Huffman, Felicity 1962–

(Flicka Huffman)

PERSONAL

Born December 9, 1962, in Bedford, NY; raised in Colorado; daughter of Moore Peters (a banker) and Grace Valle (an actress; maiden name, Ewing) Huffman; married William H. Macy (an actor, director, and writer), September 6, 1997; children: Sofia Grace, Georgia Grace. Education: New York University, B.F.A., drama, 1988; attended the Interlochen Arts Academy; also attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Circle in the Square Professional Theatre School, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Avocational Interests: Knitting, reading.

Addresses: Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Publicist—Wolf/Kasteler/Van Iden and Associates Public Relations, 335 North Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actress.

Member: Screen Actors Guild, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Awards, Honors: Drama Desk Award nomination (with others), outstanding ensemble, 1988, for Boy's Life; Obie Award, distinguished performance, Village Voice, 1995, for The Cryptogram; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a television series—comedy/musical, Q Award nomination, best actress in a quality comedy series, Viewers for Quality Television, and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, all 2000, for Sports Night; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, International Press Academy, 2004, for Out of Order; Prism Award nomination, performance in a television movie or miniseries, 2005, for Reversible Errors; Emmy Award, outstanding lead actress in a comedy series, Satellite Award, outstanding actress in a series, comedy or musical, International Press Academy, and Prism Award nomination, performance in a comedy series, all 2005, Golden Globe Award nominations, best performance by an actress in a television series—musical or comedy, 2005 and 2006, Screen Actors Guild awards (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, 2005 and 2006, and Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series, 2006, all for Desperate Housewives; National Board of Review Award, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Southeastern Film Critics Association Award, and Tribeca Film Festival Award, all best actress, Phoenix Film Critics Society Award, best performance by an actress in a leading role, and Satellite Award, outstanding actress in a motion picture, drama, all 2005, Golden Globe Award, best performance by an actress in a motion picture—drama, Independent Spirit Award, best female lead, Independent Features Project/West, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award, best actress, Palm Springs International Film Festival Award, breakthrough performance, Academy Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a leading role, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role, and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award nomination and Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, both best actress, all 2006, for Transamerica; honored at Filmmakers Tribute Dinner, Sarasota Film Festival, 2006.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Terry Spann, Golden Years (also known as Stephen King's "Golden Years"), CBS, 1991.

Donna, Bedtime, Showtime, beginning 1996.

Dana Whitaker, Sports Night, ABC, 1998–2000.

Julia Wilcox, a recurring role, Frasier (also known as Dr. Frasier Crane), NBC, 2003.

Lynette Scavo, Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2004–.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Lorna Colm, Out of Order, Showtime, 2003.

Gillian Sullivan, Reversible Errors (also known as Scott Turow's "Reversible Errors"), CBS, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Annie, The Heart of Justice, TNT, 1992.

Dance hall girl, "The Water Engine," TNT Screenworks, TNT, 1992.

Joanna Reinhardt, Quicksand: No Escape, USA Network, 1992.

Peggy Macklin, Harrison: Cry of the City, UPN, 1995.

Kit Wannamaker, A Slight Case of Murder (also known as A Travesty), HBO, 1999.

Carrie Dixon, Snap Decision, Lifetime, 2001.

Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson, Path to War, HBO, 2002.

(Uncredited) Joey's mother, Door to Door, TNT, 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(As Flicka Huffman) Sara Greene, "A Home Run for Love" (also known as "Thank You, Jackie Robinson"), ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1978.

Personal assistant, "Lip Service," HBO Showcase, HBO, 1988.

Host and narrator, NFL Stories from the Heart, 2000.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Julia Wilcox, Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter, NBC, 2004.

(In archive footage) Herself, Celebrity Debut, ABC, 2006.

(In archive footage) Herself, Fashion Police Academy Awards 2006 (also known as Fashion Police), E! Entertainment Television, 2006.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 2004 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, 2004.

Presenter, The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005.

Presenter, The Seventh Annual Family Television Awards, 2005.

Presenter, The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2005.

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild 11th Annual Awards), TNT, 2005.

Presenter, 12th Annual Screen Actors Guid Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild 12th Annual Awards), TNT and TBS, 2006.

The 78th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2006.

The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2006.

2006 Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel and American Movie Classics, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Diane Perkins, "Helpless," Law & Order (also known as Law & Order Prime), NBC, 1992.

Sharon Prior, "… And Everything Nice," Raven, CBS, 1992.

"Between the Sheets," The Human Factor, CBS, 1992.

Dr. Nancy DaSilva, "Ice," The X-Files, Fox, 1993.

Ellie Stockton, "Take My Wife, Please," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997.

Hilary Colson, "Working Moon," Law & Order (also known as Law & Order Prime), NBC, 1997.

Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999, 2005.

Ann Stark, "The Leadership Breakfast," The West Wing, NBC, 2001.

Voice of Doctor Betty Director, "Number One," Kim Possible (animated; also known as Disney's "Kim Possible"), The Disney Channel, 2002.

