Felicity Huffman stars as Dana Whitaker, the strong and quick-witted producer of "Sports Night," who is trying to elevate the upstart Continental Sports Channel's program to victory over that other cable sports network, in Imagine Television and Touchstone Television's new half-hour comedy series, "Sports Night," for ABC. Huffman describes her character as "a woman who lives for the show. She's really dedicated and single-minded -- sort of a cross between Goldie Hawn and a Doberman pinscher," Huffman joked.

Working with Aaron Sorkin and Thomas Schlamme has been a great experience for Huffman. "It is such an honor to be acting with a writer of the caliber of Aaron," she enthused. "And then there's Tommy -- I'd take a bullet for those guys."

"Sports Night" is Huffman's first leading role in a comedy series. She has guest-starred on "Law & Order," "Chicago Hope," and "The X-Files," among others. Her feature film credits include "Hackers," "Reversal of Fortune," and "Things Change," as well as the recently released "The Spanish Prisoner."

After a recurring role on the popular comedy "Frasier," Huffman landed a leading role in a new suburban comedy “Desperate Housewives,” co-starring with Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, and Eva Longoria. For her work on the series, she won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2005.That same year, Felicity Huffman found success on the big screen. She starred in “Transamerica” (2005), an independent film about a pre-operative transsexual named Bree. The gentle humanity she infused into this challenging role helped her Huffman her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in 2005.

Huffman is also a long-time member of New York's Atlantic Theater Company, which is where she met her husband, actor and cofounding member William H. Macy ("Fargo," "ER"). She has appeared on Broadway in "Speed the Plow" and off-Broadway in "Cryptogram," for which she won the 1997 Obie Award -- she credits David Mamet (co-founder of the Atlantic Theater Company) for giving her such a wonderful character to play. Her other off-Broadway credits include "Dangerous Corner," "Oh, Hell!" and "Boy's Life." Most recently, Macy directed her in "The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite" at the Atlantic Theater.

Born December 9, Huffman, the youngest of eight children, studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London and at NYU's Circle in the Square.

In her spare time, she is an avid reader and enjoys being outdoors and playing a variety of sports, but confesses she doesn't follow any professional sports. Huffman and Macy reside with their dog, Walter Wallingford, in Los Angeles and have an apartment in New York.

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