Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman – Trivia

Personal Life

Felicity Huffman was born on December 9, 1962, in Bedford, New York. She grew up in Aspen, Colorado and has six older sisters named Mariah, Betsy, Jane, Grace, Jessie, and Isabel, as well as an older brother named Moore Jr. Her parents divorced when she was one year old. Huffmans mother named her Flicka at birth but eventually changed it because it was not considered a Christian name. She still uses Flicka as a nickname, derived from the book and movie My Friend Flicka (1943).

On September 6, 1997, she married her boyfriend of 15 years, William H. Macy. They had met when he taught drama at New Yorks Atlantic Theatre Company. The couple has two daughters, Sofia Grace Macy (born August 1, 2000) and Georgia Grace Macy (born March 14, 2002).

Education and Career

Huffman graduated from the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan, majoring in theater in 1981. She continued her education at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, where she received her Bachelors degree in Fine Arts for Drama in 1988.

Throughout her career, Huffman has been involved in various theater, film, and television projects. She became well-known for her role as Lynette Scavo in the hit TV series Desperate Housewives, which earned her critical acclaim and several award nominations.

Legal Troubles

In March 2019, Huffman was implicated in the nationwide college entrance exam cheating scandal. She was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Prosecutors alleged that she had made a $15,000 donation to a foundation involved in the scam, which resulted in someone taking the SAT test for her daughter. Huffman pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and fraud and was sentenced to 14 days in jail. She also received one year of supervised release, a $30,000 fine, and was ordered to complete 250 hours of community service.

Trivia

• On an episode of Oprah Winfreys Wildest Dreams segments in February 2005, Huffman got to sing backup for her idol, Tina Turner, who was performing live for Oprah.
• She discovered as a young teenager that her biological father was actually a family friend named Roger Tallman Maher.
• She taught actress Jessica Alba at the Atlantic Theater Company.
• Huffman launched a website called What The Flicka in 2012, dedicated to women and mothers, where she regularly contributes.
• Huffman has German, English, French, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Dutch, and Irish ancestry.
• She named Henry Winkler, famous for his role as The Fonz on Happy Days, as her childhood celebrity crush.

Filmografi

Bio

• Fødselsdato: 9. december 1962
• Fødested: Bedford, New York, USA
• Ægtefælle: William H. Macy (gift siden 6. september 1997)
• Børn: Georgia Macy og Sophia Macy
• Højde: 1,65 m
• Nomineringer: Har modtaget Golden Globe-nomineringer for sin rolle som Lynette Scavo i tv-serien Donas de Casa Desesperadas (2004) og som Bree i filmen Transamerica (2005)
• Fængselsstraf: I 2019 blev Huffman arresteret og senere dømt for sin rolle i en landsdækkende skandale om snyd ved optagelsesprøver til college. Hun modtog 14 dages fængsel, blev idømt et års tilsyn og en bøde på $30.000. Hun indtrådte i fængslet den 15. oktober 2019 og blev løsladt to dage tidligere end forventet

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