Voice of Doctor Betty Director, "The Ron Factor," Kim Possible (animated; also known as Disney's "Kim Possible"), The Disney Channel, 2003.

Charlotte Ellis, "The People vs. Achmed Abbas," The D.A., ABC, 2004.

Charlotte Ellis, "The People vs. Oliver C. Handley," The D.A., ABC, 2004.

Charlotte Ellis, "The People vs. Patricia Henry," The D.A., ABC, 2004.

Herself, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2004, multiple episodes in 2005, 2006.

Herself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2004, 2005, 2006.

Herself, "The Women of Desperate Housewives, " The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

Herself, Corazon de …, Television Espanola (TVE, Spain), multiple episodes in 2005.

Herself, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2005.

Herself, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, multiple episodes in 2005.

(In archive footage) Lynette Scavo, Corazon de …, Television Espanola, 2005.

Herself, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellen and The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2005, 2006.

Herself, The View, ABC, 2005, 2006.

Herself, 60 Minutes (also known as TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews), CBS, c. 2006.

(In archive footage) Herself, Corazon de …, Television Espanola, multiple episodes in 2006.

(In archive footage) Herself, Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, 2006.

Herself, The Film Programme (also known as Film 2006), BBC, multiple episodes in 2006.

Herself, Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2006.

Herself, The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2006.

Herself, Miradas 2, Television Espanola, 2006.

Herself, Showbiz Tonight, Cable News Network, 2006.

Herself, This Morning (also known as This Morning with Richard and Judy), Independent Television (England), 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Bobbi Turner, Thunder Alley, ABC, 1994.

Detective Dawna Tagliatti, Early Edition, CBS, 1996.

Erin, Jules, Fox, 1996.

Maria Mostello, The Underworld, NBC, 1997.

Dana Whitaker, Sports Night, ABC, 1998.

Dr. Liza Peck (a cardiologist), The Heart Department, CBS, 2001.

Marcia Holden, girls club, Fox, 2002.

Put-in-Bay CBS, 2002.

Lynette Scavo, Desperate Housewives, ABC, 2004.

Appeared as Lynette Scavo in the unaired pilot of Desperate Housewives.

Film Appearances:

Wheel of fortune girl, Things Change, Columbia, 1988.

Minnie, Reversal of Fortune, Warner Bros., 1990.

Attorney, Hackers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995.

Pat McCune, The Spanish Prisoner, Sony Pictures Classics, 1997.

Cynthia, Magnolia (also known as mag-no'li-a), New Line Cinema, 1999.

Sheila, House Hunting (short film), Pamplona Productions, 2003.

Lindsay Davis, Raising Helen, Buena Vista, 2004.

Merry, Christmas with the Kranks (also known as John Grisham's "Skipping Christmas" and Skipping the Holidays), Columbia, 2004.

Bree Osbourne, Transamerica, The Weinstein Company, 2005.

Pilot Nima, Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman, Lean Forward Media, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Joe, A Taste of Honey, Stage Theatre, New York City, 1982.

Jill, Been Taken, 18th Street Playhouse, New York City, 1986.

Karen, Speed-the-Plow, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1988.

Maggie, Boy's Life, Lincoln Center, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, New York City, 1988.

Glenna, Bobby Gould in Hell, Lincoln Center, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, 1989.

Romy, Grotesque Love Songs, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1990.

Jake's Women, Old Globe, San Diego, 1990.

Out of Purgatory, Old Globe, San Diego, 1993.

Gertrude, Shaker Heights, Bold Face Theatre, New York City, 1994.

Donny, The Cryptogram, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, then Westside Theatre (Upstairs), New York City, both 1995.

Freda Chatfield, Dangerous Corner, Atlantic Theater Company, Atlantic Theater, New York City, 1995.

Marie, The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite, Atlantic Theater Company, Atlantic Theater, 1997.

Anna, Boston Marriage, American Repertory Theatre, Hasty Pudding Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1999.

Editor, The Guys, Actors' Gang, Los Angeles area, 2002.

Trouble Love (benefit reading), Matilija Junior High School, Ojai, CA, 2004.

Appeared in other productions, including The Loop, New York City; and in Three Sisters, Philadelphia Festival Theatre.

WRITINGS

Nonfiction:

(With Patricia Wolff) A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend: What Every Girl Needs to Know, Hyperion Books, 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, December 25, 1998, p. 46; July 25, 2003, p. 19; December 30, 2005, p. 52; February 10, 2006, p. 34.

InStyle, February, 2000, p. 210.

Premiere, December, 2005, p. 161.

Redbook, May, 2005, pp. 110-12.

Sly, January, 2006, pp. 54-63.

Time, December 12, 2005, p. 72.

Toronto Sun, September 17, 2005.

TV Guide, October 24, 1998, pp. 3-4; August 29, 2004, p. 41; December 19, 2005, p. 27.

Washington Post, December 18, 2005, pp. N1, N6.