Connie Britton is one of those actresses who is so amazing and charismatic, it’s just impossible to dislike her. She is constantly playing the part of the most lovable character on television, from her role as Tami Taylor in Friday Night Lights to the belting country queen, Rayna James in Nashville. Connie, who’s full name is actually Constance Elaine Britton, her maiden name is Womack, but she never changed it back after divorcing her husband, is fierce — from her fiery red hair to her past-times in activism, she’s all around the woman-to-be. She tends to keep a low profile, despite constantly being on our favorite television series, so her are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the 48-year-old actress:
10. Southern Belle
Connie can do a really, really good Southern accent, which we get to hear in her roles as Tami Taylor and Rayna James. To our surprise, she’s not a Southern native, she was actually born in Boston, MA, but she spent many years in a small-town in Virginia. In an interview back in 2008, Connie said, “I grew up in the South. I have always had a real love for Southern women. There is something very unique about them to me.”
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