Tami Taylor
| Tami Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Friday Night Lights character | |
| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "Always" |
| Created by | Peter Berg |
| Portrayed by | Connie Britton |
| Information | |
| Occupation | Dillon High School Guidance Counselor (Seasons 1–2) Dillon High School Principal (Seasons 3–4) East Dillon High School Guidance Couselor (Season 5) Current Braemore College Dean of Admissions |
| Family | Shelley Hayes (sister) Matt Saracen (son-in-law) |
| Spouse(s) | Eric Taylor |
| Children | Julie Taylor (daughter) Gracie Taylor (daughter) |
Tami Taylor is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV (The 101 Network) drama Friday Night Lights; played by Connie Britton. She is the wife of the show's main character, high school football coach Eric Taylor.
Tami is the wife of Eric Taylor, mother of Julie Taylor, and a guidance counselor at Dillon High, who often acts as the voice of reason to her husband. As "Mrs. Coach" and the school guidance counselor, she is a maternal figure who is often sought out by the main characters (high school students) for advice. Tami, by her own admission, was a "bit of a wild child back in the day" and nearly dropped out of high school before meeting her future husband. Little is known about her side of the family, except that she has a sister named Shelley.
Tami does not initially approve of Julie's friendship with Tyra Collette, due to Tyra's bad record at school and her older sister being a stripper, but changes her mind when she sees Tyra taking care of her drunk mother. She also becomes a mentor to Tyra, giving Tyra the confidence she needs to help her succeed in life and go on to college. When Coach Taylor receives a coaching job offer at the fictional Texas Methodist University (T.M.U.), Tami is indecisive about whether 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 to Gracie. In Season 3, Tami becomes the Principal of Dillon High. During season 4, she is sought out by Becky Sproles for advice about her unexpected pregnancy, but later receives negative backlash when Becky has an abortion. Instead of issuing a public apology like the school board suggests, Tami decides to leave her position to become the Guidance Counselor at East Dillon High. Tami makes a career breakthrough in season 5 when she accepts the Dean of Admissions position at fictional Braemore College in Philadelphia.
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