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
Everybody Says Don't (Desperate Housewives season two episode) Everybody Says Don't (Desperate Housewives season two episode) "Everyone Says Don't" is the 41st episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". The episode was the 18th episode for the show's second season. The episode was written by Jenna Bans and Alexandra Cunningham with a story by Jim Lincoln and was directed by Tom Cherones. It originally aired on April 2, 2006. Due to time constraints, the opening credits were cut. Lynette is forced to give a deposition in regards to Andrew's pending lawsuit involving Bree, because Bree lost track of her children while under the influence of alcohol. Bree