Felicity Huffman attends A New Way Of Life 2022 Gala at Skirball Cultural Center on December 3, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Leon Bennett/Getty Images
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Paramount confirms to PEOPLE that theDesperate Housewivesalum, 51, will guest star as Dr. Jill Gideon — who is the ex-wife of the late Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin) — on season 2 of theCriminal MindsspinoffEvolution.
Huffman’s character is “a brilliant biological psychiatrist, who agrees to help the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit investigate a murderous conspiracy theory,” according to a description from the streamer.
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The series also starsA.J. Cook,Kirsten Vangsness,Aisha Tyler,Zach Gilfordand Ryan-James Hatanaka, with Adam Rodriguez and Paget Brewster.
Huffman waspreviously set to staronthe legal spinoffofThe Good Doctor, titledThe Good Lawyer. However, according toDeadline, ABC decided not to move forward with the show following the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Huffman’s casting comes three and half years after shecompleted her full sentencein the college admissions scandal in October 2020, which included jail time, community service and supervised release.
In May 2019, Huffmanpleaded guiltyto paying disgraced admissions consultantRick Singer$15,000 to have a proctor change her daughterSophia’s answers after she took the SAT examination.
Huffman served 11 days of her 14-dayprison sentencein October 2019. She was also sentenced to 250 hours of community service and was on supervised release for one year.
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy attend the premiere of “Krystal” on April 5, 2018 in Hollywood, California.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
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Her husband,ShamelessstarWilliam H. Macy, was not charged.
Throughout the scandal, Huffman appeared in three projects:Ava DuVernay’s miniseriesWhen They See Us, which was released in May 2019,Netflix’sOtherhood,which dropped in July 2019, and the Amy Jo Johnson-directed filmTammy’s Always Dying, which hit streaming services on May 1, 2020.
source: people.com
