Felicity Huffman Wiki: Everything To Know About William H. Macy's Wife

Felicity Huffman is a popular American actress; stage, films and theater personality. Here is all that you need to know about her.

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Felicity Huffman Wiki: Everything To Know About William H. Macy's Wife

The wife of William H. Macy and her net worth

Felicity Huffman is a popular American film, stage and television actress. Her net worth is $20 million and she gets a salary of $390,000 per episode of Desperate Housewives. She is a classically trained stage performer who has been performing in television since a very long time. She appeared on Broadway 'Feed the Plow' and also co-founded the New York Atlantic Theater Company along with her husband William H. Macy and Mamet. Huffman made her first feature-film debut in the year 1988 in the comedy drama by Mamet, 'Things Change'. She continued appearing in a lot of made-for-TV movies after that. She also did some small roles in 'Reversal of Fortune', 'Hackers', 'The Spanish Prisoner' and 'Magnolia'. She also won an Obie award in 1997 for her work in David Mamet's off-Broadway production 'Cryptogram'. Her role as a hectic supermom Lynette Scavo on ABC's dramatic comedy series 'Desperate Housewives' won her recognition and fame. It was the biggest break the actress ever received and managed to earn her net worth mostly out of it. Huffman got an Emmy, a Screen Actor's Guild Award and multiple Golden Globe nominations because of her work in 'Desperate Housewives'. The show gave Huffman stardom and made her a household name. Felicity Huffman is married to actor William H. Macy and they have two daughters.

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman was born on December 9, 1962. She is a popular American actress, film, stage and television personality. She is at present 52 years old. She was nominated for the Academy Awards. She was nominated five times for the Golden Globe awards and won one. Huffman was born in Bedford in New York. She started acting from 1978. She belongs to a wealthy family and is the daughter of Grace Valle and Moore Peters Huffman. They were a banker and partner with Morgan Stanley. Her parents divorced after her birth. She made her stage debut in 1982. She came on television with the play, 'Speed the Plow'. In 1980, Huffman also joined working in a rule within the stage production. Her entry into films happened in the year 1988. She appeared in a small role 'Things change' which was Mamet's film. She also appeared in the TV series 'Golden Years' that was based on a novel. It was a major hit of her career. Huffman also appeared in an independent drama called 'Phoebe in Wonderland' which also garnered her critical acclaim. Huffman has a brother, Moore, who was with her in every step of her life. She was in a long relationship with actor William H. Macy whom Huffman married on September 6, 1997. They are both happily married and have two children. The famous Jessica Alba is one of her students and Tina Turner is her idol. She loves to drink herbal tea and her best friend is Patricia Wolff. She has two daughters, Sophia Grace and Georgia Grace born in 2000 and 2002 respectively. Huffman is living happily with her family. Macy's wife has a strong inclination towards women's rights and works on the behalf of such organizations. She is collaborating with NARAL. She is working for equality and gender justice since 1998. Huffman is 5.5 feet tall. She is found on social networking sites and is a regular visitor of twitter with a huge fan following. Huffman is also present on Instagram although one cannot find her on Facebook.

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Early life

Felicity Huffman, the wife of William H. Macy, was born in Bedford, New York into a wealthy family. She is the daughter of Grace Valle and Moore Peters Huffman. Her famous and wealthy father was a banker and a partner at Morgan Stanley. Huffman's parents divorced after her birth and she was raised mostly by her mother. She has six sisters. She also has a brother named Moore Jr. After her parents divorced, her mother left New York and relocated to Snowmass, Colorado where Felicity Huffman spent her early years along with her siblings. Her great-grandfather was Gershom Moore Peters and he was the founder of Peters Cartridge Company. Felicity's great -grandfather was also a prominent Baptist Minister and the author of 'The Master'. Felicity Huffman has an English, Scots-Irish, Scottish, German and French-Canadian ancestry. Huffman attended the Putney School which was a private boarding High School in Putney, Vermont. She graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan in 1981. After that, she attended the New York University, Circle in the Square and also the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Achievements of Felicity Huffman

