Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy's Daughter Sophia, 25, Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance at “Rooster” Premiere
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy's Daughter Sophia, 25, Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance at “Rooster” Premiere
Kayla GrantWed, March 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM UTC
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Sophia Macy; Felicity Huffman and William H. MacyCredit: Arturo Holmes/WireImage; Leon Bennett/Getty -
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy's daughter Sophia made a rare red carpet appearance in New York City
The actress, who stars as Ronni in the new HBO series Rooster, dazzled on the carpet, wearing a two-piece leather outfit
Huffman and Macy are also parents to daughter Georgia
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy's daughter Sophia stepped out for a red carpet appearance.
The 25-year-old actress walked the red carpet for the New York City premiere of the new HBO series Rooster, which she stars in as Ronni alongside lead actor Steve Carell, on Tuesday, March 3. Sophia, who tends to keep a low profile, dazzled in an all-black leather ensemble and accessorized with black heels. Her hair was slicked back behind her ears, and she paired the look with a dark lip.
In addition to Sophia, Huffman, 63, and Macy, 75, are the share daughter Georgia, 23. Prior to Huffman's involvement in the 2019 college admissions scandal, the family stayed mostly out of the public eye.
Sophia MacyCredit: Stephanie Augello/Variety via Getty
"They didn't even watch television until Sophia broke her collarbone trying to do a handstand," Macy told PEOPLE in 2017. "So we put her in front of the TV and she started watching movies for the first time."
When Sophia was 18 years old, Huffman was arrested and charged with paying a proctor to change her older daughter's SAT exam scores. The Desperate Housewives actress later pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud and served 11 days in prison.
While Macy was not charged in relation to the event, he stood by his wife's side during the headline-making scandal, writing, "every good thing in my life is because of Felicity Huffman" in a letter of support to a judge ahead of Huffman's September 2019 sentencing.
Huffman spoke about her role in the college admissions scandal for the first time in November 2023. During an interview with ABC-7 Eyewitness News, the Oscar-nominated actress explained she thought the "criminal scheme" was the "only option to give my daughter a future."
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"People assume that I went into this looking for a way to cheat the system and making proverbial criminal deals in back alleys, but that was not the case," she said, adding later, "It felt like I had to give my daughter a chance at a future. And so it was sort of like my daughter's future, which meant I had to break the law."
William H. Macy, Felicity Hoffman and their daughtersCredit: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
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Sophia's college acceptance was rescinded in 2019 after news broke of the cheating scandal. However, she still went on to graduate from high school in June 2019 and continued to pursue both college and acting. In the fall of 2020, she enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University as a student in their prestigious theater program. She also made her acting debut in season 2 of Jordan Peele's CBS show The Twilight Zone earlier that year.
"I'm so so grateful," Sophia wrote on Instagram about her role in The Twilight Zone. She also called the experience "an absolute pleasure" in a separate post.
In February 2024, Macy told E! News that he's excited that Sophia was getting into acting.
"I love this business. I figured if I can do it, anyone can do it," he said.
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