Felicity Huffman, star of the series Desperate beauties (Desperate Housewives) admitted her “old life is dead” since she was sentenced to two weeks in prison for fraud in 2019.
The 61-year-old, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the film Transamerica, spoke to The Guardian in England as she prepares to star in a comedy in London.
This is her first real role since her 11-day prison sentence for being found guilty of paying $15,000 to university officials to falsify her daughter Sophia's academic results. The latter, now studying acting at Carnegie Mellon, Pennsylvania, suffered from learning difficulties, which led the actress to say she had no choice but to break the law.
Felicity Huffman with her husband, actor William H. Macy, before an appearance in Boston on September 13, 2019. AFP/Getty Images
Felicity Huffman says she is “grateful to be here” and happy that her family is doing well under the circumstances.
“I recently did a pilot for ABC that didn’t make it. It was hard. It's almost as if your old life died and you died with it. I’m lucky to have a family, love and resources, so I had a place to end up.”
The woman who played Linette Scavo on Desperate Beauties for eight seasons claims that some people are nice to her and others aren't.
In addition to her 11-day prison sentence in 2019, Felicity Huffman had to pay a $30,000 fine.
The main cast of the series “Desperate Housewives”: Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria and Nicollette Sheridan when it aired between 2004 and 2012. ABC/ANDREW ECCLES
This scandal also affected actress Lori Loughlin, who financed the admission of her two daughters to the University of Southern California. She was also imprisoned.
Felicity Huffman told ABC that she thought it was a bad joke when FBI agents showed up at her home to arrest her.
“They came to my house and woke my daughters up at gunpoint […] Then they put my hands behind my back and handcuffed me. I asked if I could get dressed. I thought it was a joke. I literally turned to one of the FBI agents in a bulletproof vest and with a gun and said, “Is this a joke?”