Actress Felicity Huffman begins her sentence of 14 days in prison on Tuesday for paying $15,000 to have one of her daughter's SAT scores inflated.
She is the first of more than 30 parents to be sentenced in the massive college cheating scandal.
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"I am deeply ashamed of what I have done," Huffman told the judge. "At the end of the day I had a choice to make. I could have said, 'no.'"
The 56-year-old actress is certainly not the first leading lady to do time.
Here's a list of notable female celebrities to spend time in the slammer.
Zsa Zsa Gabor- The late Hungarian-born actress and socialite slapped a police officer who pulled her over and spent three days in jail in 1989.Martha Stewart- The life-style guru and businesswoman served 5 months in prison in 2004 for lying about stocks.Lil' Kim- The rapper served 10 months in the big house in 2005 for lying about her friends' involvement in a shooting.[Ads /]
Paris Hilton- The hotel heiress traded in her lavish digs for 3 days in jail after violating probation in 2007.Michelle Rodriguez- The Fast & Furious actress hit the brakes in 2007 when she spent 18 days of 180 day sentence for not doing community service after violating a DUI.Lindsay Lohan- In 2010, the Mean Girls actress served only 14 days of her 90 day-sentence because of overcrowding.Lauryn Hill- The Grammy award-winning singer spent 3 months in jail for tax evasion in 2013.Felicity Huffman- The award-winning actress will spend 14 days in prison for her role in what authorities have called the largest college admissions scam.