Felicity Huffman

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Image:Huffman2.jpg Felicity Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American film and television actress, who has won Emmy and Golden Globe awards and been nominated for an Academy Award.

1 Biography
2 Filmography
3 Awards & nominations
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Huffman was born in Bedford, New York. Her parents divorced a year after her birth, and she was raised mostly by her mother. She graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. After high school she went on to New York University where she graduated in 1988 from the Tisch School of the Arts, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama.

[edit] Career

Felicity Huffman is best known for her leading role as Lynette Scavo in the television series Desperate Housewives and her starring role in the 2005 film Transamerica. Huffman also starred in the television dramedy Sports Night, and has had guest starring roles on Frasier, The West Wing, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Huffman has also appeared in the films Raising Helen and Christmas with the Kranks.

Huffman won an Emmy for her work on Desperate Housewives (Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series), as well as two 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Best Actress - Comedy Series and part of Best Ensemble - Comedy Series). Huffman's role as transsexual woman in the film Transamerica was praised by many critics and garnered her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress as well as nominations for the Best Actress (Screen Actors Guild) and Best Actress (Academy Awards). Huffman is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

[edit] Private life

Huffman is married to actor William H. Macy, with whom she has two daughters, Sofia Grace and Georgia Grace. She has also appeared on television, in movies, and on stage many times with her husband, such as on the TV show Sports Night and in the movie Magnolia. The couple have become the subject of a running gag on the satirical news show The Colbert Report, in which the couple (who live a quiet life outside the glaring media spotlight) are regularly referenced as representing the greatest of today's celebrity couples in a culture obsessed with celebs. Colbert refers to the couple as "Filliam H. Muffman", a play on the current trend by media types to combine the names of major celebrity couples. The segment is a fan favorite, especially because Colbert often breaks character by bursting into laughter.

In 2005, Huffman revealed that she had suffered from both anorexia and bulimia in her late teens and twenties.^{[citation needed]} At the height of her bulimia she would purge up to six times a day. Her weight dropped to 98 lbs, her periods stopped, and she was too weak to go jogging. However, with therapy and upon meeting Macy she managed to overcome those conditions. She is still known for her self-deprecating humor and her belief that she is "not pretty."

She is a fan of Tina Turner and her dream was to be a back-up singer, so when Huffman was on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Winfrey surprised her with a visit from Tina Turner where the two got to sing together.

[edit] Trivia

Is the only actor or actress to have appeared in all three television shows created by Aaron Sorkin (Sports Night, The West Wing, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip)

[edit] Filmography

2007: Georgia Rule (completed) as Lilly
2005: Transamerica as Sabrina 'Bree' Osbourne
2004: Christmas with the Kranks as Merry
2004: Raising Helen as Lindsay Davis
2003: House Hunting as Sheila
1999: Magnolia as Cynthia
1997: The Spanish Prisoner as Pat McCune
1995: Hackers as Prosecuting Attorney
1993: The X-Files - "Ice" as Dr. Nancy Da Silva
1991: Golden Years as Terry Spann
1990: Reversal of Fortune as Minnie, Dershowitz's Student Staff
1988: Things Change as The Wheel of Fortune Girl

[edit] Awards & nominations

OBIE Award

1994-95: won for her performance as Donny in David Mamet's "Cryptogram"

Academy Awards

2006: nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role -- Transamerica

Golden Globe Awards

2006: won for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama -- Transamerica
2006: nominated for Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical -- Desperate Housewives
2005: nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical -- Desperate Housewives
2000: nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical -- Sports Night

Emmy Awards

2005: won for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series -- Desperate Housewives

Independent Spirit Awards

2006: won for Best Female Lead -- Transamerica

National Board of Review

2005: won for Best Actress -- Transamerica

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2006: won for Outstanding Performance by an Female Actor in a Comedy Series -- Desperate Housewives
2006: won for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series -- Desperate Housewives
2006: nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role -- Transamerica
2005: won for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series -- Desperate Housewives
2000: nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series -- Sports Night