Felicity Huffman
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 Huffman at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2012. |
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| Born | Felicity Kendall Huffman December 9, 1962 Bedford, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | The Putney School New York University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse(s) | William H. Macy (1997–present) |
| Children | Sophia Macy Georgia Macy |
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 a Golden Globe Award nomination, and as hectic supermom Lynette Scavo on the ABC show Desperate Housewives (2004–2012), which has earned her an Emmy Award.
In 2005, her critically acclaimed role as a transgender woman in the independent film Transamerica earned her a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination. She has also starred in such films as Reversal of Fortune, The Spanish Prisoner, Magnolia, Path to War, Georgia Rule and Phoebe in Wonderland.
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Early life [edit]
Huffman was born in Bedford, New York, the daughter of Grace Valle (née Ewing), an actress, and Moore Peters Huffman (1910-1987), a banker and partner at Morgan Stanley.[1][2] Her parents divorced a year after her birth, and she was raised mostly by her mother.[3] She has six sisters (Mariah, Betsy, Jane, Grace, Isabel, Jessie) and a brother (Moore Jr.).[citation needed] She attended The Putney School, a private boarding high school in Putney, Vermont and graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan in 1981. After high school she went on to New York University where she graduated in 1984 from Circle In The Square, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama.[4]
Career [edit]
Theatre [edit]
Huffman made her debut on stage in 1982 and 80's and 90's worked as a rule on stage productions.[5] In 1988, she debuted on Broadway in the role as Karen in David Mamet's play Speed the Plow.[4][5] In 1995, Huffman won Obie Award for her performance in the critically successful play The Cryptogram by David Mamet.[5] In 1999 she starred in the premiere of David Mamet's play Boston Marriage, about the daringly intimate relationship between two turn-of-the-century women, as well as in several other major theatrical productions.[6][7]
Film [edit]
Huffman debuted on the big screen in 1988 with a small role in the Mamet's film Things Change. Two years later, she appeared as Minnie, a Harvard law school student in the courtroom drama, Reversal of Fortune. Her other credits include 1992 thriller Quicksand: No Escape with Donald Sutherland and Tim Matheson, The Water Engine opposite William H. Macy, and supporting roles on The Heart of Justice (1992), Hackers (1995), Harrison: Cry of the City (1996) and The Underworld (1997). In 1997 she starred in Mamet's critically acclaimed film The Spanish Prisoner.[5][8] In 1999 she appeared in the Paul Thomas Anderson's ensemble drama Magnolia and television adaptation of 1938 movie A Slight Case of Murder along with William H. Macy.[5] In 2002 she played Lady Bird Johnson in HBO award-winning movie Path to War and made a cameo appearance in the Door to Door, where was shot her husband.[5] She also starred in Snap Decision (2001) with Mare Winningham, Raising Helen (2004) as Kate Hudson's older sister, and Christmas with the Kranks (2004) as Jamie Lee Curtis's best friend.
In 2005 Huffman played Bree, a pre-operative transsexual who, on the brink of her transforming surgery, discovered that in her youth she had fathered a son - who is now a troubled teen hustler on the run, in independent drama Transamerica.[5] Huffman's performance in the film Transamerica was praised by many critics and garnered her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress as well as nominations for Best Actress (Screen Actors Guild) and Best Actress (Academy Awards) and several another awards and nominations. Huffman is now a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[9]
In 2007, Huffman starred on Garry Marshall's Georgia Rule with Jane Fonda and Lindsay Lohan, and 2008 on independent drama Phoebe in Wonderland. She made a film, Lesster, as a writer, director and actress in 2010.[10]
Huffman and her husband William H. Macy each received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 7, 2012.[11][12]
Television [edit]
Huffman starred on the television mini-series Golden Years, based on the novel by Stephen King in 1991. In 1994 she starred in the ABC pilot Thunder Alley as Ed Asner's daughter, but was replaced in subsequent episodes by Diane Venora when the series began.[5] In 90's, she has appeared mostly in guest roles on such shows as The X-Files, Early Edition, Chicago Hope and Law & Order.
