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Felicity Huffman on Why She ‘Wouldn’t Be Able to Do’ a Trans Role Again and Life After College Admissions Scandal: ‘It’s Been Hard’


Felicity Huffman, who was Oscar-nominated for playing a trans woman in 'Transamerica,' wouldn't take on such a role again.

Felicity Huffman, who was nominated for an Oscar for playing a trans woman in 2005’s “Transamerica,” wouldn’t take on such a role again. Huffman was asked about meeting trans actor Alexandra Billings, who was due to play the lead in “Transamerica” initially, at an awards ceremony. The actor, who scored Primetime Emmy nominations for “American Crime” and “Desperate Housewives,” is now landing on the London stage in a revival of Taylor Mac’s “Hir.” Huffman will play Paige, the mother of a transgender child.

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