- Cady Huffman
Infobox actor
name = Cady Huffman
caption = Huffman with husband William Healy, December 2007
birthname = Catherine Elizabeth Huffman
birthdate = birthdate and age|1965|2|2
birthplace =Santa Barbara, California USA
spouse = WIlliam Healy (1994-present)
tonyawards = Best Featured Actress in a Musical
2001 "The Producers"Catherine Elizabeth “Cady” Huffman (born
February 2 ,1965 ) is an Americanactress .Biography
Early life
Huffman was born in
Santa Barbara, California to Lorayne, a pre-school assistant director turned realtor, and Clifford Huffman, an attorney. [cite web | title=Cady Huffman Biography | url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/6/Cady-Huffman.html | work=filmreference | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-07-06] She is the sister of actor Linus Huffman and John Pearley Huffman who often writes for "Car and Driver " magazine. She graduated from San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, California in June 1982. Huffman started performing in Santa Barbara's very active local theater community well before her teenage years. The Santa Barbara theater also produced such notable actors asEric Stoltz ,Anthony Edwards ,Randolph Mantooth , andKathleen Wilhoite . She also studied ballet at The Goleta School of Ballet and performed numerous classical ballets with the school's company.Career
Huffman first came to Broadway as a replacement cast member in the hit musical "
La Cage aux Folles " (1985), and was quickly cast inBob Fosse 's "Big Deal," to be followed by a Tony-Award nomination for her performance in "The Will Rogers Follies " (1991). She made her film debut in the 1992 film "Hero" which starsDustin Hoffman ,Geena Davis , andAndy Garcia . In 2001, she played the role of Ulla in the Broadway musical "The Producers", byMel Brooks . Huffman received theTony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for the role. She later appeared as herself in several guest spots on the television show "Curb Your Enthusiasm ". The show's 4th season plot involvedLarry David joining the cast of "The Producers".Though she was portrayed as at least a notional Republican in "
Curb Your Enthusiasm " in fact she comes from a strongly Democratic family and has never been a member of the GOP. During 2003 and 2004 she produced, starred in and acted as production designer for the independent film "Sunday On The Rocks" directed byJoe Morton . She was seen in the 2005 filmRomance & Cigarettes starringJames Gandolfini ,Susan Sarandon ,Christopher Walken ,Kate Winslet , andMandy Moore . Beginning in August 2005, Huffman took over forKimberlin Brown as Dr. Paige Miller on "One Life to Live ". Her last episode aired onJanuary 23 ,2006 .During July and August 2007, Huffman starred in the off-Broadway play "Surface to Air" directed by
James Naughton , a rare dramatic part for the actress who usually appears on stage in musicals. She is a regular food taster on Food Network'sIron Chef America .She is currently in rehearsals in NYC for Wood, which is an official selection of the 2008 New York Musical Theatre Festival. Wood is being performed in September at The Barrow Group Theatre.
Personal life
Huffman is married to attorney and basketball coach, WIlliam Healy. The couple was wed in 1994.
References
External links
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* [http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/interactive/video/index.html#h TonyAwards.com Interview with Cady Huffman]###@@@KEY@@@###succession box
title=Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
years=2000-2001
for "The Producers"
before=Karen Ziemba
for "Contact"
after=Harriet Harris
for "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
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