Photo:Amy Sussman/GettyFelicity Huffmanis addressing whether she’d take on a transgender role again today, nearly 20 years afterTransamerica.The actress, 61, toldThe Guardianthat playing a transgender character, like she did in the 2005 filmTransamericathat earned her an Oscar nomination, is something she “wouldn’t be able to do now."“I think we should reflect the audience, and that’s got to include everybody,” Huffman said. “There has been such inequity for so long, and now the pendulum must swing the other way. But I hope it leads to a situation where anyone can play anything.”In 2014, Huffman spoke on cisgender performers playing transgender roles,telling HuffPostat the time, “I certainly understand the sentiment that a trans actor should play a trans role. And I support it.““What can I say,” she added, “I think transgenderpeople have been marginalized for a long time, and I think you see that in people who are not trans playing them.“Felicity Huffman in “Transamerica” (2005).EverettBack in 2005, Huffman toldEntertainment Weeklyshe had difficulties obtaining roles because she was told she wasn’t “pretty” enough. She said at the time that casting agents had told her, ”You’re so good, but you’re just not pretty,” adding, ”And I actually appreciated their candor. They weren’t saying it to be mean. They just didn’t want me to think I wasn’t right because I couldn’t act.She noted that that was partially why she was given the lead role inTransamerica, as the directors wanted someone “completely without vanity.” ”No kudos for me,” Huffman toldEWat the time. ”I was never a beauty, so it was never something I had to safeguard.”Felicity Huffman.Leon Bennett/Getty ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Huffman, who previously spent 11 days in prison for her involvement in thecollege admissions scandal, is next set to star on stage in the U.K. production ofHirat the Park Theatre on Feb. 15. In the play, she stars as the mother of a trans child.
Photo:Amy Sussman/Getty
Amy Sussman/Getty
Felicity Huffmanis addressing whether she’d take on a transgender role again today, nearly 20 years afterTransamerica.The actress, 61, toldThe Guardianthat playing a transgender character, like she did in the 2005 filmTransamericathat earned her an Oscar nomination, is something she “wouldn’t be able to do now."“I think we should reflect the audience, and that’s got to include everybody,” Huffman said. “There has been such inequity for so long, and now the pendulum must swing the other way. But I hope it leads to a situation where anyone can play anything.”In 2014, Huffman spoke on cisgender performers playing transgender roles,telling HuffPostat the time, “I certainly understand the sentiment that a trans actor should play a trans role. And I support it.““What can I say,” she added, “I think transgenderpeople have been marginalized for a long time, and I think you see that in people who are not trans playing them.“Felicity Huffman in “Transamerica” (2005).EverettBack in 2005, Huffman toldEntertainment Weeklyshe had difficulties obtaining roles because she was told she wasn’t “pretty” enough. She said at the time that casting agents had told her, ”You’re so good, but you’re just not pretty,” adding, ”And I actually appreciated their candor. They weren’t saying it to be mean. They just didn’t want me to think I wasn’t right because I couldn’t act.She noted that that was partially why she was given the lead role inTransamerica, as the directors wanted someone “completely without vanity.” ”No kudos for me,” Huffman toldEWat the time. ”I was never a beauty, so it was never something I had to safeguard.”Felicity Huffman.Leon Bennett/Getty ImagesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Huffman, who previously spent 11 days in prison for her involvement in thecollege admissions scandal, is next set to star on stage in the U.K. production ofHirat the Park Theatre on Feb. 15. In the play, she stars as the mother of a trans child.
Felicity Huffmanis addressing whether she’d take on a transgender role again today, nearly 20 years afterTransamerica.
The actress, 61, toldThe Guardianthat playing a transgender character, like she did in the 2005 filmTransamericathat earned her an Oscar nomination, is something she “wouldn’t be able to do now.”
“I think we should reflect the audience, and that’s got to include everybody,” Huffman said. “There has been such inequity for so long, and now the pendulum must swing the other way. But I hope it leads to a situation where anyone can play anything.”
In 2014, Huffman spoke on cisgender performers playing transgender roles,telling HuffPostat the time, “I certainly understand the sentiment that a trans actor should play a trans role. And I support it.”
“What can I say,” she added, “I think transgenderpeople have been marginalized for a long time, and I think you see that in people who are not trans playing them.”
Felicity Huffman in “Transamerica” (2005).Everett
Everett
Back in 2005, Huffman toldEntertainment Weeklyshe had difficulties obtaining roles because she was told she wasn’t “pretty” enough. She said at the time that casting agents had told her, ”You’re so good, but you’re just not pretty,” adding, ”And I actually appreciated their candor. They weren’t saying it to be mean. They just didn’t want me to think I wasn’t right because I couldn’t act.
She noted that that was partially why she was given the lead role inTransamerica, as the directors wanted someone “completely without vanity.” ”No kudos for me,” Huffman toldEWat the time. ”I was never a beauty, so it was never something I had to safeguard.”
Felicity Huffman.Leon Bennett/Getty Images
Leon Bennett/Getty Images
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Huffman, who previously spent 11 days in prison for her involvement in thecollege admissions scandal, is next set to star on stage in the U.K. production ofHirat the Park Theatre on Feb. 15. In the play, she stars as the mother of a trans child.
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