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My Take
What I admire most about Felicity Huffman is her willingness to look unglamorous. As Lynette Scavo she made exhaustion, doubt, and small domestic defeats feel heroic, which is far harder than playing a polished heroine. Then Transamerica showed her range was no accident — a fearless, deeply humane performance that earned an Oscar nomination. She is a Tisch-trained stage actor at heart, and you can feel that discipline under every choice she makes. Her career has had real turbulence, but as a pure craftsperson I would put her among the most underrated American actresses of her generation. I rewatch her work for the details.
Overview
Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lynette Scavo in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives and her role as Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne, a transgender woman, in the film Transamerica (2005). She has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for an Academy Award.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Felicity Huffman
- Name (Japanese)
- フェリシティ・ハフマン
- Reading
- ふぇりしてぃ・はふまん
- Born
- December 9, 1962 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Bedford, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / film director / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.