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Connie Britton stars as Vivien Harmon in the first installment of American Horror Story: Murder House.

Career Highlights

Emmy®-nominated Connie Britton is an actress who continually receives accolades for her work in television and film. After stand-out roles on series such as Spin City, 24 and The West Wing, she currently stars on one of the best-reviewed shows on television, NBC’s Friday Night Lights, created by Peter Berg, for which she received an Emmy® nomination in 2010. She is the only cast member who starred in the film of the same name, in which she played opposite Billy Bob Thornton.&nbsp;Britton is attached as a producer and star to another FX project, a David O. Russell drama, now in development. She is also currently in production on the film, The Hand Job, alongside Andy Samberg (Saturday Night Live). She will also appear in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World starring with Steve Carrell and Keira Knightley.Britton starred in Michael Bay’s A Nightmare on Elm Street with Jack Earle Haley and Kellan Lutz. She was also recently seen on the big screen in Women in Trouble with Carla Gugino, Adrianne Palicki, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Josh Brolin. Britton received two individual nominations from the Television Critics Association for Friday Night Lights, which was the organization’s most nominated show in its first season and has been nominated the last two years as well. The show and its creators have received several awards over the course of the series. By far the most prestigious of these is the George Foster Peabody Award for broadcasting excellence. Friday Night Lights also received accolades from the American Film Institute, which named the show one of the ten best TV shows of the 2006-2007 season, and Teen Choice Award nominations two years in a row. Connie was nominated for a Women’s Image Network Award (WIN), which honors work that features female protagonists.Britton starred in ABC’s award-winning comedy Spin City opposite Michael J. Fox for five seasons, as well as Lost At Home opposite Mitch Rouse and Gregory Hines. Her other television credits include The Fighting Fitzgeralds opposite Brian Dennehy, and a recurring role in the highly-acclaimed drama The West Wing, as well as FOX’s popular 24.Britton received accolades for her starring role in Edward Burns’ acclaimed independent film The Brothers McMullen in which she captivated moviegoers with her portrayal of ‘Molly,’ the luminous wife of a cheating husband. This popular, low-budget film went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. After nearly canceling her audition with director Ed Burns, their last meeting of the day turned into the role that would launch her career.Some of her other feature credits include Edward Burns’ No Looking Back, Looking for Kitty and The Lather Effect, and the critically-acclaimed, independent feature The Last Winter opposite Ron Perlman, which received a Gotham Award nomination for Best Ensemble Cast.In her free time, Britton, who resides in both New York and Los Angeles, enjoys hiking and yoga. She is currently finalizing a documentary she produced and directed, on the orphans of Ethiopia.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Britton moved to Lynchburg, Virginia, at the age of seven with her family, including her fraternal twin sister. She went on to attend Dartmouth College where she majored in Asian studies and spent a term in Beijing, China, studying Chinese. Upon graduation she moved to New York where she spent two years at the Neighborhood Playhouse studying with Sanford Meisner, and then performed in regional theater and Off-Broadway productions.

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Connie Britton stars as Vivien Harmon in the first installment of American Horror Story: Murder House.

Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon in FX's AHS: Murder House

Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon | AHS: Murder House on FX

American Horror Story: Murder House

Connie Britton

Career Highlights

Dylan McDermott
as Ben Harmon

Jessica Lange
as Constance Langdon

Denis O'Hare
as Larry Harvey / Burnt Man

Connie Britton as Vivien Harmon | AHS: Murder House on FX

Connie Britton

Jessica Langeas Constance Langdon

Denis O'Hareas Larry Harvey / Burnt Man

Jessica Lange
as Constance Langdon

Denis O'Hare
as Larry Harvey / Burnt Man