By Wonderwall.com Editors
7:13am PST, Mar 2, 2016
Connie Britton smiled in her senior year photo in 1985 when she attended E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Connie Britton had short curly hair when she attended the "Rounders" film premiere in New York City on Sept. 10, 1998.
In 1999, Connie Britton still wore her hair short. She looked happy attending the Big Bam Foundation fundraiser in New York on Feb. 25 that year.
In 2001, Connie Britton transformed into a blonde to play the part of Sophie Fitzgerald on "The Fighting Fitzgeralds." The show lasted for one season on NBC.
Just a few years later, Connie Britton wore her hair longer and blonder when she attended a party presented by Maxim magazine celebrating the works of photographer Nigel Parry in New York City on May 15, 2002.
Connie Britton wore a lingerie-inspired white dress to the premiere of her movie "Friday Night Lights" in Los Angeles on Oct. 6, 2004. Two years later, she would star in the TV series of the same name, which was based on the same book.
From 2006 to 2011, Connie Britton played the role of Tami Taylor on the beloved TV series "Friday Night Lights." Here, she poses for a promotional photo for the show's first season.
Connie Britton struck a pose at the EMA and E! Entertainment Television tree planting event held at Tree People's Headquarters in Coldwater Canyon Park in Beverly Hills, California, on April 4, 2007.
Connie Britton stunned in a little black dress at the Garrard store opening in Beverly Hills, California, on July 10, 2007.
Call her colorful Connie! Connie Britton showed off her rainbow style at the InStyle Pink Party in Los Angeles on Sept. 26, 2010.
At the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards, Connie Britton looked gorgeous in a red gown. In 2010 and 2011, she was nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy in a Drama Series prize for her performance as Tami Taylor on "Friday Night Lights."
Connie Britton surprised her fans when she announced in November 2011 that she had adopted a son, Yoby, from Ethiopia. This photo was taken on Jan. 22, 2012, when she was out with her son in Los Angeles. "I didn't think I'd have a baby on my own. But there's a lot that comes out of having a plan and then seeing that there's another way you can go," she told Ladies' Home Journal in their September 2013 issue. "If you hold hard and fast to the plan regardless of where you're at, then you go against the flow of your life. Even after a long, difficult day, coming home and being with Yoby just washes any stress away." Connie married her college sweetheart, John Britton, in 1991, but they divorced in 1995.
At the "American Horror Story" screening in Los Angeles on April 18, 2012, Connie Britton was fierce in cheetah print. Connie starred on the show as Vivien Harmon in 2011. Connie was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her performance.
Connie Britton has been playing the role of Rayna James on "Nashville" since 2012. In the ABC drama, she is a 40-year-old country music superstar whose popularity is beginning to fade. Connie does her own singing on the show, which is currently in its fourth season.
In 2013, Connie Britton looked like a golden goddess in a sparkly KaufmanFranco gown at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 14. Connie was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series in the drama category for her performance as Rayna James on "Nashville."
Not only was Connie Britton nominated for a Golden Globe in 2013 for her performance on "Nashville," but she was also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 65th Primetime Emmys Awards the same year. She wore a green Naeem Khan velvet dress that was embroidered with gold detailing for the ceremony on Sept. 22, 2013.
In 2014, Connie Britton was in the star-studded film "This Is Where I Leave You," playing the role of Tracy Sullivan. The cast included Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, Jane Fonda, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne and Dax Shepard.
Connie Britton switched on the lights at the Empire State Building in New York City to celebrate the 2015 Global Citizen Festival and mark the United Nations' new global goals for sustainable development on Sept. 25 that year. One year earlier, she'd been named the 10th Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Development Program.
In her latest 2016 role, Connie Britton played Faye Resnick on FX's "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" limited series.
