Felicity Huffman

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.

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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)

Origin

Bedford, New York, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / stage actor / film director / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Tiger

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

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/felicityhuffman/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicity%20Huffman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%95%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190519

Tags

• New York
• television actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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