Constance Elaine Britton is a Boston, Massachusetts-born American actress, singer as well as a producer perhaps best known for her role in the ABC sitcom “Spin City” as Nikki Faber. Born on 6 March, 1967, Connie is also a critically acclaimed actress known for her role as Tami Taylor in the NBC drama series “Friday Nights Lights”. Connie has been active in the field of entertainment as an actress since 1995.
One of the well regarded actresses in Hollywood, one may wonder how rich is Connie Britton? As estimated by authoritative sources, Connie counts her net worth at an amount of $10 million in mid-2017, having managed to amass her wealth being a successful actress in Hollywood as well as on American television for more than two decades now.
Connie Britton Net Worth $10 million
Raised in Boston, Maryland and Virginia, Connie was educated at E.C. Glass High School. She later joined Dartmouth College to study Asian Studies, majoring in Chinese. She continued her studies at Beijing Normal University where her classmate was Kirsten Gillibrand, now a US Senator for New York. In 1995, Connie started her acting career by debuting in the play “The Early Girl”. Her performances at New York theatres were well received, and Connie went on to star in her first feature film “The Brothers McMullen”, which was critically acclaimed, and Connie became more popular in Hollywood.
Eventually, Connie was cast in the ABC sitcom “Ellen” in which she worked alongside Ellen DeGeneres, David Anthony Higgins and others. However, she got her breakthrough on television when she was cast as a series regular in the television series “Spin City”. In the series that aired from 1996 until 2000, Connie played the role of Nikki Faber and shared the screen with popular actors Michael J. Fox, Charlie Sheen and Carla Gugino among others. Later, she added to her fame as she starred as Tami Taylor in the series “Friday Night Lights”. Subsequently she worked with Hayden Panettiere and Clare Bowen in the serial drama “Nashville”, which has been airing since 2012.
Apart from being a popular name on American television, Connie has also managed to make quite an impression in Hollywood with her acting. To date, she has appeared in over 20 movies, including “A Nightmare On Elm Street” and “Me And Earl And The Dying Girl”. In addition, Connie has released seven music albums including “Christmas With Nashville”, and in a double, starred with Harry Connick, Jr., Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett and Kris Kristofferson in “Angels Sing”, a Christmas family drama. More recently, she starred with RJ Cyler, Thomas Mann and Olivia Cooke in “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”, based on Jesse Andrews‘ 2012 novel and directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, and also in 2015 starred in the action comedy “American Ultra” opposite Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. She then collaborated with “American Horror Story” creator Ryan Murphy on his new TV miniseries “American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson” as Faye Resnick. All her activities have contributed to her net worth.
During her career, Connie has been nominated for and won several prestigious awards. In 2010, she won the Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role in “Friday Night Lights”. She has also been nominated thrice for Primetime Emmy Awards, and has been inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame.
As for her personal life, 49 years-old Connie now lives life as a divorcee. She was previously married to John Britton between 1991 and 1995 and she still keeps her married name. She adopted her son Eyob Britton from Ethiopia in 2011. Connie is also an active philanthropist, working as the 10th Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Development Program since 2014.
Even on my worst days, the instant softening and loving that my son gives me without ever knowing he's doing it, without any premeditation or self-consciousness, is something I could never have imagined, yet always dreamed of.
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My twin sister, my cousin, and I used to write and perform plays for my family. We raided the closets for costumes and fought over parts. I'm sure I was the bossiest one.
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Now that I have a 16-month-old son, my weekend ritual has changed - but it's better than ever. We get up early and go for a walk on one of the hiking trails near my home in Los Angeles, then meet up with friends at a diner. There's nothing better than sipping coffee, eating scrambled eggs, and taking three hours to do it.
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We're trying to tell a very full story of Nashville (2012)' and these characters in Nashville, and I'm really hopeful that we're going to be able to do something as innovative as American Horror Story (2011) and Friday Night Lights (2006). And I think so far, we're on the right path for that.
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I was born in Boston, but then I went down to Virginia. We spent a little time in Maryland, and then were in Virginia by the time I was seven. What struck me the most was that my mother thought that she had gone to the middle of nowhere, and we would still drive four hours for her to get her hair cut in Washington, D.C.
