1. Connie Britton was born on Constance Elaine Womack; March 6,1967 and is an American actress.
33 Facts About Connie Britton
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Connie Britton's accolades include nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
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Connie Britton gained prominence for her roles in the television series Spin City, The West Wing, and 24.
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Connie Britton majored in Asian studies with a concentration in Chinese at Dartmouth College, and studied at the Beijing Normal University during her freshman summer with Kirsten Gillibrand, who was later elected to the United States Senate.
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Connie Britton played seasoned prostitute Laurel opposite Cooper Lawrence, who played Joan.
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In 1995, Connie Britton made her feature film debut in Edward Burns's comedy-drama The Brothers McMullen.
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Connie Britton moved to Los Angeles after the film's success.
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Connie Britton was one of two finalists for the part of Dorothy Boyd opposite Tom Cruise in Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy-drama Jerry Maguire, but lost the role to Renee Zellweger.
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Connie Britton's character was written out of the show when Charlie Sheen replaced Fox.
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Connie Britton appeared in the romantic comedy-drama No Looking Back and the mystery comedy-drama Looking for Kitty, both directed by Edward Burns.
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Connie Britton later co-starred in the independent films The Life Coach, Special Ed, The Lather Effect and The Last Winter.
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In 2009, Connie Britton co-starred opposite Carla Gugino and her Friday Night Lights co-star Adrianne Palicki in the comedy Women in Trouble, and co-starred opposite Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner and Rooney Mara in the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street as Dr Gwendoline "Gwen" Holbrook.
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In 2011, Connie Britton starred in the first season in the FX horror drama American Horror Story.
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Connie Britton played Vivien Harmon, who relocates with her family to California after a series of tragic marital and family issues.
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Connie Britton had stated when she wrapped American Horror Story she would be taking a couple of months off to be with her new adopted son, but that she would then begin to re-focus on developing her FX drama collaboration with David O Russell, but the project went into "development hell".
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Connie Britton played Rayna Jaymes, a 40-year-old renowned country singer whose stardom is beginning to fade.
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In February 2017, Connie Britton left Nashville during the fifth season, but returned for the series finale in July 2018 as a guest star.
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In 2012, Connie Britton co-starred opposite Edward Burns in the comedy-drama The Fitzgerald Family Christmas.
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In 2013, Connie Britton co-starred opposite Aubrey Plaza in the comedy The To Do List, where she played the mother of Plaza's character.
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Connie Britton returned to Austin, Texas, where Friday Night Lights was filmed, to co-star opposite Harry Connick Jr.
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In 2014, Connie Britton co-starred opposite Adam Driver as a cougar therapist in the comedy-drama This Is Where I Leave You, based on Jonathan Tropper's 2009 best-selling novel.
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In 2016, Britton reunited with American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy in his miniseries American Crime Story: The People v OJ.
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Also in 2017, Connie Britton starred in the comedy-drama film Beatriz at Dinner and the biographical drama Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.
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Connie Britton starred as Nicole Mossbacher in the first season of HBO anthology series, The White Lotus in 2021, receiving Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nomination.
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In 2024, Connie Britton appeared in the dark comedy film Winner playing the role of Reality Winner's mother.
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Connie Britton met investment banker John Britton at Alpha Delta House at Dartmouth College.
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In January 2023, Connie Britton confirmed an ongoing three-year relationship with television producer David Windsor.
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Connie Britton publicly supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election and opposed the candidacy of Donald Trump.
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Connie Britton endorsed US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, her college roommate at Dartmouth, in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and appeared with her at campaign events.
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Connie Britton backed Alabama Democrat Doug Jones for the US Senate in 2017.
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Connie Britton joins celebrities such as Antonio Banderas, Maria Sharapova, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo in the role of UNDP Goodwill Ambassador.
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Connie Britton focuses her advocacy efforts on eradicating extreme poverty, fighting exclusion and empowering women.
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Connie Britton encouraged Twitter followers who planned to vote in Georgia's 2021 US Senate races to make sure their ID met the state's requirements, listing valid forms of ID and citing VoteRiders as a resource for questions or help.