Connie Britton (born Constance Elaine Womack; March 6, 1967)[1] is an American actress. Britton made her feature film debut in the independent comedy-drama film The Brothers McMullen (1995), and the following year, she was cast as Nikki Faber on the ABC sitcom Spin City. She later starred in the short-lived sitcoms The Fighting Fitzgeralds (2001) and Lost at Home (2003), and appeared in several films, most notably the sports drama film Friday Night Lights (2004) and the thriller film The Last Winter (2006).[2]
Britton starred as Tami Taylor on the NBC/DirecTV drama series Friday Night Lights from 2006 to 2011. For this role, she received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.[3]
In 2011, she starred as Vivien Harmon in the first season of FX horror-drama series American Horror Story, for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.[4] She reprised her role for the eighth season of the show, Apocalypse. Britton starred as country singer Rayna Jaymes in the ABC/CMT musical drama series Nashville from 2012 to 2018,[5] for which she was nominated for another Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama.[6]
In 2016, Britton had a recurring role as socialite Faye Resnick in the first season of FX true crime anthology series American Crime Story. In 2018, she starred as Abby Clark in the Fox procedural drama series 9-1-1 as a main role in the first season and a guest in the third season, and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for her performance as Debra Newell in the Bravo true crime anthology series Dirty John.[7] In 2021, Britton starred in the HBO satire comedy-drama series The White Lotus alongside Jennifer Coolidge and Steve Zahn,[8] for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.[9]
In feature films, Britton starred in the romantic comedy-drama Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), the romantic comedy The To Do List (2013), the comedy-dramas This Is Where I Leave You (2014) and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015), the action comedy American Ultra (2015), the period drama Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017), the comedy-drama The Land of Steady Habits (2018), the drama Bombshell (2019) and the thriller Promising Young Woman (2020).
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^Ausiello, Michael (February 23, 2017). "Connie Britton Talks 'Devastating' Nashville Twist ('There Wasn't Any Alternative'), Teases Rayna's 'Return'". TVLine.
^"Golden Globe Nominations: 'Lincoln' Leads With 7, 'Game Change' Tops TV". The Hollywood Reporter. December 13, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
^Hipes, Patrick (December 6, 2018). "Golden Globes Nominations: 'Vice', 'Versace' Lead Wide-Ranging Field – Complete List". Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^Radish, Christina (August 1, 2021). "Connie Britton & Steve Zahn on the Complicated Marriage at the Heart of 'The White Lotus'". Collider. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^Emmy Awards (July 12, 2022). "Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie - 2022". Television Academy. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
ConnieBritton (born Constance Elaine Womack; March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Britton made her feature film debut in the independent comedy-drama...
Brie, Clancy Brown, Chris Lowell, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, and ConnieBritton in supporting roles. It incorporates film genres including black comedy...
Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, ConnieBritton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard, and Jane Fonda. It is based on the 2009...
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Rachel Bilson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Andy Samberg, Donald Glover, ConnieBritton, and Clark Gregg. The film centers on a recent high school graduate...
(2012-2018) by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Callie Khouri and starring ConnieBritton as "Rayna Jaymes" and Hayden Panettiere as "Juliette Barnes." The drama...
Landis. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, ConnieBritton, Walton Goggins, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman and Tony Hale. The story...
O’Connell, Helene's partner Josh Pais as Larry Eastwood, a friend of Anders ConnieBritton as Barbara, Anders’ love-interest Natalie Gold as Dana Victor Slezak...
polyamorous life partner, Olive Byrne. JJ Feild, Oliver Platt, and ConnieBritton also feature. The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film...
co-starring with ConnieBritton in the ABC musical drama Nashville as Teddy Conrad, initially the husband of country singer Rayna Jaymes (Britton) and later...
In March 2012, it was announced Panettiere had been cast opposite ConnieBritton on the ABC musical drama series Nashville, where she portrayed Juliette...
Petersen, Anne Helen (November 9, 2014). "The Cult of ConnieBritton". BuzzFeed. ...Britton's been linked with comedian Jason Mantzoukas... Schneider...
with its first season being the most-viewed new cable series of 2011. ConnieBritton as Vivien Harmon Dylan McDermott as Dr. Ben Harmon Evan Peters as Tate...
Garofalo". Vulture. "ConnieBritton: I lost "Jerry Maguire" role to Renee Zellweger". www.cbsnews.com. 15 February 2013. "ConnieBritton Does Not Want You...
centered around training of wild horses. Jason Mitchell, Gideon Adlon, ConnieBritton, and Bruce Dern appear in supporting roles. The Mustang is based on...
towards the general chaos of her work; and accountant Nikki Faber (ConnieBritton), who has a comically healthy relationship with her mother and often...