Tatiana Maslany Biography

Tatiana Gabriele Maslany (born September 22, 1985) is a Canadian actress best known for playing multiple roles in the science fiction thriller TV series Orphan Black (2013-2017), which aired on Space in Canada and BBC America in the US. For her performances in Orphan Black, Maslany won the Primetime Emmy Award (2016), the TCA Award (2013), two Critics' Choice Television Awards (2013 and 2014), and four Canadian Screen Awards (2014-17), in addition to receiving a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Maslany became the first Canadian actor from a Canadian series to win an Emmy Award in a key dramatic category.

She has also starred in television series such as Heartland (2008-2010), The Nativity (2010), and Being Erica (2009-2011). In 2013, she won the ACTRA Award for her portrayal as Claire in the film Picture Day and the Phillip Borsos Award for her performance in the film Cas and Dylan. Other notable films starring Maslany are Diary of the Dead and Eastern Promises, both in 2007, the latter of which she narrated.

Early life

Maslany was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, the daughter of Dan, a woodworker, and Renate, a translator. She has two younger brothers, Daniel (an actor) and Michael. She has Austrian, German, Polish, Romanian, and Ukrainian ancestry. For elementary school, Maslany was in French immersion, and was taught in German by her mother before learning English. Additionally, her grandparents spoke German around her as a child. She also speaks some Spanish. She has danced since age four and started community theatre and musicals at the age of nine.

Maslany attended Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School, where she participated in school productions and improvisation, and graduated in 2003. While attending high school, she found paying acting jobs that allowed her to travel all over Canada with her parents' approval. She would work for a few months at a time and then return to school in Regina. She stated, "It wasn't an easy transition. I felt a little outside of it. Outside of both experiences, really."

After completing high school, she spent some time doing theatre performances and travelling before settling in Toronto, Ontario at the age of 20.

Career

Maslany was one of the stars of the 2002 Canadian TV series 2030 CE. She appeared as the character Ghost in the 2004 film Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed. Maslany performed comedic improvisation for ten years. She participated in improvisational theatre, including the Canadian Improv Games, and has since become a member of the General Fools Improvisational Theatre. She is now a certified improvisation trainer.In 2007, Maslany appeared in The Messengers as Lindsay Rollins. She also starred in the CBC series Heartland where she plays a barrel racer, Kit Bailey, with her horse Daisy. During 2008, she had a recurring role in the Instant Star TV series. She had a lead role in the Hallmark Channel movie, An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving. In September 2008, she portrayed Penny, a kidnapping victim in the Canadian series Flashpoint.

Maslany appeared as Sarah Wexlar, the heroin-addicted daughter of Dr. Tom Wexlar in the second season of the Canadian comedy drama television series Being Erica in 2010. Also in 2010, she appeared as the protagonist Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the British four-part television series The Nativity, which received excellent ratings.

Maslany appeared in Grown Up Movie Star as Ruby, a role which earned the actor a special jury breakout role award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. She played Hannah Simmons in one episode of The Listener. In 2010, she appeared in the direct-to-video film Hardwired as Punk Red. In late 2011, she co-starred in the film adaptation of John Sandford's Certain Prey as a contract killer named Clara Rinker. In 2012, Maslany appeared as lead character Claire in the full-length feature Picture Day, for which she won a Phillip Borsos Award for Best Performance at the 2012 Whistler Film Festival.In 2013, Maslany guest starred on Parks and Recreation for a two-episode arc as Dr. Nadia Stasky. She portrayed the lead character Dylan in the independent film Cas and Dylan, for which she won a Phillip Borsos Award for Best Performance at the 2013 Whistler Film Festival.

On June 11, 2013, Maslany signed with the US talent agency Resolution, which serves as her United States representation. In Canada, she continues to be managed by Magnolia Entertainment and represented by Characters Talent Agency. The 2013 Juno Award ceremonies were held in Regina, Maslany's home town, and Maslany was chosen as one of the presenters.

