Lynette Scavo Lynette Scavo Lynette Scavo (née Lindquist) is a fictional character and one of the four protagonists on the series "Desperate Housewives". The character is played by actress Felicity Huffman, who won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the role in 2005, and was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for 2005 to 2007. While show creator Marc Cherry based Bree Van de Kamp's family on his teenage years, he based Lynette's on his childhood life. Other actresses who claim to have auditioned for the show include
The Ladies Who Lunch (Desperate Housewives) cushions, not at all where he left it. The episode title "The Ladies Who Lunch" comes from the Stephen Sondheim musical, "Company". The Ladies Who Lunch (Desperate Housewives) "The Ladies Who Lunch" is the 16th episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". The episode was the 16th episode for the show's first season. The episode was written by Alexandra Cunningham and was directed by Arlene Sanford. It originally aired on Sunday, March 27, 2005. After Maisy Gibbons is arrested for solicitation, word gets out about her humiliating escapades. As the neighborhood shares in her embarrassment, rumors are revealed that