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I would say country is the one type of music I've spent the least amount of time with in my life. I grew up in Virginia, where there was a lot of it, but I was more interested in rock and roll. Southern rock.
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I'm in an environment where I have a lot of information about how to stay healthy and live a good life. I love vegan and raw food, I love to exercise. If I weren't in this business, I think I would be aging differently.
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In terms of American Horror Story (2011) and Nashville (2012), what attracted me to those, and Friday Night Lights (2006), for that matter, is that they felt like something innovative and something that we hadn't seen before. As an actor, that's exciting.
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In the past I'd always felt like 'the girl' in the show or the movie. On 'Friday Night Lights' there were a bunch of girls, and I was the woman. Initially there was a little struggle with my identity around that. But now there's a sense of ease.
My whole background is theater, and theater is to some degree presentational.
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A definite highlight was doing The Brothers McMullen (1995). Shooting that movie was such a joy - and then we wound up winning the Sundance Film Festival. That big-break moment is visceral. It happens once in a decade, maybe once in a lifetime.
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Divorce is hard. I was about 29 when my husband and I split up. I think we probably fared better than most, because we were young and didn't have kids - but divorce is hard.
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I think the most important thing about the Emmys stuff is just to enjoy it. It can get really stressful in weird ways, and I have definitely experienced that. This year, I really just want to have it be a fun celebration!
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There are so many women out there who are single moms, really not by choice, and doing it and making it work every day. I think it's becoming much more a part of our culture and I hope that it will become more accepted and that those women are going to be more and more appreciated, respected and supported.
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There's something about Southern women that is so unique yet so universal. Strong southern women are allowed to be soft and feminine and have a sense of humor. But what I love about Southern women in particular is their universality.
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For my birthday this year, my girlfriends - who knew I'd just inherited my dad's turntable - gave me a carton of albums like "Blue Kentucky Girl", by Emmylou Harris, and "Off the Wall", by Michael Jackson. It's all stuff we grew up with. I mean, you can't have a music collection without Prince's "Purple Rain" - it just can't be done!
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I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher.
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I think that sense of humor is important in marriage. A sense of humor gets people through marriage.
In a February 2013 New York Times Magazine profile, Connie said that she nearly got the role of "Dorothy Boyd" in Jerry Maguire (1996). She went through multiple rounds of auditions, but just after she did a screen test with Tom Cruise, she was told that it was down to a choice between her and just one other actress that they had to screen-test: Renée Zellweger (who ended up playing the role).
Has an adopted son named Eyob Britton (born January 25, 2011, adopted in November, 2011) from Ethiopia.
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Taught aerobics in college and, after arriving in New York City, while waiting to get any acting jobs.
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While at Dartmouth she met John Britton at Alpha Delta house, and they later married.
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Was a sister in Sigma Delta sorority at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1989.
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Has a pit-mix dog named Lucy.
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Lives in a home in the Hollywood Hills (beneath the "D" of the Hollywood sign).
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Became a vegan in 2008.
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Started acting at the age of seven when she, her twin sister and their cousin put on plays with names like "Murder on the Sunshine".
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Was a theater star in high school.
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Grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Plays the wife of the main coach character in both the movie Friday Night Lights (2004)and its TV adaptation, Friday Night Lights (2006), even though her characters have different names in the two.
Studied Chinese with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, in Beijing, for a summer during university. They both majored in Asian Studies at Dartmouth College. Aisha Tyler also attended Dartmouth College with them.
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Enjoys hiking, biking, running and doing volunteer work.
