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Title(s): First appearance:(Bikini Rangers Zero Thunder) Last appearance:(Bikini Rangers Zero Thunder) Status: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 show is named Tami Taylor while in the film her character is named Sharon Gaines. Britton currently stars in FX drama series American Horror Story as Vivien Harmon.

Connie Britton is a fictional character from the universe of the franchise Bikini Rangers.

Personal life

Britton was born Constance Womack in Boston, Massachusetts on March 6, 1967, the daughter of Linda and Allen Womack, who was a physicist. When she was seven years old, she moved with her parents and sister Cynthia to Lynchburg, Virginia where she attended E. C. Glass High School. She majored in Asian Studies at Dartmouth College. After graduating in 1989, she moved to New York City, where she spent two years at the Neighborhood Playhouse studying with Sanford Meisner. Britton uses her married name as her stage name, though she is now divorced from her husband.^{[citation needed]}

Career

While studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse, Britton (then Womack) made her New York theatrical debut in Caroline Kava's The Early Girl at The Courtyard Playhouse. Britton played seasoned prostitute, Laurel, opposite then unknown television and radio personality Cooper Lawrence, who played Joan. Britton's performance, while well received, nearly got her ousted from the Neighborhood Playhouse program, which prohibited students from taking professional employment during their course of study. After graduating, Britton spent two more years working in off-Broadway theatre productions. She moved to Los Angeles after the success of The Brothers McMullen. In her free time, Britton, who resides in both New York and Los Angeles, enjoys hiking, yoga, and doing volunteer work.

Britton had a regular role in Spin City as Nikki Faber from 1996 to 2000. Her character was written out of the show when Charlie Sheen replaced Michael J. Fox as the main character. She had a recurring role on 24 during its fifth season as Diane Huxley, the landlady and girlfriend of protagonist Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). She co-starred in the indie-thriller The Last Winter in 2006.

Britton starred in the television drama Friday Night Lights. She starred in the original Friday Night Lights, the movie, also as the head coach's wife.

Britton also was on a few episodes of The West Wing. She appeared in the Episodes "Manchester Part I and Part II" Season 3, as part of Bruno Gianelli's team.

Most recently, she appeared in the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street, portraying Dr. Gwendoline "Gwen" Holbrook.

She was also featured on This American Life's 429th episode, "Will They Know Me at Home?", in which she performed monologues from David Finkel's nonfiction book The Good Soldiers.

Britton currently stars in the horror/drama American Horror Story on FX as Vivien Harmon, who recently relocated with her family to California after a series of tragic marital and family issues. Unfortunately for The Harmons, the new house they purchase quickly reveals itself to be haunted.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Brothers McMullen, TheThe Brothers McMullen	Molly McMullen
1998	No Looking Back	Kelly
2001	One Eyed King	Helen Riley
2001	Next Big Thing, TheThe Next Big Thing	Kate Crowley
2003	Lost at Home	Rachel Rouse
2004	Looking for Kitty	Marcie Petracelli
2004	Friday Night Lights	Sharon Gaines
2005	Special Ed	Abi
2005	Life Coach, TheThe Life Coach	Connie
2006	Lather Effect, TheThe Lather Effect	Valinda
2006	Last Winter, TheThe Last Winter	Abby Sellers	Nominated — Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
2009	Women in Trouble	Doris
2010	Nightmare on Elm Street, AA Nightmare on Elm Street	Dr. Gwendoline Holbrook
2010	Conception	Gloria	post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995–96	Ellen	Heather	3 episodes ("The Shower Scene" & "When the Vows Break (Parts 1 & 2)")
1996	Escape Clause	Leslie Bullard	TV Movie
1996–2000	Spin City	Nikki Faber	90 episodes
1998	Cupid	Madeleine	1 episode ("Pilot")
2000–01	Fugitive, TheThe Fugitive	Maggie Kimble Hume	3 episodes ("Pilot," "Sanctuary," "Flesh and Blood")
2001	Child Star: The Story of Shirley Temple	Gertrude Temple	TV Movie
2001	Fighting Fitzgeralds, TheThe Fighting Fitzgeralds	Sophie
2001	West Wing, TheThe West Wing	Connie Tate
2003	Lost at Home	Rachel Davis
2005	Life as We Know It		1 episode ("Papa Wheelie")
2006	24	Diane Huxley	Recurring Season 5: 6 episodes
2006–11	Friday Night Lights	Tami Taylor	76 Episodes Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2010–11) Nominated — Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2007–08)
2011	American Horror Story	Vivien Harmon

References

1. ^ filmreference.com biography
2. ^ Connie Britton's IMDB page
3. ^ Connie Britton: 'The audience will feel socked in the gut'
4. ^ Nancy's Mother Talks 'Elm Street' Remake and Keeping it Fresh
5. ^ [1]
6. ^ Stransky, Tanner (March 18, 2011). "'Friday Night Lights' star Connie Britton cast in Ryan Murphy's 'American Horror Story' pilot". Entertainment Weekly. http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/18/connie-britton-ryan-murphy-american-horror-stor/. Retrieved March 18, 2011.

External links

• Connie Britton at the Internet Movie Database
• Connie Britton at AllRovi
• Real Connie Britton on Wikipedia and Boobpedia