Felicity Huffman Biography

Actress Felicity Huffman has worked on stage, film, and television. She is perhaps best known for her role as Lynette Scavo on the TV show Desperate Housewives.

Felicity Huffman was born December 9, 1962, in Bedford, New York. In 1988, she made her Broadway debut in Speed-the-Plow. After a string of guest appearances and small film parts, she took a job in Sports Night in 1998. After a recurring role on Frasier, she landed a leading role in Desperate Housewives. In 2005 she found success on the big screen in Transamerica.