed the Plow. After high school she went on to New York University where she graduated in 1984 from Circle In The Square, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama.įelicity Huffman made her debut on stage in 1982 and 80's and 90's worked as a rule on stage productions. She attended The Putney School, a private boarding high school in Putney, Vermont and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan in 1981. She has six sisters (Mariah, Betsy, Jane, Grace, Isabel, Jessie) and a brother (Moore Jr.). Her parents divorced a year after her birth, and she was raised mostly by her mother. She was born in Bedford, New York, the daughter of Grace Valle (née Ewing), an actress, and Moore Peters Huffman, a banker and partner at Morgan Stanley. She has also starred in such films as Reversal of Fortune, The Spanish Prisoner, Magnolia, Path to War, Georgia Rule and Phoebe in Wonderland.
In 2005, her critically acclaimed role as a transgender woman in the independent film Transamerica earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination. The role of Lynette has earned her an Emmy Award. She is perhaps best known for her wildly popular role as hectic supermom Lynette Scavo on the ABC show " Desperate Housewives" (2004–2012). She is known for her role as executive producer Dana Whitaker on the ABC television show Sports Night (1998–2000), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American film, stage, and television actress.
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