Felicity Huffman: Desperate no more

A great year continues
The year could get even better if “Transamerica” brings Huffman an Oscar to go with her Emmy. The film is one of the first acquisitions for the Weinstein Co., the new outfit of Miramax Films co-founders Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who are among the savviest of Hollywood’s awards campaigners.

Huffman still is waiting to see if the film will translate to more meaty screen roles. But she has been cautioned by Macy, who signed on as executive producer of “Transamerica,” that she better not take another job over the “Desperate Housewives” summer break.

“As my husband tells me, he’s going to kill me and divorce me and then eat me if I work over the hiatus,” Huffman said. “He’s ready for us to have some time together, and he’s ready not to be Mr. Mom, anymore.”

A visit to the “Desperate Housewives” set by a director friend from New York City brought home to Huffman that she finally had landed a long-term gig. She asked her friend if he was going to direct an episode that season.

“He said, ‘No, I think I’m going to come in next year to direct,”’ Huffman said. “I went, ‘Oh, I’m going to have a job next year, too? This continues?’

“This job is fantastic. I’ve had fantastic jobs before that have died, and the fact that this job has legs — and what legs, this job has gams, not legs — is just fantastic. I can’t tell you how grateful I am everyday.”

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