On May 17, 2014, Maslany guest starred on the season 39 finale of Saturday Night Live. She played the character Bridget in the episode's second digital short entitled Hugs. She guest starred alongside Pharrell Williams and The Lonely Island.

Maslany co-starred in the 2015 film, Woman in Gold, in the WWII flashbacks as a younger version of Maria Altmann, Helen Mirren's character. The film also starred Max Irons, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brhl, and Katie Holmes. She almost exclusively spoke German in the film.

Maslany also starred in the independent film The Other Half. The film, written by Joey Klein, was produced by Motel Pictures with A71 and Sienna Films and co-stars partner Tom Cullen. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12, 2016.

Maslany played the leading role of Lucy in the 2016 indie drama film Two Lovers and a Bear, starring alongside Dane DeHaan as Roman. The film follows the two characters as they come together to find peace in their lives.

Maslany will next be seen as Erin Hurley, the female lead in the film Stronger, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal who will play Jeff Bauman, a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing and Erin's boyfriend.

Orphan Black

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From 2013 to 2017, Maslany starred in the BBC America and Space original series Orphan Black. She plays the lead character, Sarah Manning, as well as Sarah's cohort of clones: Cosima Niehaus, Alison Hendrix, Helena, Rachel Duncan, Elizabeth Childs, Krystal Goderitch, Veera "M.K." Suominen, Katja Obinger, Jennifer Fitzsimmons and Tony Sawicki. Maslany won two Critics' Choice Television Awards and one TCA Award for her performance in the series. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for these roles, but lost to Robin Wright for House of Cards. In 2015, Maslany received a nomination for an Emmy award for her performance, but lost to Viola Davis for How to Get Away with Murder. She was again nominated in 2016 and won the category. Maslany received a nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 7th Critics' Choice Television Awards, her third total nomination from the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. In 2014, The Guardian praised Maslany's performance in the series, calling it "Olympic-level acting," writing:

Maslany plays half a dozen different clones over season one, with who knows how many more promised for the imminent second season ... Delivering one creditable performance for a show is tough enough, but Maslany nails several here, often appearing in scenes as multiple versions interacting seamlessly. This is Olympic-level, endurance acting.

Personal life

Maslany has been dating Welsh actor Tom Cullen since 2011. The two met in Budapest while filming the Channel 4 miniseries World Without End. They currently reside in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	'	Diana Mills	short film
2004	Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed	Ghost
2007	'	Lindsay Rollins
2007	Eastern Promises	Tatiana	voice role
2007	Diary of the Dead	Mary Dexter
2007	Late Fragment	India
2008	Flash of Genius	Older Kathy
2009	Defendor	Olga
2009	Grown Up Movie Star	Ruby
2009	Hardwired	Punk Red
2010	Up & Down	Girl	short film
2010	In Redemption	Margaret
2010	Toilet	Lisa
2011	Seven Sins: Lust	Woman (voice)	short film
2011	Darla	Friend	short film
2011	'	Jenna
2011	Violet & Daisy	April
2012	Waiting for You		short film
2012	'	Lily
2012	Picture Day	Claire
2012	Blood Pressure	Kat
2014	Cas and Dylan	Dylan Morgan
2015	Woman in Gold	Young Maria Altmann
2016	The Other Half	Emily
2016	Two Lovers and a Bear	Lucy
2016	Apart From Everything	Fran	short film
2017	Stronger	Erin Hurley

