Connie Britton
‘Luckiest Girl Alive’ Review: Mila Kunis Leads Lackluster Netflix Adaptation of Jessica Knoll’s Best-Seller
The actress stars in a film version of the 2015 novel about a woman forced to confront a past event that threatens to unravel her perfectly curated life.
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Emmys: 2022 Nominees Share How They Approached New Onscreen “Thank You” Text Featured During Show
Viewers of the Primetime Emmy Awards will soon see something rolling across the screen during winners’ acceptance speeches — thank you text submitted in advance of tonight’s show. The TV Academy offered nominees the chance to organize their thoughts and gratitude ahead of hitting the Microsoft Theatre stage as a way to allow winners the […]
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Connie Britton on What Drew Her to ‘The White Lotus’ Role: “Women Can Be Written as Too Reactive”
The White Lotus was a reunion for Connie Britton and creator Mike White, who wrote the 2017 feature Beatriz at Dinner, starring Britton alongside Salma Hayek. As the wealthy Nicole Mossbacher in Lotus, Britton says she had the opportunity to play a character with real nuance who reflects our reality back to us as viewers […]
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‘Friday Night Lights’ Reunion: Connie Britton to Star in Jason Katims Apple Series ‘Dear Edward’
Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can’t lose? Friday Night Lights creator Jason Katims is reuniting with his former leading lady, Connie Britton, for a new Apple series based on author Ann Napolitano’s best-seller, Dear Edward. The drama, which has been picked up with a 10-episode series order, also stars Orange Is the New Black grad Taylor […]
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Connie Britton Recalls Waiting for Spirits With ‘The White Lotus’ Co-Star Jennifer Coolidge
Connie Britton shared the humorous story of a ghostly night she spent with her The White Lotus castmate Jennifer Coolidge during an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday. The Friday Night Lights actress explained how she was in New Orleans when Coolidge, who Britton refers to as a “national treasure,” texted an invitation […]
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Steve Zahn on Leaving His Rural Kentucky Life for HBO’s ‘White Lotus’
Steve Zahn was running a few minutes late because he was tending to a horse who had had surgery and needed bandages redressed. “Life on a farm is serene,” says Zahn, “until your horse goes lame and you have to turn into a vet.” The actor has spent the past two decades living in rural […]
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Connie Britton Is “Going Through My Own Reckoning” Raising Her Black Son in America
Connie Britton is sharing her reflections on and reckonings with being a white parent of a Black child in America in light of the ongoing racial justice movement that swelled across the U.S. last year. While appearing on The View Tuesday afternoon to promote her new film Joe Bell and new HBO series The White […]
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‘The White Lotus’ Team on Pandemic Origins, Tackling White Privilege Against Hawaiian Backdrop
Had 2020 not been consumed by the Covid-19 pandemic, The White Lotus, HBO’s buzzy new limited series about a web of guests and employees at a luxury Hawaiian resort, likely would never have come to be. “HBO came to me and was hoping I could come up with some idea that was COVID-friendly and in […]
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HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’: TV Review
'Enlightened' creator Mike White returns with a six-episode satire about the guests and staff of a Hawaiian resort, featuring Connie Britton, Steve Zahn, Jennifer Coolidge and more.
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Bono, Penelope Cruz, David Oyelowo and Kumail Nanjiani Lend Voices to Pro-Vaccine Animated Series ‘Pandemica’
Patrick Adams, Samuel Arnold, Connie Britton, Meg Donnelly, Danai Gurira, Nick Kroll, Laura Marano, Phoebe Robinson, Michael Sheen, Wanda Sykes and Calum Worthy round out the 'Pandemica' voice cast.
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‘Good Joe Bell’: Film Review | TIFF 2020
Mark Wahlberg plays the father of a gay teenager in 'Good Joe Bell,' on a walk across America to draw attention to the scourge of anti-LGBTQ bullying in this true story penned by the screenwriters of 'Brokeback Mountain.'
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Tamron Hall to Host Anti-Domestic Violence Benefit With Connie Britton, Gabrielle Union and More
Former Glamour editor in chief Cindi Leive is organizing 'Night of Solidarity,' a virtual anti-domestic violence benefit with a star-studded list of participants set to take place Wednesday.
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