Blonde begone! Felicity Huffman shows off chocolate brown tresses and fantastic physique at Emmy Eve party in LA

By Zoe Nauman For Dailymail.com

Published: 01:07 EST, 20 September 2015 | Updated: 13:11 EST, 20 September 2015

She is best known as the Desperate Housewives blonde from Wisteria Lane.

And Felicity Huffman was almost unrecognisable on Saturday night as she showed off her chocolate brown tresses at an Emmy Eve party in LA.

The star showed off her honed physique and stunning dark chestnut mane as she posed on the red carpet.

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Gone to the dark side: Felicity Huffman was almost unrecognisable on Saturday night as she showed off her chocolate brown tresses at an Emmy Eve party in LA

Gone to the dark side: Felicity Huffman was almost unrecognisable on Saturday night as she showed off her chocolate brown tresses at an Emmy Eve party in LA

Blonde begone! The former Desperate Housewives star ditched her lighter mane for a darker hue - she is pictured here at the Rudderless premiere last year

Blonde begone! The former Desperate Housewives star ditched her lighter mane for a darker hue - she is pictured here at the Rudderless premiere last year

Wearing a stunning black dress the 52-year-old showed off her sculpted physique as she posed solo and with her husband William H. Macy.

Her dark tresses were poker straight and she wore delicate make-up.

Her frock had a see through mesh with gold patterned accents, which she teamed with gold high heeled shoes. 

Honed: Wearing a stunning black dress the 52-year-old showed off her sculpted physique as she posed solo and with her husband William H. Macy

Honed: Wearing a stunning black dress the 52-year-old showed off her sculpted physique as she posed solo and with her husband William H. Macy

Unusual: The striking design had side panels and made her appear even slimmer than she already was with its block pattern at the front

Unusual: The striking design had side panels and made her appear even slimmer than she already was with its block pattern at the front

The striking design had side panels and made her appear even slimmer than she already was with its block pattern at the front. 

In her hand she carried a gold clutch. and had sparkling nail varnish on. 

The star has been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, for her appearance in American Crime. 

Two's company: She has been nominated for a gong, alongside her husband who is up for an award for his role in Shameless

Two's company: She has been nominated for a gong, alongside her husband who is up for an award for his role in Shameless

Her husband William H Macy is also up for a gong for his role as xx in Shameless.

She said Emmy's is like a 'pretty great date night for the pair.

She added: 'I feel like it's a win already, and I almost wish that the end of the contest didn't happen, that we could just leave like,"We're all nominated" as opposed to "We both lost."'

Accolade: The star's nomination is for her role in the series American Crime

Accolade: The star's nomination is for her role in the series American Crime

THE 67TH ANNUAL EMMY AWARD NOMINEES

Outstanding Drama Series 

Better Call Saul 

Downton Abbey 

Game Of Thrones 

Homeland 

House Of Cards 

Mad Men 

Orange Is The New Black

 

Outstanding Comedy Series 

Louis 

Modern Family 

Parks And Recreation 

Silicon Valley 

Transparent 

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 

Veep

 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series 

Kyle Chandler, Bloodline 

Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom 

Jon Hamm, Mad Men 

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call 

Saul Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan 

Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

 

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series 

Claire Danes, Homeland 

Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder Taraji P Henson, Empire #

Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black 

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men 

Robin Wright, House of Cards

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey 

Lena Headey, Game of Thrones 

Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones 

Christina Hendricks, Mad Men 

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black 

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul 

Ben Mendelsohn, Bloodline 

Jim Carter, Downton Abbey 

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones 

Michael Kelly, House of Cards 

Alan Cumming, The Good Wife

 

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Anthony Anderson, Blackish 

Louis CK, Louis 

Don Ceheadle, House of Lies 

Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth 

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes 

William H Macy, Shameless 

Jeffrey Tambour, Transparent

 

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy 

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie 

Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback 

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep 

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation 

Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer 

Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy 

Niecy Nash, Getting On 

Julie Bowen, Modern Family 

Allison Janney, Mom 

Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live 

Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory 

Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent 

Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Anna Chlumsky, Veep

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy 

Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine 

Adam Driver, Girls 

Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele 

Ty Burrell, Modern Family 

Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Tony Hale, Veep

 

Outstanding Actress In A Mini-series Or Movie 

Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman

Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show 

Felicity Huffman, American Crime 

Queen Latifah, Bessie 

Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge 

Emma Thompson, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Live from Lincoln Center 

 


Outstanding Actor in a Mini-series or Movie 

Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge 

David Oyelowo, Nightingale 

Adrien Brody, Houdini 

Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall 

Ricky Gervias, Derek

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie 

 Richard Cabral, American Crime 

Denise O’Hare, American Horror Story: Freak Show 

Finn Wittrock, American Horror Story: Freak Show 

Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie 

Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge 

Damian Lewis, Wolf Hall


Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie 

Regina King, American Crime 

Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show 

Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Freak Show 

Mo’Nique, Bessie 

Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show 

Zoe Kazan, Olive Kitteridge

 

Outstanding Reality Program 

 Amazing Race 

Dancing With The Stars 

Project Runway 

So You Think You Can Dance? 

Top Chef 

The Voice

 

Outstanding Television Movie 

Agatha Christie’s Poirot Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case, Acorn 

Bessie, HBO 

Grace of Monaco, Lifetime 

Hello Ladies: The Movie, HBO 

Killing Jesus, National Geographic Nightingale, HBO

 

Outstanding Variety Series 

The Colbert Report 

The Daily Show 

Jimmy Kimmel Live 

Last Week Tonight 

Late Show with David Letterman 

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

 

Outstanding Limited Series 

 American Crime American Horror Story: Freak Show 

The Honorable Woman 

Olive Kitteridge 

Wolf Hall

 

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series 

Drunk History, Comedy Central 

Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central 

Key & Peele, Comedy Central 

Portlandia, IFC 

Saturday Night Live, NBC

 

Outstanding Structured Reality Program

 Antiques Roadshow, PBS 

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Food Network

MythBusters, Discovery 

Property Brothers, HGTV 

Shark Tank, ABC 

Undercover Boss, CBS

 

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program 

Alaska: The Last Frontier, Discovery 

Deadliest Catch, Discovery 

Intervention, A&E 

Million Dollar Listing New York, Bravo 

Naked & Afraid, Discovery Channel

Wahlburgers, A&E

 

Outstanding Reality Host 

Jane Lynch, Hollywood Game Night 

Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars 

Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway 

Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance 

Anthony Bourdain, The Taste

 

 

 

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