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.

Constance Elaine "Connie" Britton (née Womack; born March 6 1967) is an American actress singer and producer. Let's put it this way: These days my singing is better than my Chinese. Britton played seasoned prostitute Laurel opposite Cooper Lawrence who played Joan.

Constance Elaine "Connie" Britton (née Womack; born March 6 1967) is an American actress singer and producer. She plays the leading role of Rayna Jaymes in the ABC musical drama series Nashville for which Connie Britton was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2012.