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997-2002	Incredible Story Studios	Various	unknown episodes
1999	Subterranean Passage	Narrator
2002-03	2030 CE	Rome Greyson	6 episodes
2004-06	Renegadepress.com	Melanie	12 episodes
2005	Dawn Anna	Lauren "Lulu" Dawn Townsend (Age 12)	Television movie
2006	Trapped!	Gwen	Television movie
2006	Booky Makes Her Mark	Beatrice "Booky" Thomson	Television movie
2006	Prairie Giant	Tommy's Doctor's Receptionist	2 episodes
2007	Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming	Sammi	Television movie
2007	Sabbatical	Gwyneth Marlowe	Television movie
2007	The Robber Bride	Augusta	Television movie
2007	Redemption SK	Margaret	TV miniseries
2008	'	Mathilda Bassett	Television movie
2008	Instant Star	Zeppelin Dyer	8 episodes
2008	Would Be Kings	Reese	2 episodes
2008	Flashpoint	Penny	Episode: "Planets Aligned"
2008-10	Heartland	Kit Bailey	15 episodes
2009	'	Hannah Simmons	Episode: "One Way or Another"
2009-11	Being Erica	Sarah Wexler	4 episodes
2010	Cra$h & Burn	Lindsay	Episode: "Closure"
2010	Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures	Janice	Episode: "All Souls"
2010	The Nativity	Mary	4 episodes
2011	Certain Prey	Clara Rinker	Television movie
2011	Alphas	Tracy Beaumont	Episode: "Anger Management"
2012	World Without End	Sister Mair	7 episodes
2013	Cracked	Haley Coturno / Isabel Ann Fergus	Episode: "Spirited Away"
2013-14	Captain Canuck	Redcoat (voice)	4 episodes
2013-17	Orphan Black	Sarah Manning / Elizabeth Childs / Alison Hendrix / Cosima Niehaus / Helena / Rachel Duncan / Tony Sawicki / Jennifer Fitzsimmons / Katja Obinger / Pupok (Scorpion, voice) / Krystal Goderitch / Veera Suominen (M.K.) / Various	Lead role(s), 50 episodes; Producer for Seasons 3-5
2013	Parks and Recreation	Nadia Stasky	2 episodes
2015	BoJack Horseman	Mia McKibbin (voice)	Episode: "Let's Find Out"
2016	Robot Chicken	Barbie (voice)	Episode: "Hopefully Salt"

Other works

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue
1995	Oliver!	Orphan	Regina Summer Stage
200304	The Secret Garden	Mary	Globe Theatre, Regina
2006	George Dandin	Angel
2007	A Christmas Carol	Belle, Agnes, Debtor's Wife, Fan, Belinda
2009	Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead	CB's Sister	Six Degrees Theatre, Toronto
2012	Other People	Petra	Tank House Theatre, Toronto

Audio books

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Locke & Key	Dodge	13-hour audio drama

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
2005	Gemini Awards	Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series	Renegadepress.com
2009		Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series	Flashpoint
2010	Sundance Film Festival	World Cinema Special Jury Prize For Acting	Grown Up Movie Star
	Gemini Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series	Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures
	Genie Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Grown Up Movie Star
2012	Whistler Film Festival	Best Actor in a Borsos Film Award	Picture Day
2013	ACTRA Award	Outstanding Performance - Female
	3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Orphan Black
	TCA Awards	Individual Achievement in Drama
	Young Hollywood Awards	Breakthrough Performance - Female
	Hamptons International Film Festival	Breakthrough Performer	Picture Day
	Whistler Film Festival	Best Actor in a Borsos Film Award	Cas and Dylan
2014	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress	Orphan Black
	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress - Television Series Drama
	Satellite Awards	Best Actress - Television Series Drama
	2nd Canadian Screen Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Dramatic Role
		Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Cas and Dylan
	ACTRA Award	Outstanding Performance - Female	Orphan Black
	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Actress in a Canadian Film	Picture Day
	Gracie Awards	Outstanding Female Actor in a Breakthrough Role	Orphan Black
	4th Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
	TCA Award	Individual Achievement in Drama
	Constellation Awards	Best Female Performance in a 2013 Science Fiction Television Episode
	Constellation Awards	Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television in 2013
	EWwy Awards	Best Actress in a Drama Series
2015	Screen Actors Guild	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
	ACTRA Award	Outstanding Performance - Female
	3rd Canadian Screen Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Dramatic Role
	67th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
2016	4th Canadian Screen Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Dramatic Role
	68th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
	7th Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series
	ACTRA Award	Outstanding Performance - Female
2017	21st Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Series - Drama or Genre
	5th Canadian Screen Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Dramatic Role
		Best Television Series - Drama
		Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	The Other Half
	ACTRA Award	Outstanding Performance - Female	Two Lovers and a Bear