Tami Taylor is a fictional character on the NBC

NBC

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/DirecTV

DirecTV

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 (The 101 Network) drama

Drama

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 Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights (TV series)

Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...

; played by Connie Britton

Connie Britton

Connie Britton is an American actress. She is best known for the roles of Nikki Faber on Spin City and on Friday Night Lights as Tami Taylor. Her most notable films are Friday Night Lights and A Nightmare on Elm Street...

. She is the wife of the show's main character, high school football coach Eric Taylor

Eric Taylor (Friday Night Lights)

Eric Taylor is a fictional character in the NBC/DirecTV drama television series Friday Night Lights played by Kyle Chandler. He is introduced as the head coach of the Dillon High School football team, the Dillon Panthers...

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Character history

The wife of Eric Taylor and mother of Julie Taylor and a guidance counselor at Dillon High. Often acts as the voice of reason to Coach Taylor. She did not approve of her daughter's friendship with Tyra at first, but began to accept it when she felt guilty for treating Tyra so badly. Also became a mentor to Tyra, giving Tyra the confidence that she needed to help her succeed in life and go on to college. When Coach Taylor receives a coaching job at TMU, Tami is indecisive about whether or not the family should go to Austin. She later tells Coach Taylor that he should move to Austin, while the rest of the family stays behind in Dillon. Season 2 sees Tami become a mother again. In Season 3, Tami becomes the Principal of Dillon High, a position she holds until the end of season 4, when she decides amidst controversy, to leave her position in favor of the counseling position at East Dillon High.

Critical response

The critical response to the character of Tami has been strong, with many critics citing Britton's performance and chemistry with co-star Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler

Kyle Martin Chandler is an American film and television actor best known for his roles in the television shows Early Edition as Gary Hobson, Deputy Jackson Lamb in the film Super 8, and as Coach Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead...

 as one main reasons for the show's success. Britton's performance as Tami Taylor has earned her two Television Critics Association Awards

Television Critics Association

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 nominations in the Individual Achievement in Drama category and Emmy Award

Primetime Emmy Award

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 nominations in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category in 2010 and 2011. Slate magazine also named the character as one of the reasons they were looking forward to the return of the show in the 2007-2008 TV Season.