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film and television actor (1914-2002)
Felicity Huffman is an acclaimed American actress best known for her roles in Desperate Housewives and Transamerica. She has received numerous awards, including a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe, and was even nominated for an Oscar. However, she was also involved in a college admissions scandal in 2019, leading to a prison sentence.
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About the Felicity Huffman
Felicity Kendall Huffmanis an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lynette Scavo in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives and her role as a transgender woman in the film Transamerica (2005). Over her career 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 acting 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. She is best known for her role as Lynette Scavo in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives (2004-2012), for which she earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and three Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Award.
Huffman drew critical praise for her performance in Transamerica. The role earned her a Golden Globe Award, Independent Spirit Award, National Board of Review, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Huffman has also starred in such films as Reversal of Fortune (1990), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), Magnolia (1999), Path to War (2002), Georgia Rule (2007), Phoebe in Wonderland (2008), Rudderless (2014), and Cake (2014). From 2015 to 2017, she starred in a third ABC series, the anthology crime drama American Crime, for which she received nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Huffman was arrested for her involvement with a 2019 nationwide college entrance exam cheating scandal. Charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud she was sentenced to 14 days in prison, a $30,000 fine, and 250 hours of community service.
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Felicity Huffman is best known for her role as Lynette Scavo in the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives.
Felicity Huffman received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance in the film Transamerica, in which she played a transgender woman.
In addition to Desperate Housewives, Felicity Huffman has starred in other TV series such as Sports Night and American Crime.
Felicity Huffman was arrested for her involvement in the 2019 nationwide college entrance exam cheating scandal, and she was sentenced to 14 days in prison, a $30,000 fine, and 250 hours of community service.
Felicity Huffman has starred in a number of films, including Reversal of Fortune, The Spanish Prisoner, Magnolia, and Cake.
Over the course of her career, Felicity Huffman has won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, among other accolades.
Felicity Huffman was born on December 9, 1962.
3 Quotes by Felicity Huffman
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A win for one is a win for all – and I’m not just saying that because Dumas did.
Felicity HuffmanAmerican actress
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As you grow up and get educated in the business, you go from, ‘I want to do movies’ to ‘I want to work. In whatever.’
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I love actors. I married one. OK, I married a fantastic one.
Felicity HuffmanAmerican actress