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Lynette Scavo
Lynette Scavo is a fictional character 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 Alex Kingston, who was apparently turned down for being too curvy. Storylines Backstory Lynette Lindquist was the eldest of three daughters born to Stella and her husband, Mr. Lindquist. After he died, their mother had a series of unpleasant and unstable boyfriends and a drinking problem. She also beat her children and had cancer, when Lynette was 13 years old. Lynette told her that this was a punishment from God. Stella marries Glenn Wingfield, whom Lynet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicity Huffman
Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American actress. 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 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 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the debut season of the series, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three consecutive Golden Globe nominations. Huffman drew critical praise for her performance as a transgender woman in the independent film '' Transamerica'' (2005). The role earned her a Golden Globe Award, Independent Spirit Award, National Board of Review, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Huffman has also starred in such films as '' Reversal of Fortune'' (1990), ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excited And Scared
The seventh season of ''Desperate Housewives'', a television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on September 26, 2010 and concluded on May 15, 2011. The deceased Mary Alice Young continues to narrate the events in the lives of her friends and Wisteria Lane residents, Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis. New housewife Renee Perry is introduced in this season. Paul Young returns to the lane and is the center of this season's mystery. According to Cherry, he had originally intended for the series to conclude after its seventh season, but the eighth season ended up being the series' final season. The first episode of the season aired in Latin America on October 6, 2010. Season 7 premiered in Ireland on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Season 7 began airing in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2010. It started airing at 9:00pm on October 25, 2010 on OSN's Show Series in the Middle East. It began airing in Israel on December 12, 2010. Season 7 began a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Character
In fiction, a character (or speaker, in poetry) is a person or other being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, in which case the distinction of a "fictional" versus "real" character may be made. Derived from the Ancient Greek word , the English word dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in '' Tom Jones'' by Henry Fielding in 1749. From this, the sense of "a part played by an actor" developed.Harrison (1998, 51-2) quotation: (Before this development, the term ''dramatis personae'', naturalized in English from Latin and meaning "masks of the drama," encapsulated the notion of characters from the literal aspect of masks.) Character, particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema, involves "the illusion of being a human person". In literature, characters guide readers through their stories, hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Nirah Jaffee
Susan Nirah Jaffee is an American screenwriter and television producer, primary working on sit-coms, and, as at 2007, serving as a writer and producer for ''Desperate Housewives''. Beginning as an episode writer and story editor for ''Cybill'' in 1997, and remaining on the show for its last two seasons, she later worked as an executive story editor for ''Sex and the City'', and a writer for ''Movie Stars'', ''Maybe It's Me ''Maybe It's Me'' is Treble Charger's third album, released in 1997. The album featured three hit singles: "Friend of Mine", "How She Died" and a re-recorded version of " Red" (from '' NC17''). The album was a major breakthrough for Treble Char ...'', and '' One on One'', the later which she also produced. In 2006, she joined the crew of ''Desperate Housewives'' as a supervising producer and writer for the third season of the show. External links * American soap opera writers American screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Cunningham
Alexandra Cunningham (born 1972/73) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and television producer. Biography From 1998 through 2000, she attended the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program at The Juilliard School. Her plays include ''The Theory of Three'' and ''No. 11 (Blue and White)''. Cunningham is most known as a writer and producer for ABC Studios' dramedy ''Desperate Housewives'' (2004-2010), having written more episodes of the show than any other writer besides showrunner Marc Cherry. Prior to ''Desperate Housewives'', Cunningham produced and wrote for the action series '' Fastlane'' (2002-2003), and wrote episodes of ''NYPD Blue'' (2001), ''Pasadena'' (2002), and ''Rome'' (2005). She was a developer, executive producer, and writer for the U.S. version of ''Prime Suspect''. She was also a writer for several episodes of ''Chance'' (2016-2017), starring Hugh Laurie as neuropsychiatrist Dr. Chance, which aired on Hulu for two seasons. Most recently, she creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nice She Ain't
The third season of the American dramedy-mystery television series ''Desperate Housewives'' commenced airing on ABC in the United States on September 24, 2006, and concluded on May 20, 2007. The season continues the story of the Wisteria Lane residents, describing their lives in the suburban neighborhood, while dealing with the arrival of the mysterious Orson Hodge. Broadcast in the Sunday night timeslot at 9:00 ET, the season aired twenty-three regular episodes. In addition, two clip shows were produced for the season, in order to put the previous events of the show in perspective. " The Juciest Bites" aired before the seventeenth episode, detailing the events of the first three seasons, in order to introduce the new story arcs in the end of the season. " Secrets and Lies" was narrated by Brenda Strong and was the last clip show to be produced for the series, airing before the inception of the fourth season. The season received critical acclaim, most critics noting an improveme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenna Bans
