Born December 9, 1962; daughter of Moore Peters (a banker) and Grace Valle (an actress; maiden name, Ewing) Huffman; married William H. Macy (an actor, director, and writer), September 6, 1997; children: Sofia Grace. Education: Received B.F.A. from New York University. Addresses: Agent-- International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Career: Actress. Atlantic Theatre Company, founding member. Awards, Honors: Obie Award, 1997, for The Cryptogram; Golden GlobeAward nomination, best performance by an actress in a TV series--musical/comedy, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, Q Award nomination, Viewers for QualityTelevision, best actress in a comedy series, 2000, all for Sports Night. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 WilshireBlvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
Also appeared as Glenna, Oh, Hell!, Lincoln Center, New York City;in Grotesque Love Songs, New York City; The Loop, New York City; Shaker Heights, New York City; Jake's Women, Old Globe Theatre; Three Sisters, Philadelphia Festival Theatre; Dangerous Corner, off-Broadway production.
Entertainment Weekly, December 25, 1998 , p. 46.
TV Guide, October 24, 1998 , p. 3.