Felicity Huffman

Acting

Felicity Huffman

Born December 9, 1962Bedford, New York, USA72 credits

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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Felicity Huffman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy

The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy

TV

2025

Doc
7.1

Doc

TV

2025

Accused
6.9

Accused

TV

2023

Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson

Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson

Movie

2019

Tammy's Always Dying
4.1

Tammy's Always Dying

Movie

2019

Otherhood
6.2

Otherhood

Movie

2019

Filmography

The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy
2025The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamyas Present Day RenaTV
Doc
2025Docas Dr. Joan RidleyTV
Accused
2023Accusedas Lorraine HowellTV
Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson
2019Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlsonas SelfMovie
Tammy's Always Dying
2019Tammy's Always Dyingas Tammy MacDonaldMovie
Otherhood
2019Otherhoodas Helen HalstonMovie
When They See Us
2019When They See Usas Linda FairsteinTV
Krystal
2018Krystalas PoppyMovie
The Good Doctor
2017The Good Doctoras Janet StewartTV
Get Shorty
2017Get Shortyas Agent Clara DillardTV
Stealing Cars
2016Stealing Carsas Kimberly WyattMovie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - GuestTV
American Crime
2015American Crimeas Barb HanlonTV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
Rudderless
2014Rudderlessas EmilyMovie
Cake
2014Cakeas AnnetteMovie
Big Game
2014Big Gameas CIA DirectorMovie
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horsemanas Felicity Huffman (voice)TV
Acting Disruptive
2013Acting Disruptiveas SelfTV
Hollywood Game Night
2013Hollywood Game Nightas SelfTV
Trust Me
2013Trust Meas AgnesMovie
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Starsas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Finding Your Roots
2012Finding Your Rootsas SelfTV
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008Phoebe in Wonderlandas Hillary LichtenMovie
Georgia Rule
2007Georgia Ruleas LillyMovie
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006Studio 60 on the Sunset Stripas SelfTV
The Megan Mullally Show
2006The Megan Mullally Showas Self - GuestTV
Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman
2006Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowmanas Pilot Nima (voice)Movie
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Mindsas Jill GideonTV
Transamerica
2005Transamericaas Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne / Stanley SchupakMovie
C
2005Celebrity Mixas Self (archive footage)Movie
Christmas with the Kranks
2004Christmas with the Kranksas MerryMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Lynette ScavoTV
Raising Helen
2004Raising Helenas Lindsay DavisMovie
Reversible Errors
2004Reversible Errorsas Gillian SullivanMovie
The D.A.
2004The D.A.as Charlotte EllisTV
Path to War
2003Path to Waras Lady Bird JohnsonMovie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Out of Order
2003Out of Orderas Lorna ColmTV
House Hunting
2003House Huntingas SheilaMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
Girls Club
2002Girls ClubTV
Door to Door
2002Door to Dooras Joey's Mom (uncredited)Movie
Kim Possible
2002Kim Possibleas Dr. Betty Director (voice)TV
Snap Decision
2001Snap Decisionas Carrie DixonMovie
T
2001The Heart Departmentas Dr. Liza PeckMovie
Magnolia
1999Magnoliaas CynthiaMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Ann StarkTV
A Slight Case of Murder
1999A Slight Case of Murderas Kit WannamakerMovie
Sports Night
1998Sports Nightas Dana WhitakerTV
The Spanish Prisoner
1997The Spanish Prisoneras Pat McCuneMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas Det. TagliattiTV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
H
1996Harrison: Cry of the Cityas Peggy MacklinMovie
Hackers
1995Hackersas AttorneyMovie
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Ellie StocktonTV
Frasier
1993Frasieras Julia WilcoxTV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas Dr. Nancy Da SilvaTV
The Heart of Justice
1992The Heart of Justiceas AnnieMovie
T
1992The Water Engineas Dance Hall GirlMovie
Raven
1992Ravenas Sharon PriorTV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
Quicksand: No Escape
1992Quicksand: No Escapeas Julianna ReinhardtMovie
Golden Years
1991Golden Yearsas Terry SpannMovie
Golden Years
1991Golden Yearsas Terry SpannTV
Reversal of Fortune
1990Reversal of Fortuneas MinnieMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Hillary ColsonTV
Things Change
1988Things Changeas Wheel of Fortune GirlMovie
Lip Service
1988Lip Serviceas Woman P.A.Movie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV