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Felicity Huffman profile
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Felicity Huffman

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Acting credits

70

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

2.4

Moderate attention

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Movies: 33Series: 37Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 7427

IMDb ID: nm0005031

Known for: Acting

Born: December 9, 1962

Age: 63

Place of birth: Bedford, New York, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2025

Years active: 73

Average TMDB rating: 6.8

Wikidata: Q190519

Also known as

Φελίσιτι Χάφμαν • فلیسیتی هافمن

Other jobs

Executive Producer (2)

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 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.

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Series

Series

Series credits linked with Felicity Huffman.

Doc poster
7.4

Doc

as Dr. Joan Ridley • 16 eps

2025 Series
Accused poster
6.9

Accused

as Lorraine Howell • 1 eps

2023 Series
When They See Us poster
8.2

When They See Us

as Linda Fairstein • 4 eps

2019 Series
The Good Doctor poster
8.5

The Good Doctor

as Janet Stewart • 1 eps

2017 Series
Get Shorty poster
7.1

Get Shorty

as Agent Clara Dillard • 6 eps

2017 Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden poster
5.3

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

2015 Series
American Crime poster
6.7

American Crime

as Barb Hanlon • 11 eps

2015 Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster
4.5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self • 1 eps

2014 Series
BoJack Horseman poster
8.5

BoJack Horseman

as Felicity Huffman (voice) • 2 eps

2014 Series
Acting Disruptive poster
5.0

Acting Disruptive

as Self • 1 eps

2013 Series
Hollywood Game Night poster
6.5

Hollywood Game Night

as Self • 1 eps

2013 Series
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars poster
7.2

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps

2012 Series
Finding Your Roots poster
6.2

Finding Your Roots

as Self • 1 eps

2012 Series
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip poster
7.4

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

as Self • 1 eps

2006 Series
The Megan Mullally Show poster
4.2

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

2006 Series
Criminal Minds poster
8.3

Criminal Minds

as Jill Gideon • 3 eps

2005 Series
Desperate Housewives poster
7.9

Desperate Housewives

as Lynette Scavo • 179 eps

2004 Series
The D.A. poster

The D.A.

as Charlotte Ellis • 4 eps

2004 Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self • 5 eps

2003 Series
Out of Order poster
4.9

Out of Order

as Lorna Colm • 5 eps

2003 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster
5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self • 2 eps

2003 Series
Girls Club poster
6.7

Girls Club

1 eps

2002 Series
Kim Possible poster
7.5

Kim Possible

as Dr. Betty Director (voice) • 1 eps

2002 Series
The West Wing poster
8.3

The West Wing

as Ann Stark • 1 eps

1999 Series
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