Felicity Huffman is a film actress.
Felicity Kendall Huffman ( born December 9 , 1962 ) is an American film , stage , and television actress . Huffman began her acting career in theatre and in the 1990s also had many supporting roles in film and television . The role earned her a Golden Globe Award , Independent Spirit Award , National Board of Review , and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . Huffman has also starred in such films as Reversal of Fortune ( 1990 ) , The Spanish Prisoner ( 1997 ) , Magnolia ( 1999 ) , Path to War ( 2002 ) , Georgia Rule ( 2007 ) , Phoebe in Wonderland ( 2008 ) , Rudderless ( 2014 ) and Cake ( 2014 ) .