From 1998 to 2000, she portrayed Dana Whitaker in the critically acclaimed series Sports Night, for which she received several awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy.[4] After the completion of Sports Night, she gave birth to her first child and soon returned to work. In 2001, she starred on not picked up CBS pilot Heart Department In 2003, she starred in Showtime's miniseries Out of Order. After a recurring role on the NBC sitcom Frasier, Huffman landed a leading role in an ABC comedy series Desperate Housewives, co-starring with Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, and Eva Longoria.[4]
Huffman won an Emmy Award for her work on Desperate Housewives (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series) in 2005, as well as two 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards (Best Actress - Comedy Series and part of Best Ensemble - Comedy Series) in 2006 and received several other awards. A report in November 2010 suggested that Huffman, along with co-star Teri Hatcher, would be quitting Desperate Housewives,[13] but ABC denied the claim.[14] The series ended in May 2012, after eight seasons.[15]
On Feb 15, 2013. Felicity Huffman signed on for the lead role of the Fox drama pilot Boomerang, to be directed by Craig Brewer. The show centers of Margie Hamilton who is a spy and master of disguise, the matriarch of the Hamilton clan, a “briskly professional assassin who can kill and dispose of a suspected terrorist in the afternoon — then switch to wife and mother mode without a hitch.”[16]
Personal life [edit]
Huffman married actor William H. Macy on September 6, 1997. They have two daughters, Sophia Grace (born August 1, 2000) and Georgia Grace (born March 14, 2002).[4] She has appeared on television, in movies, and on stage many times with her husband.
In 2005, Huffman revealed that she had suffered from both anorexia and bulimia in her late teens and twenties.[17]
Huffman identifies as pro-choice, and has campaigned for women's rights on behalf of NARAL. She also identifies as a Democrat.[18]
Huffman is also the co-author of the self-help book A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend.[19]
On March 1, 2012 Felicity launched What The Flicka, a website dedicated to women and mothers where she is a regular contributor.
Filmography [edit]
Theatre [edit]
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1982 | A Taste of Honey as Joe | Stage Theatre, New York City |
| 1986 | Been Taken as Jill | 18th Street Playhouse, New York City |
| 1988 | Speed the Plow as Karen | Royale Theatre |
| 1988 | Boys' Life as Maggie | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, New York City |
| 1989 | Bobby Gould in Hell | Lincoln Center Theater |
| 1990 | Grotesque Love Songs | New York City |
| 1994 | Shaker Heights | New York City |
| 1995 | Dangerous Corner | off-Broadway production |
| 1995–1996 | The Cryptogram as Donny | American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts off-Broadway production |
| 1997 | The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite as Marie | Atlantic Theater Company, New York City |
| 1999 | Boston Marriage as Anna | American Repertory Theatre, Hasty Pudding Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 1999 | Oh, Hell! as Glenna | Lincoln Center, New York City |
| 2000 | The Loop | New York City |
| 2000 | Jake’s Women | Old Globe Theatre |
| 2000 | Three Sisters | Philadelphia Festival Theatre |
| 2012 | November | Mark Taper Forum |
Other awards and nominations [edit]
- 1994–95: Won for her performance as Donny in David Mamet's "Cryptogram"
Other honors [edit]
- 2009: In June 2008 it was announced that Felicity Huffman would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She finally received her star in March 2012 along with her husband in a joint ceremony.[22]
References [edit]
- ^ Felicity Huffman Biography (1962-)
- ^ "Jane Huffman to Marry Hays Jones Jr." June 5, 1983, New York Yimes
- ^ Derschowitz, Jessica. "Felicity Huffman on Family: It's a Community." CBS News: The Early Show. 12 Nov 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Felicity Huffman biography, Biography Channel
- ^ a b c d e f g h Felicity Huffman- Biography, Yahoo!
- ^ Boston Marriage, David Mamet Society, June 1999
- ^ Dear David? Felicity Huffman on the mirthful Mamet, The Phoenix Media
- ^ The Spanish Prisoner at Rotten Tomatoes. Accessed February 5, 2008.
- ^ Academy Invites 120 to Membership
- ^ Felicity Huffman: No "Seven Year Itch" for "Desperate Housewives", CBS News, November 11, 2010
- ^ "25 chosen for Hollywood's "star" treatment". CNN.com/entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- ^ "Felicity Huffman is Getting a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star!!". Desperate Blog. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Desperate Times for "Housewives" as Teri Hatcher Quits, Daily Mail, November 20, 2010
- ^ "Hatcher and Huffman leaving Desperate Housewives: report". The Spy Report (Media Spy). November 22, 2010. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ^ Desperate Housewives Finale Proves Classically Desperate, People, May 14, 2012
- ^ Felicity Huffman cast as housewife assassin in TV pilot
- ^ Keck, William (November 21, 2005). "Felicity Huffman is sitting pretty". USA Today. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ Photo of Huffman speaking at Pro-Choice America
- ^ Books by Felicity Huffman
- ^ Derschowitz, Jessica (November 11, 2010). "Felicity Huffman: No "Seven Year Itch" for "Desperate Housewives"". CBS News.
- ^ Felicity Huffman developing TNT show
- ^ "Macy, Huffman 2nd Married Couple To Get Stars On Walk Of Fame « CBS Los Angeles". Losangeles.cbslocal.com. 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
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