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Felicity Huffman - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Felicity Huffman - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actress, Director.
Born December 9, 1962, Bedford, New York, USA is an American actress and director.
She began her theater career in the early eighties and has appeared in many productions. In 1988, she made her Broadway debut in the title role in Speed ??the Plow, replacing Madonna. In the same year, she began her film career, she starred in supporting roles in the films "Everything Changes" and "Sweet Factory". She also did not leave her work in the theater. In 1990, she starred in the movie "The Wrong Side of Destiny", she played the role of Mini, annoying and trying to go to the truth in a murder investigation.
In 1991, Huffman played her first major television role in a miniseries based on Stephen King's novel The Golden Years. The following year, she appeared in Quicksand: No Way Out, co-starring with Donald Sutherland, The Raven, The Human Factor, Water Motor, and Heart of Justice. She was a guest on Law & Order in 1992 and 1997, The X-Files in 1993, as well as Tomorrow Comes Today, Chicago's Hope and starred in the 1996 miniseries Tales on night". In 1994 and 1995, she received the prestigious Obie Theater Award for her role in the play Cryptograms.
Between 1995 and 1998, Huffman appeared in the films Hackers, Underworld and The Spanish Prisoner. From 1998 to 2000, Huffman played a major role in the critically acclaimed TV series Sports Night, for which she received a number of awards and nominations, including the Golden Globe.
After the series ended, Huffman gave birth to her first child and returned to work. She starred in the controversial 19th century staging of the intimacy of women, Boston Marriage, and other theatrical productions. She has also taught acting at her own independent academy since the early nineties. In 2001, she did the pilot for CBS's Heart Department, but he decided to stick with the TV movie. That same year, she co-starred with Mayor Winningham in the television movie A Quick Decision and guest-starred on Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing. In 2002, she played the role of Lady Bird Johnson in the HBO film Road to War, and made a cameo appearance in Door to Door.
In 2003, Huffman starred as a female drug addict in the Showtime miniseries Collapse and starred in the tenth and eleventh seasons of the sitcom Frazier. In early 2004, she appeared in Fashion Mom, Reversible Mistakes, Christmas with the Losers and the short-lived TV series District Attorney. Gruvemuveend
From 2004 to 2012, Huffman played the role of Lynette Scavo in the television series Desperate Housewives. She has received numerous awards and nominations for her performance on the show, including an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2005 and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. ”Notably, Huffman is the only one of the four leading actresses on the show to win an Emmy. and then re-nominated for the award.
In 2005, the independent film "Transamerica" ??was released, after which Huffman was recognized as one of the best actresses of the year and received praise from critics. She has received numerous awards and nominations for her transgender performance. In 2006, she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama and was nominated for an Oscar. She also received the prestigious Independent Spirit Award.
Following the success of Transamerica, the actress was invited to star in films, starring in 2007 dramedy Georgia Tough and the critically acclaimed independent drama Phoebe in Wonderland in 2008. Huffman presented her film Leicester to the public in the fall of 2010, which became her debut as a director and author.
On March 7, 2012, Huffman, along with her husband William Macy, won a double star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In February 2013, it was announced that Huffman would star in the Fox pilot "Boomerang." In the center of the plot is Margie Hamilton (Huffman), who is a professional assassin, spy and master of disguises, who easily does her job and at the same time is engaged in raising children, leading a double life.
In 2014, Huffman was cast as the lead in the anthology series American Crime, which will air on ABC in the 2014-2015 season. It was later announced that Huffman was developing his own project for ABC, along with Carol Mendelssohn, where he would also play the lead role as a special agent for counterterrorism in New York.
