Felicity Huffman is an American actress, director, producer and writer. She is best known for playing Lynette Scavo in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives for 8 seasons from 2004 to 2012, along with Eva Longoria and Marcia Cross. She received multiple Golden Globe Award nominations for the role, and won the 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role” in Transamerica (2005), for Felicity in 2006 for an Oscar at the Academy Awards in the category “Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role” was nominated.

She has had notable appearances in television series such as Golden Years (1991) as Terry Spann, Sports Night (1998-2000) as Dana Whitaker, Out of Order (2003) as Lorna Colm, Frasier (2003) as Julia Wilcox, American Crime (2015-2017) as characters Barb Hanlon, Leslie Graham and Jeanette Hesby, and Get Shorty (2018) as Special Agent Clara Dillard. Felicity also starred in films Georgia Rule (2007) with Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan and Dermot Mulroney, Trust Me (2013), Rudderless (2014) with Billy Crudup and Krystal(2017) starring Rosario Dawson, Nick Robinson and Grant Gustin.

Born name

Felicity Kendall Huffman

nickname

Girl

Sun sign

Protect

Place of birth

Bedford, New York, United States

Residence

New York City, New York, United States

nationality

training

She attended The Putney School , a private boarding school in Putney, Vermont, United States. Felicity then enrolled at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan, USA, and graduated in 1981.

After graduating, she attended New York University and received her Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts for acting in 1988. After graduating, Felicity studied acting at the Circle in Square Theater School in Manhattan, New York, United States.

She also studied acting at the Royal Academy for Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London, England, UK.

occupation

Actress, director, producer, author

family

• Vater – Moore Peters Huffman (1910–1987) (Banker), Roger Tallman Maher (Biological)
• Mother – Grace née Ewing Valle (1921–2009) (housewife)
• Siblings – Mariah Huffman (Older Sister), Betsy Huffman(Older Sister), Grace Huffman (Older Sister), Isabel Huffman (Older Sister), Jessie Huffman (Older Sister), Jane Huffman (1949–2013) (Older Sister), Moore Jr Huffman (older brother)
• Others– Otto Von Huffman (paternal grandfather), Betsy/Betsey King Peters (paternal grandmother), William Huffman (paternal grandfather), Emily/Emilie Hivling Huston (paternal grandmother), Gershom Moore Peters Jr. (paternal grandfather) (Reverend, Baptist Minister ), Mary Elizabeth King (paternal grandmother), William Lane/J./C. Ewing (maternal grandfather) (bankers), Maria/Marie von Phul Taylor (maternal grandmother), Frederick/Frederic Berthold Ewing (maternal grandfather), Jessie Adeline Vallé (maternal grandmother), Henry von Phul Taylor (maternal grandmother) grandfather), Martha Newton “Mattie” Lindsay (maternal grandmother), Francis Herbert “Frank” Maher (biological paternal grandfather), Grace Brown (biological paternal grandmother),John Maher (biological paternal grandfather), Anna/Annie M Tallman (biological paternal grandmother), Frederick/Fred Solyman Brown (biological paternal grandmother), Effie Grace Wooster (biological paternal grandmother)

Manager

Felicity Huffman is represented by –

• Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (Talentagentur) in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA
• Wolf-Kasteler Public Relations (publicist) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre

Traditional, Rock, Folk, Folk Rock

instruments

Life

labels

Chesky Records

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 5 inches or 165 cm

weight

53 kg or 117 lbs

friend/spouse

Felicity Huffman dated –

1. William H. Macy (1997-Present) – Felicity’s only public relationship was with a well-known American actor, with whom she has been officially dating since 1997. They met at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York, where William was an acting teacher. The couple were in an unbroken relationship for approximately 15 years, with breaks of up to 3 years, before marrying on September 6, 1997. Although William had proposed several times during this period, Felicity was concerned about the statistics of the marriage and how many of them end in divorce, which made her hesitant. They have appeared in numerous film and television projects, and one of the most notable was the independent film Cake(2014) with Jennifer Aniston and Anna Kendrick. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Sofia Grace Macy, on August 1, 2000, and less than two years later, on March 14, 2002, their second daughter, Georgia Grace Macy. In March 2019, following a college admissions cheating scandal, many media outlets and magazines reported that their marriage was under great strain and possibly in crisis.

race/ethnicity

White

Felicity Huffman is of German, English, Scottish Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, French, Dutch, and Irish ancestry.

hair colour

Blond

She often dyes her hair with light brown roots.

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Sparkling white teeth
• Thin Lips
• Slim physique
• Often wears glasses

brand promotion

Felicity supports brands like:

• Milk Mustache Awareness Campaign (2001)
• QVC Shopping Channel (2005)
• NARAL Pro-Choice America, Anti-Abtreibungsorganisation (2005)
• Unilever’s Dove Skin Care Products (2006)
• Biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca (2007)

She also appeared in a PSA/TV commercial for FightPC.org for people living with pancreatic cancer in 2013.

