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Felicity Huffman

Born 1962-12-09
📍 Bedford, New York, USA

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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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Filmography 72

The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy
as Present Day Rena
2025
Doc
as Dr. Joan Ridley
2025
Accused
as Lorraine Howell
2023
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
2019
Krystal
as Poppy
2018
The Good Doctor
as Janet Stewart
2017
Get Shorty
as Agent Clara Dillard
2017
Stealing Cars
as Kimberly Wyatt
2016
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
American Crime
as Barb Hanlon
2015
American Crime
as Leslie Graham
2015
American Crime
as Jeanette Hesby
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Rudderless
as Emily
2014
Cake
as Annette
2014
Big Game
as CIA Director
2014
BoJack Horseman
as Felicity Huffman (voice)
2014
Acting Disruptive
as Self
2013
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
2013
Trust Me
as Agnes
2013
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
Phoebe in Wonderland
as Hillary Lichten
2008
Georgia Rule
as Lilly
2007
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Self
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman
as Pilot Nima (voice)
2006
Criminal Minds
as Jill Gideon
2005
Transamerica
as Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne / Stanley Schupak
2005
Christmas with the Kranks
as Merry
2004
Desperate Housewives
as Lynette Scavo
2004
Raising Helen
as Lindsay Davis
2004
Reversible Errors
as Gillian Sullivan
2004
The D.A.
as Charlotte Ellis
2004
Path to War
as Lady Bird Johnson
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Out of Order
as Lorna Colm
2003
House Hunting
as Sheila
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Girls Club
2002
Door to Door
as Joey's Mom (uncredited)
2002
Kim Possible
as Dr. Betty Director (voice)
2002
Snap Decision
as Carrie Dixon
2001
Magnolia
as Cynthia
1999
The West Wing
as Ann Stark
1999
A Slight Case of Murder
as Kit Wannamaker
1999
Sports Night
as Dana Whitaker
1998
The Spanish Prisoner
as Pat McCune
1997
The View
as Self
1997
Early Edition
as Det. Tagliatti
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Hackers
as Attorney
1995
Chicago Hope
as Ellie Stockton
1994
Frasier
as Julia Wilcox
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
The X-Files
as Dr. Nancy Da Silva
1993
The Heart of Justice
as Annie
1992
Raven
as Sharon Prior
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Quicksand: No Escape
as Julianna Reinhardt
1992
Golden Years
as Terry Spann
1991
Golden Years
as Terry Spann
1991
Reversal of Fortune
as Minnie
1990
Law & Order
as Hillary Colson
1990
Law & Order
as Diane Perkins
1990
Things Change
as Wheel of Fortune Girl
1988
Lip Service
as Woman P.A.
1988
60 Minutes
as Self
1968
The Oscars
as Self
1953