Connie Britton (born Constance Elaine Womack; March 6, 1967) 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). 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. In 2011, she starred as Vivien Harmon in the first season of FX horror-drama series
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