--- title: Connie Britton to Join Ryan Murphy's 'American Crime Story' description: Britton will appear in 'American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson' canonical: https://time.com/3755016/connie-britton-join-american-crime-story/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-23T20:01:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T05:22:31.944Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Connie Britton and Her Perfect Hair to Join Ryan Murphy's 'American Crime Story' og:description: Britton will appear in 'American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson' og:url: https://time.com/3755016/connie-britton-join-american-crime-story/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4ab1137ccb56593/698784d15f570fbcf4b15e1a/466651832-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Actress Connie Britton attends An Evening With The Women Of "American Horror Story" in Hollywood, Calif. on March 17, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Connie Britton and Her Perfect Hair to Join Ryan Murphy's 'American Crime Story' twitter:description: Britton will appear in 'American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc4ab1137ccb56593/698784d15f570fbcf4b15e1a/466651832-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Connie Britton and Her Perfect Hair to Join Ryan Murphy's _American Crime Story_ by [Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly Mar 23, 2015 8:01 PM CUT  Actress Connie Britton attends An Evening With The Women Of "American Horror Story" in Hollywood, Calif. on March 17, 2015. Actress Connie Britton attends An Evening With The Women Of "American Horror Story" in Hollywood, Calif. on March 17, 2015.Jason Kempin—Getty Images by [Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Tim Stack / Entertainment Weekly Mar 23, 2015 8:01 PM CUT Nashville star Connie Britton will reteam with _American Horror Story_ creator Ryan Murphy on FX’s highly anticipated event series, _American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson_. The mini-series will follow the trial of Simpson with Britton playing Faye Resnick, a close friend of the athlete’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson. Britton joins a starry cast that includes John Travolta, Sarah Paulson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., David Schwimmer, and Courtney B. Vance. Murphy made the announcement via Twitter. > [](https://twitter.com/MrRPMurphy/status/580051701895299072) _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/23/connie-britton-reteams-ryan-murphy-american-crime-story "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3755016/connie-britton-join-american-crime-story/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3755016/connie-britton-join-american-crime-story/"},"headline":"Connie Britton and Her Perfect Hair to Join Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story","datePublished":"2015-03-23T20:01:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:22:31.944Z","description":"Britton will appear in 'American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. 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