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
Being Alive (Desperate Housewives) is taking back her story of being with Danny at the time of the attack and it is revealed that Angie had Danny ask Ana for a cover story. All the neighbors watch as the police take Danny into custody. Being Alive (Desperate Housewives) "Being Alive" is the 113th episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". It is the second episode of the show's sixth season and aired on October 4, 2009. Angie and Nick start questioning Danny on where he went after the wedding and he tells them he went out drinking. Lynette is keeping her pregnancy secret