TV Series co-executive producer - 56 episodes, 2013 - 2016 producer - 21 episodes, 2012 - 2013
Nashville: The Whole Story
2013
TV Movie co-executive producer
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nashville
2012-2015
TV Series performer - 25 episodes
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nashville: The Whole Story
2013
TV Movie thanks
The Making of 'Spin City: Season One'
2008
Video documentary short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards
2013
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series / Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series & Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2006-2013
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
Made in Hollywood
2013
TV Series
Herself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2013
TV Series
Herself
The Hollywood Reporter Emmy Roundtable
2013
Video
Herself
Behind the Seams: An Insider's Look at Costume Design
2013
TV Short
Herself
48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
2013
TV Special
Herself
Katie
2013
TV Series
Herself
70th Golden Globe Awards
2013
TV Special
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a TV Series - Drama
20/20
2012
TV Series documentary
Herself - Actress (segment "The Greatest Women of Country Music")
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2010-2012
TV Series
Herself
Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story
2012
Video short
Herself
The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards
2012
TV Special
Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie & Presenter: Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
The Conversation
2012
TV Series
Herself
47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
2012
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards
2012
TV Special
Herself - Audience Member
7 Minutes in Heaven
2011
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
2011
TV Special
Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys
2011
TV Movie
Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special / Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (Non-Prosthetic) / Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) & Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special (Non-Prosthetic)
SXSW Flashback 2011
2011
TV Movie
Herself
The 1st Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards
2011
TV Special
Herself
The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards
2010
TV Special
Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2010
TV Series
Herself
Sundance Directors Lab
2009
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Making of 'Spin City: Season One'
2008
Video documentary short
Herself
Charlie Rose
2008
TV Series
Herself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1998-2007
TV Series
Herself
The Making of 'The Last Winter'
2007
Short
Herself
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2006
TV Special documentary
Herself
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
TV Series
Herself
The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments
2004
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
2004
TV Series
Herself
The Wayne Brady Show
2003
TV Series
Herself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1998-2001
TV Series
Herself
Oddville, MTV
1997
TV Series
Herself
The Daily Show
1997
TV Series
Herself
Chelsea
2016
TV Series
Herself
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
2016
TV Special
Herself - Audience Member
Entertainment Tonight
2016
TV Series
Herself
The View
2012-2016
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-2016
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself
The Talk
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2013-2016
TV Series
Herself - Guest
CMT Artists of the Year 2015
2015
TV Movie
Herself
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2015
TV Series
Herself
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf
2015
TV Series
Herself
Global Citizen Festival
2015
TV Movie
Herself
The Big Interview with Dan Rather
2015
TV Series
Herself
Larry King Now
2015
TV Series
Herself - guest / Herself
Live with Kelly and Michael
2007-2015
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
Today
2007-2015
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
The Insider
2015
TV Series
Herself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2014-2015
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
The IMDb Studio
2015
TV Series short
Herself
Good Morning America
2012-2014
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
Huffpost Live
2014
TV Series
Herself
Tavis Smiley
2008-2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself
Chelsea Lately
2010-2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Nashville: On the Record
2014
TV Special
Herself - Rayna Jaymes
E! News
2014
TV Series
Herself
Late Show with David Letterman
2007-2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself
Rachael Ray
2007-2013
TV Series
Herself
Sidewalks Entertainment
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Morning Joe
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Good Day L.A.
2013
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Entertainment Tonight
2016
TV Series
Herself
Chelsea Lately
2014
TV Series
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Drama Lead Actress
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2010
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Series, Drama
Friday Night Lights (2006)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2013
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Nashville (2012)
2013
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Nashville (2012)
2013
TV Guide Award
TV Guide Awards
Favorite Actress
Nashville (2012)
2013
WIN Award
Women's Image Network Awards
Outstanding Actress Drama Series
Nashville (2012)
2012
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
American Horror Story (2011)
2012
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress
American Horror Story (2011)
2012
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Series, Drama
Nashville (2012)
2011
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2011
Critics' Choice TV Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2011
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Drama Lead Actress
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2011
IGN Award
IGN Summer Movie Awards
Best TV Actress
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2011
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2011
Satellite Award
Satellite Awards
Best Actress in a Series, Drama
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2010
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2010
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Ensemble of the Year
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2010
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2008
TCA Award
Television Critics Association Awards
Individual Achievement in Drama
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2007
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Drama Lead Actress
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2007
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
Ensemble of the Year
Friday Night Lights (2006)
2007
Gotham Independent Film Award
Gotham Awards
Best Ensemble Performance
The Last Winter (2006)
2007
TCA Award
Television Critics Association Awards
Individual Achievement in Drama
Friday Night Lights (2006)
Known for movies
Nashville (2012-2017) as Rayna Jaymes
Friday Night Lights (2006-2011) as Tami Taylor
Spin City (1996-2000) as Nikki Faber
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) as Greg's Mom