Religion

Christianity

Known for

• Starring sports night comedy drama from 1998 to 2000 as Dana Whitaker
• As Lynette Scavo in the popular TV series Desperate Housewives from 2004 to 2012
• Playing a character of Bree in Transamerica (2005)
• Starring as CIA Director in Big Game (2014)
• With roles in TV series American Crime (2015-2017) and Get Shorty (2018)

As a singer

Felicity was a backup singer for the folk-rock album entitled The New York Girls’ Club , released in 1996 by popular singer and actress Rebecca Pidgeon. She also performed a song called I Worked on the Railroad in an episode of Desperate Housewives television series called Where Do I Belong? in 2011.

first movie

Felicity Huffman made her film debut as the Wheel of Fortune Girl in a comedy crime drama Things Are Changing in 1988.

First TV show

Felicity Huffman made her debut as Sara Greene in an episode titled A Homerun for Love of the 1978 adventure comedy series ABC Afterschool Specials .

Personal trainer

On her blog WhatTheFlicka, she posted details about her workout routine, which she titled $20 Workout , compiled by Kristen Hultgreen, who became her personal trainer in 2004.

She dedicated it to women and women who don’t have more than 45 minutes a day to exercise or don’t enjoy going to the gym. It focuses on total body exercises that are easy to perform, inexpensive, and can be done anywhere.

Felicity even went a step further and recorded many of these exercises she did in her bedroom or in the garden. The videos were posted on her YouTube channel to provide additional guidance and show form, as well as her recommended number of sets and reps.

Felicity Huffman favorite things

• Activity – Writing, Exercising, Motivating, Singing
• Drink – herbal tea
• Idol – Tina Turner
• Childhood Crush – Actor Henry Winkler

Felicity Huffman facts

1. Her parents divorced when she was only 1 year old but both took care of her and her 7 siblings.
2. Felicity spent her childhood in Snowmass, Colorado and Aspen, Colorado, USA.
3. Felicity told Oprah Winfrey during an interview that her mother originally called her “Flicka” based on a film My Friend Flicka (1943) as well as a book of the same name, which later had to be changed to Felicity because it wasn’t a Christian name. She later adopted the name as her nickname, meaning “girl” in Swedish.
4. When she was 13 or 14 years old, she found out that her father is not her biological father and that her mother was having an affair with a family friend named Roger Tallman Mahe. However, Felicity said that she considered Moore Peters Huffman to be her father.
5. Her Broadway debut was in Speed ​​Up the Plow (1988) where she played Karen.
6. She suffered from both bulimia and anorexia in her late teens and twenties, which are serious eating disorders. Felicity spoke about the struggles on her blog and in her interviews in 2005 and 2006.
7. Both she and her husband, William H. Macy, received separate stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 7, 2012 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
8. Her best friend was Patricia Wolff, who Felicity met at college. They wrote and published a book together called A Boyfriend’s Handy Guide: For Any Man Who Wants to Be One, For Any Girl Who Wants to Build One in January 2007.
9. Actress Diane Venora replaced her in the role of Bobbi Turner in the comedy Donnergasse in 1994.
10. She mentioned that her role model was Tina Turner several times and she had the opportunity during her appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in February 2005.
11. She was born on December 9th, which is the same date she was born on Desperate Housewives (2004) co-star Jesse Metcalfe was born on .
12. Felicity was a guest at her Desperate Housewives’ wedding in the TV series Marcia Cross on June 24, 2006 with her husband Tom Mahoney.
13. Her salary on Desperate Housewives (2004-2012) was $250,000 per episode until 2009, when it was raised to $400,000 per episode through the 2012 series finale.
14. Her co-stars in the comedy Bring It On (2000) were Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku.
15. She helped set it up and later acted several times in the Atlantic Theater Company in New York, New York, USA. One of her acting students at the theater was Jessica Alba.
16. She co-starred in Raising Helen (2004) with Kate Hudson, Hayden Panettiere and Helen Mirren.
17. Felicity played a friend of Nora, a character played by Jamie Lee Curtis in Christmas with the Kranks (2004) with Tim Allen.
18. Her co-star in Big Game (2014) was Samuel L. Jackson.
19. She launched her website and blog focusing on parenting, tips and tricks for women and a variety of relevant topics What the Flicka on March 1, 2012 and has been a regular poster from the start.
20. Felicity returned to work in The Western Wing (1999) just 3 months after the birth of her first daughter and Girls Club (2002) just 5 months after the birth of her 2nd daughter.
21. She became very good friends with Sarah Paulson after starring in several projects such as Road to War (2002), The DA (2004) and TV series Desperate Housewives (2004). The two even shared a Golden Globe Award nomination in 2017, but Sarah ultimately won.
22. Felicity was arrested along with Lori Loughlin on March 12, 2019 and charged with conspiracy to commit email scams along with 50 other scammers about a college admissions scam.
23. The two reportedly paid a total of $500,000 to an educated person to take a PSAT exam on behalf of Felicity’s daughter, Sophia, and get a near-perfect score. Your daughter can also fraudulently become a USC (University of Southern California) athlete and easily accept that way. Felicity’s daughter was reportedly unaware of her mother’s actions.
24. Visit their official website and blog at whattheflicka.com.
25. She deleted all her social media and even her blog after the email scam scandal in mid-March 2019.