Connie Briton | Eyob

Connie Britton is an American actress, singer, and producer who is best known for her role as Tami Taylor in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights from 2006 to 2011. She previously appeared in the movie from which the series was adapted, 2004’s Friday Night Lights. She has also appeared in the thriller The Last Winter, as well as starring in sitcoms Lost at Home and The Fighting Fitzgeralds.

However, it wouldn’t be until 2011 when the actress starred in the first season of the highly successful FX series American Horror Story as Vivien Harmon. For this, the actress garnered a high degree of attention and popularity, bagging roles in Nashville and Seeking a Friend for The End of the World. The actress, now 54 years old, also previously made headlines in 2011 for adopting the adorable baby boy Eyob Britton, affectionately called Yoby, from Ethiopia, effectively becoming a single mother.

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