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Also known as Constance Elaine Womack

American actress

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Vinony's link graph records 455 inbound references to Connie Britton, and connects out to American Horror Story: Murder House, Golden Globes and 24.

It sits within the topics 1967 births, 20th-century American actresses and 21st-century American actresses.

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Film & TV

Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Connie Britton (born March 6, 1967) is an American actress. She is best known for the roles of Nikki Faber on Spin City and on Friday Night Lights as Tami Taylor. Her most notable films are Friday Night Lights and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Despite the fact that the Friday Night Lights television series is based on the film, she portrays different characters in both of them. Her character in the…

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  • Gaslit — Self2026
  • Rooster — Elizabeth Stoddard2026
  • The Life List — Elizabeth2025
  • The Family McMullen — Molly McMullen2025
  • Zero Day — Valerie Whitesell2025
  • The Motherhood — Self - Host2025
  • Overcompensating — Kathryn Scanlon2025
  • Here After — Claire2024
  • Winner — Billie Winner2024
  • Dear Edward — Dee Dee2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
United States
Active from
1967

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Constance Elaine "Connie" Britton (née Womack; born March 6, 1967) is an American actress, singer, and producer. Britton is most well-known for her roles as Nikki Faber on the ABC sitcom Spin City (1996–2000); as Tami Taylor on the NBC/DirecTV sports drama Friday Night Lights (2006–2011), for which she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress; and as Vivien Harmon in the FX horror-drama series American Horror Story (2011) <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Connie

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Key facts

Born
Constance Elaine Womack , ( 1967-03-06 ) March 6, 1967 (age 59) , Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
Education
Dartmouth College ( BA )
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1995–present
Spouse
John Britton ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1995 ) ​

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Connie Britton
date of birth
1967-03-06
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start of work period
1995-00-00
social media followers
235863
birth name
Constance Elaine Britton
name in native language
Constance Elaine Womack
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Encyclopedic overview

Connie Britton (born Constance Elaine Womack; March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She gained prominence for her roles in the television series Spin City (1996–2000), The West Wing (2001), and 24 (2006). Further recognition came for starring as Tami Taylor in Friday Night Lights (2006–2011), Vivien Harmon in American Horror Story: Murder House (2011), and Rayna Jaymes in Nashville (2012–2018). Her other television projects include Dirty John (2018–2019), The White Lotus (2021), and Zero Day (2025).

In film, she has featured in The Brothers McMullen (1995), Beatriz at Dinner (2017), Promising Young Woman (2020), and Luckiest Girl Alive (2022). Beyond acting, she is an advocate for women's rights and served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme.

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