Felicity Kendall Huffman has been nominated once for an Academy Award. Huffman has been nominated five times for Golden Globe Award and she also won one Golden Globe Award. Huffman won an Emmy Award, an Obie Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards too. Huffman began her acting career in theater in 1990 and had many supporting roles on television series and films. A critically acclaimed comedy-drama, 'Sports Night' was aired on ABC from 1998 to 2000 and she starred as an executive producer, Dana Whitaker in the drama. Her work got her rave reviews. She got a Golden Globe nomination for her role in 'Sports Night'. Huffman is best known for her role as Lynette Scavo in 'Desperate Housewives'. She got rave reviews and critical praise for her performance as a transgender woman in the independent film, 'Transamerica'. She won a Golden Globe award for her work in 'Transamerica'. She also got an Independent Spirit Award, National Board of Review and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Huffman has starred in films such as 'Reversal of Fortune', 'The Spanish Prisoner', 'Magnolia', 'Path to War', 'Georgia Rule', 'Phoebe in Wonderland', 'Rudderless' and 'Cake'. Currently, Huffman is seen in the 2015 ABC crime drama, 'American Crime'. She has received critical acclaim for her performance and also a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress nomination. She does her bit to fight against breast cancer. She started a campaign against breast cancer alongside a jean brand. She wished to raise awareness against breast cancer by imagining a 'jeans day' wherein the sale of each pant would donate five dollars to the association engaged in the fight against breast cancer. There was once a character made called Felicity Huffman based on the real 'Desperate Housewives' actress Felicity Kendall Huffman who lives in the same neighborhood as BoJack Horseman. She has a reality show called 'Felicity Huffman's Booty Academy: Los Angeles in the BoJack Universe'. BoJack horseman was a animation character like a humanoid horse. BoJack Horseman is an American adult animated black comedy/drama series.

Movies and other work

In 1999, Huffman starred in the premiere of David Mamet's play, 'Boston Marriage' which was about the daringly intimate relationship between two women. Huffman has also starred in many major theatrical productions. Huffman appeared in the 2013, independent drama 'Rudderless' and also in the adventure film 'Big Game opposite Samuel L. Jackson. Her independent drama 'Stealing Car's also won her appreciation and her work in the comedy film, 'Zendog' was also liked by all. Huffman appeared as Minnie, a Harvard law school student in another drama 'Reversal of Fortune'. She also appeared in the 1992 thriller 'Quicksand: No Escape' with Donald Sutherland and Tim Mathewson, 'The Water Engine' opposite her husband and in supporting roles on 'The Heart of Justice'. The critically acclaimed drama series 'Sports Night' had her portray the role of Dana Whitaker and was aired from 199 to 2000. She got several awards and nominations for this role including a Golden Globe award for Best Actress. She appeared in an independent film 'Cake' opposite Jennifer Aniston in 2014. Her recurring role on NBC's sitcom 'Frasier' got her a leading role in ABC's comedy series 'Desperate Housewives'. She starred along with Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria. Both she and her husband, William H. Macy received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March, 2012. According to Huffman, people have seen her as Lynette Scavo for eight years and now it is difficult for them to picture her in any other role. She was eager to do something different since a long time. Her drama series, 'American Crime' was aired from 2015 to 1017. American Crime was created by John Ridley. 'American Crime' was an anthology of crimes and their legal proceedings.

William H. Macy and his wife Felicity Huffman

Huffman married actor Willam H. Macy on September 6, 1997. They have two daughters Sophia Grace and Georgia Grace. Felicity once revealed in an interview about her thoughts on marriage, " "I was so scared of marriage that I thought I would've preferred to step in front of a bus,". They bonded over their love of acting—"It's the only language that we have,". But she worried that she'd lose her identity in marriage. "I thought I'd disappear. Men's stock when they get married goes up. Women's stock goes down," she has said. Huffman has appeared on television, movies and on stage with her husband many times. In 2005, Huffman revealed that she had suffered from both bulimia and anorexia in her late teens and early twenties. The net worth of William H. Macy is estimated to be around $22 million. His films, 'Evolver' and 'Panic' helped his earn his net worth. William H. Macy was seen in an American comedy series 'Shameless'. 'Shameless' was first aired on 2011. The Oscar-nominated actor William H. Macy stars as Frank Gallagher in the comedy series. 'Shameless' is a remake of a British series with the same name created by Paul Abbott. 'Shameless' also got William H. Macy the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by Male Actor in Comedy Series.

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