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Felicity Huffman

Biography

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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), which has earned her an Emmy Award.

In 2005, her critically acclaimed role as a trans woman in the independent film Transamerica earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination. She has also starred in films such as Reversal of Fortune, The Spanish Prisoner, Magnolia, Path to War, Georgia Rule and Phoebe in Wonderland.

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Known For

Transamerica
Transamerica
Raising Helen
Raising Helen
Georgia Rule
Georgia Rule
The Spanish Prisoner
The Spanish Prisoner
Golden Years
Golden Years
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder
Reversible Errors
Reversible Errors

Filmography

2025 The Thirteenth Wife: Escaping Polygamy, Part 2
as Rena Chynoweth
2025 The Thirteenth Wife: Escaping Polygamy, Part 1
as Rena Chynoweth
2025 Doc
as Dr. Joan Ridley
2023 Accused
as Lorraine Howell
2019 Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson
as Self
2019 Tammy's Always Dying
as Tammy MacDonald
2019 Otherhood
as Helen Halston
2019 When They See Us
as Linda Fairstein
2018 Krystal
as Poppy
2017 The Good Doctor
as Janet Stewart
2017 Get Shorty
as Agent Clara Dillard
2016 Stealing Cars
as Kimberly Wyatt
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015 Big Game
as CIA Director
2015 American Crime
as Barb Hanlon
2015 American Crime
as Leslie Graham
2015 American Crime
as Jeanette Hesby
2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014 Rudderless
as Emily
2014 Cake
as Annette