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Felicity Huffman Returning To TV For The First Time Since Prison Sentence In College Admissions Scandal
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Felicity Huffman will be returning to TV in her first role since serving jail time in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal.
The Desperate Housewives star, 61, will appear as a guest star on the Criminal Minds spinoff Evolution on Paramount Plus, per reports.
Huffman will portray Dr. Jill Gideon, the ex-wife of the late Jason Gideon (Many Patinkin). The character is a brilliant biological psychiatrist, who agrees to help the FBIs Behavioral Analysis Unit investigate a murderous conspiracy theory, according to a description from Paramount.
Jill is reluctant to return to the bureaus elite team given her complicated history with David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) and her dead ex-husband, Jason Gideon (previously played by original series star Mandy Patinkin), but soon realizes her specific skill set could help them uncover another clue to the elusive Gold Star mystery,” the description reads.
Huffman pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest service mail fraud in connection with the college admissions scandal. She admitted paying admissions consultant Rick Singer $15,000 to have a proctor change her daughter Sophia’s answers on the SAT after she complete the exam.
She was sentenced on Oct. 16, 2019, to serve 14 days in prison followed by one year of supervised release, and ordered to complete 250 hours of community service and pay a $30,000 fine. She was released from prison early after serving 11 days of her sentence.
The Oscar winner’s husband, actor William H. Macy, was not charged in the scandal.
TMX contributed to this article.
