Tatiana Maslany

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Tatiana Maslany
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Tatiana Maslany in 2012
Born (1985-09-22) September 22, 1985 (age 27)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active 1993–present

Tatiana Maslany (born September 22, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She has starred in several Canadian and British television series, including The Nativity, Heartland and Orphan Black.

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Early life [edit]

Maslany was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, to a translator mother and a woodworker father, the eldest of three siblings. She has two younger brothers.[1] Maslany has Ukrainian, Polish, German, Austrian, and Romanian ancestry.[2] She began dancing when she was four and moved into community theater and musicals at about nine.[3] She attended Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School, where she participated in school productions, and graduated in 2003.[4]

Acting career [edit]

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 did comedic improv for ten years.[5] She participated in improvisational theatre, namely the Canadian Improv Games, and has since become a member of the General Fools Improvisational Theatre, as well as the Anoetic Improv group.[citation needed]

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 television 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. In 2010, Maslany appeared as the protagonist the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in the British four part television series The Nativity opposite Andrew Buchan which received excellent ratings.

She 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.[6] 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 with NCIS star Mark Harmon in the film adaptation of John Sandford's Certain Prey as a contract killer named Clara Rinker. She stars as the lead character, as well as several of her clones, in the 2013 BBC America and Space original series, Orphan Black.[7]

Filmography [edit]

Maslany has appeared in the following films and shows:

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Incredible Story Studio Various
2003 The Recital Diana Mills Short
2004 Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed Ghost
2004 Renegadepress.com Melaine Television Series
2005 Dawn Anna Lauren "Lulu" Dawn Townsend Television Movie
2006 Trapped! Gwen Television Movie
2006 Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story Tommy's Doctor's Receptionist Television Movie
2006 Booky Makes Her Mark Booky Television Movie
2007 The Robber Bride Augusta Television Movie
2007 Redemption SK Margaret TV Mini Series
2007 The Messengers Lindsay Rollins
2007 Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming Sammi Television Movie
2007 Eastern Promises Tatiana Voice
2007 Diary of the Dead Mary Dexter
2007 Late Fragment India
2007 Sabbatical Gwyneth Marlowe TV Series
2008 Would Be Kings Reese Two Episodes
2008 Instant Star Zeppelin Recurring, Season 4
2008 Flash of Genius Older Kathy
2008 Flashpoint Penny
2008 Heartland Kit Six episodes
2009 Defendor Olga
2009 Grown Up Movie Star Ruby
2009 Hardwired Punk Red
2010 In Redemption Margaret
2010 Toilet Lisa
2010 Being Erica Sarah Wexlar
2010 The Nativity The Virgin Mary
2010 Heartland Kit One episode
2011 Violet and Daisy April
2011 The Entitled Jenna
2011 Certain Prey Clara Rinker
2012 The Vow Lily
2012 World Without End Sister Meir One Episode
2012 Picture Day Claire Post Production
2013 Orphan Black Sarah Manning, Elizabeth Childs, Alison Hendrix, Katja Obinger, Cosima, Helena TV series; main characters

Awards and nominations [edit]

The 2013 Juno Award ceremonies were held in Regina, Maslany's home town, and Maslany was chosen as one of the presenters.[8]

Year Award Category Work Result
2009 Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series Flashpoint Won
2010 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize, World Cinema - Dramatic Grown Up Movie Star Won
2011 Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Grown Up Movie Star Nominated
2013 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series Orphan Black Nominated

References [edit]

  1. ^ Taylor, Kate (March 27, 2013). "Meet Tatiana Maslany: a small-town Canadian ‘salivating, starving for’ her latest TV role". The Globe and Mail. 
  2. ^ Lee, Luaine (March 18, 2013). "Tatiana Maslany stars in BBC America's 'Orphan Black'". McClatchy-Tribune News Service (Arcamax). 
  3. ^ "Q&A with ‘Orphan Black’ Star Tatiana Maslany". BBC America. April 8, 2013. 
  4. ^ Strachan, Alex (January 9, 2013). "Sci-fi series stars Regina actress Tatiana Maslany". Postmedia News (Leader Post). 
  5. ^ Smith, Krista (March 29, 2013). "Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany on Growing Up in Rural Canada and Playing an Intense Soccer Mom". Vanity Fair. 
  6. ^ Chua, June (January 31, 2010). "Canadian actress celebrates Sundance win". CBC News. 
  7. ^ Zlotnick, Tyler. "Orphan Black". BBC America Press. Retrieved 2013-01-13. 
  8. ^ "Regina’s Tatiana Maslany, Anne Murray and others announced as presenters for Junos broadcast". Regina Leader Post. 2013-04-17. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. "Presenters will include 24-time Juno Award winner Anne Murray, who will be inducting k.d. lang into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Blue Rodeo frontman Jim Cuddy, Canadian musician and co-founder of Broken Social Scene, Kevin Drew, as well as Regina native and star of Space’s Orphan Black series, Tatiana Maslany." 

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