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name: "Felicity Huffman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/felicity-huffman"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 December 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-16T23:37:52.051681+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Felicity Huffman

Actor. Born 9 December 1962 in Bedford, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 December 1962, Bedford, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1990–1999
- **Also known as:** Felicity Kendall Huffman

## Biography

Felicity Huffman is an American actress. Born on 9 December 1962 in Bedford, New York, she trained at the Interlochen Arts Academy and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, as well as the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

She began her career in theatre and made her film debut in *Things Change* (1988). Early screen roles include Minnie in *Reversal of Fortune* (1990), an attorney in *Hackers* (1995) and Cynthia in *Magnolia* (1999). She is known for playing Lynette Scavo in the series *Desperate Housewives* (2004–2012) and Sabrina “Bree” Osbourne in *Transamerica* (2005).

Huffman has been married to actor William H. Macy since 1997.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Magnolia* (1999), Fi1m 84, as Cynthia — [page](https://film.one/film/magnolia.md)
- *Reversal of Fortune* (1990), Fi1m 75, as Minnie — [page](https://film.one/film/reversal-of-fortune.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Sports Night* (1998), Actor

## Also known for

- *The Good Doctor* (2017), Janet Stewart
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), Jill Gideon
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Lynette Scavo
- *Hackers* (1995), Attorney
- *Christmas with the Kranks* (2004), Merry
- *Big Game* (2014), CIA Director
- *When They See Us* (2019), Linda Fairstein
- *Cake* (2014), Annette

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