Felicity Huffman Felicity Huffman Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is best known for her role as Lynette Scavo on the ABC TV series "Desperate Housewives". Huffman began her acting career in theatre and in the 1990s also had many supporting roles in film and television. She starred as Dana Whitaker in the ABC comedy-drama "Sports Night" from 1998 to 2000, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. She is best known for her role as Lynette Scavo in the ABC comedy-drama "Desperate Housewives" (2004–2012), for which she earned the Primetime
She Needs Me (Desperate Housewives) She Needs Me (Desperate Housewives) "She Needs Me" is the 172nd episode of the ABC television series, "Desperate Housewives". It is the fifteenth episode of the show's eighth season and first aired on March 4, 2012. After Lynette refuses to help raise Porter and Julie's baby, Susan offers to assist by setting up a nursery; Orson tries to get Bree to go to Maine with him; Ben's loan shark sets out to destroy Renee; Karen swears Gabrielle to secrecy; Orson, who knows what happened to Alejandro Perez, sends a letter to the police. According to Nielsen ratings, "She Needs Me"