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
Your Fault (Desperate Housewives) Your Fault (Desperate Housewives) "Your Fault" is the 13th episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". The episode was the 13th episode for the show's first season. The episode was written by Kevin Etten and was directed by Arlene Sanford. It originally aired on Sunday January 23, 2005. Lynette's father-in-law, Rodney Scavo, arrives in town on business and stays with them. However, when Lynette catches Rodney fooling around on their couch with another woman, she throws him out on the street. After Tom manages to get things smoothed over, he tells Rodney that everyone makes mistakes—including himself. Susan catches