Biografia

Lives in a home in the Hollywood Hills (beneath the "D" of the Hollywood sign).

Former roommate of Lauren Graham.

Has an adopted son named Eyob Britton (born January 25, 2011, adopted in November, 2011) from Ethiopia.

Plays the wife of the main coach character in both the movie Tudo Pela Vitória (2004)and its TV adaptation, Friday Night Lights (2006), even though her characters have different names in the two.

While at Dartmouth she met John Britton at Alpha Delta house, and they later married.

I think that sense of humor is important in marriage. A sense of humor gets people through marriage.

I grew up singing. My mother was a music teacher.

For my birthday this year, my girlfriends - who knew I'd just inherited my dad's turntable - gave me a carton of albums like "Blue Kentucky Girl", by Emmylou Harris, and "Off the Wall", by Michael Jackson. It's all stuff we grew up with. I mean, you can't have a music collection without Prince's "Purple Rain" - it just can't be done!

There's something about Southern women that is so unique yet so universal. Strong southern women are allowed to be soft and feminine and have a sense of humor. But what I love about Southern women in particular is their universality.

There are so many women out there who are single moms, really not by choice, and doing it and making it work every day. I think it's becoming much more a part of our culture and I hope that it will become more accepted and that those women are going to be more and more appreciated, respected and supported.