Felicity Huffman

ActorProducer Dec 9 (age 63) Bedford, New York, USA 1968–2025 (57 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 inde…

Known For

Film

Magnolia

Cynthia

Film

Desperate Housewives

Lynette Scavo

Film

Hackers

Attorney

Film

Christmas with the Kranks

Merry

Film

Transamerica

Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne / Stanley Schupak

Film

Cake

Annette

Film

Rudderless

Emily

Film

Raising Helen

Lindsay Davis

Filmography

Acting (75)

Movies (36)

The Thirteenth Wife: Escaping Polygamy, Part 2

2025

as Rena Chynoweth

6.0

The Thirteenth Wife: Escaping Polygamy, Part 1

as Rena Chynoweth

Otherhood

as Helen Halston

Tammy's Always Dying

as Tammy MacDonald

Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson

2019

as Self

Krystal

as Poppy

Stealing Cars

as Kimberly Wyatt

Big Game

as CIA Director

Cake

as Annette

Rudderless

as Emily

Trust Me

as Agnes

Phoebe in Wonderland

as Hillary Lichten

Georgia Rule

as Lilly

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman

2006

as Pilot Nima (voice)

5.0

Transamerica

2005

as Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne / Stanley Schupak

7.0

Celebrity Mix

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Christmas with the Kranks

as Merry

Reversible Errors

as Gillian Sullivan

Raising Helen

as Lindsay Davis

Path to War

as Lady Bird Johnson

House Hunting

as Sheila

Door to Door

as Joey's Mom (uncredited)

The Heart Department

as Dr. Liza Peck

Snap Decision

as Carrie Dixon

Magnolia

as Cynthia

A Slight Case of Murder

as Kit Wannamaker

The Spanish Prisoner

as Pat McCune

Harrison: Cry of the City

as Peggy Macklin

Hackers

as Attorney

Quicksand: No Escape

as Julianna Reinhardt

The Heart of Justice

as Annie

The Water Engine

as Dance Hall Girl

Golden Years

as Terry Spann

Reversal of Fortune

as Minnie

Things Change

as Wheel of Fortune Girl

6.1

Lip Service

1988

as Woman P.A.

3.0

Television (39)

Doc

2025

as Dr. Joan Ridley

7.1

The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy

2025

as Rena Chynoweth

Accused

as Lorraine Howell

When They See Us

as Linda Fairstein

The Good Doctor

as Janet Stewart

Get Shorty

as Agent Clara Dillard

7.0

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

American Crime

as Jeanette Hesby

BoJack Horseman

as Felicity Huffman (voice)

8.5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Hollywood Game Night

as Self

Acting Disruptive

as Self

Finding Your Roots

as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012

as Self - Guest Judge

7.2

The Megan Mullally Show

2006

as Self - Guest

4.2

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

as Self

Criminal Minds

as Jill Gideon

Desperate Housewives

as Lynette Scavo

The D.A.

as Charlotte Ellis

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Out of Order

as Lorna Colm

Kim Possible

as Dr. Betty Director (voice)

Girls Club

The West Wing

as Ann Stark

Sports Night

as Dana Whitaker

The View

as Self

Early Edition

as Det. Tagliatti

E! True Hollywood Story

Chicago Hope

as Ellie Stockton

The X-Files

as Dr. Nancy Da Silva

8.4

Frasier

1993

as Julia Wilcox

7.7

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Raven

as Sharon Prior

Golden Years

as Terry Spann

Law & Order

as Diane Perkins

60 Minutes

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Otherhood

Executive Producer

Tammy's Always Dying

Executive Producer