The Washington Post Chats with Emmy Nominee Connie Britton

Connie Britton’s days as Tami Taylor — the smart, spirited and perpetually level-headed mother and wife of Coach Eric Taylor on “Friday Night Lights” — aren’t just numbered. They’re over.

Last month, Britton and the rest of the “FNL” cast and crew wrapped production on the high school football drama’s fifth and final season, to air beginning in October on DirecTV and next year on NBC.

But Britton still has plenty to look forward to, most notablySunday’s Emmy Awards, where she and her television husband,Kyle Chandler, are both nominated (finally) for their performances on the series.

Britton recently telephoned from New York to talk about that nomination, saying goodbye to “Lights” life and her plans to work with Chandler in the future.

Now that you’ve had a little bit of time for the Emmy nomination to sink in, how are you feeling?

Connie Britton: I’m still feeling just stunned and really honored by it. I still can’t quite believe it. And mostly, I’m just so thrilled because it’s such an acknowledgment of the show. We’ve been sort of percolating along, doing this show that we love all these years and have had really nice responses from critics, et cetera. So the fact that now it’s been honored in this way is like — oh, that’s so nice.

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