Jenna Bans is an American screenwriter. Bans is a producer and writer on ''Grey's Anatomy'', and is the creator and the co-producer (along with Shonda Rhimes) of '' Off the Map'', a series which premiered on ABC in January 2011, and was cancelled on May 13, 2011. From 2012 to 2014, she was the regular writer and co-executive producer on another Shonda Rhimes created drama, Scandal, on ABC. In 2014, Bans created pilot ''Sea of Fire'' for ABC. In 2015, she created '' The Family'', also for ABC. Bans is the creator and executive producer of the NBC series '' Good Girls'', which began broadcasting on February 26, 2018. Personal life Bans is married to '' Superstore'' creator and writer Justin Spitzer. Career Originally hired as a staff writer for Jerry Bruckheimer's cancelled action TV movie ''Fearless'', Bans became a part of the crew of ''Desperate Housewives'' in 2004, working as a staff writer and then working her way to executive story editor. In 2006 she was nominated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remember (Desperate Housewives)
The second season of the American dramedy-mystery television series ''Desperate Housewives'' commenced airing in the United States on September 25, 2005 and concluded on May 21, 2006. The season continues the story of the Wisteria Lane residents, while their seemingly perfect lives in the suburban neighborhood are shaken by the arrival of the mysterious Betty Applewhite. Broadcast in the Sunday night time slot at 9.00 ET, the season aired twenty-four regular episodes, including a two-part season finale. In addition, three clip shows were produced for the season, in order to put the previous events of the show in perspective. " All the Juicy Details" aired before the eleventh episode, detailing the most memorable events of the season's first half, whereas " The More You Know, The Juicier It Gets", which aired before the twentieth episode, prepared the viewers for the highly anticipated season finale. " Time to Come Clean" aired three weeks before the inception of the third season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Murphy
Joey Murphy is an American screenwriter and television producer. Murphy has written episodes of the cartoon, '' Doug'', '' The Crew'', and Cybill Shepherd's sitcom, ''Cybill'', the last two for which he also served as producer. He also collaborated with Marc Cherry on the sitcom, ''The Five Mrs. Buchanans.'' When ''Desperate Housewives'' began in 2004, Murphy was one of the staff writers, and for the second year, he was promoted to co-executive producer. Starting with the first episode of season four, he was executive producer. Throughout his career, Murphy has worked with John Pardee, and the two also have written the script to the upcoming remake of ''Mad Monster Party?''. Filmography Producer * ''The Crew'' (Producer, unknown episodes) * ''Cybill'' (Supervising producer, 8 episodes, 1997–1998; consulting producer 5 episodes, 1997) * ''Desperate Housewives'' (Co-executive producer, 38 episodes, 2005–2007; executive producer, 14 episodes, 2007–2008; consulting producer, 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pardee
John Pardee is an American screenwriter and television producer, and was an executive producer for ''Desperate Housewives''. During the 1990s, Pardee wrote episodes of several television series, including the cartoon '' Doug''; the short-lived sitcoms '' Charlie Hoover'', '' Thunder Alley'', and '' The Crew''; and Cybill Shepherd's sitcom ''Cybill''. On ''The Crew'' and ''Cybill'' he also served as producer. When ''Desperate Housewives'' began in 2004, Pardee was one of the staff writers, and for the second year he was promoted to co-executive producer. Starting with the first episode of season four, he is now executive producer. Pardee mostly works with Joey Murphy. The two wrote the script to the upcoming remake of ''Mad Monster Party''. He is close friends with Christian McLaughlin and Valerie Ahern Valerie Ahern is an American television screenwriter and producer. She has written episodes for a number of television series since 1995 including ''The Young and the Restless' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Shaw (director)
Larry Shaw is an American film director, television director and film and television producer. Film Reference As a television director, some of his credits include '''', '''', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '''', '' |
The Chase (Desperate Housewives)
"The Chase" is the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of the American comedy-drama series, ''Desperate Housewives'', and the 127th overall episode of the series. It originally aired on ABC in the United States on February 28, 2010. In the episode, Gabrielle ( Eva Longoria) gets a break from the children when one of them catches chickenpox, Lynette (Felicity Huffman) forgets her daughter's birthday, and Katherine (Dana Delany) continues to explore her feelings of lesbianism. The episode was written by John Pardee and Joey Murphy, and directed by Larry Shaw. It included the third in a string of guest appearances by Julie Benz, a former stripper who serves as a romantic interest for Katherine. The pairing marked the first lesbian relationship in ''Desperate Housewives''. "The Chase" also marked the first appearance of Samuel Page, who plays a mysterious man named Sam Allen who takes an unusually strong interest in Bree ( Marcia Cross). "The Chase" received generally mixed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
