Taylor Schilling
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![]() Schilling at PaleyFest 2014, representing Orange Is the New Black | |
Born | Taylor Jane Schilling July 27, 1984 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Education | Fordham University (BA) New York University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Taylor Jane Schilling (born July 27, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Television Series Drama. She made her film debut in the 2007 drama Dark Matter. She also starred as Nurse Veronica Flanagan Callahan in the short-lived NBC medical drama Mercy (2009–2010). Her other films include Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), the romantic drama The Lucky One (2012), the comedy Take Me (2017), and the science-fiction thriller The Titan (2018).
Early life and education
Schilling was born July 27, 1984, in Boston, Massachusetts,[1] the daughter of Patricia (née Miller), an MIT administrator, and Robert J. Schilling, a former prosecutor.[2] She grew up in West Roxbury and Wayland, dividing her time between her divorced parents.[3] A fan of the NBC medical drama ER in her youth, she began acting at a young age. She became active in her middle school's theatre program when she appeared in their production of Fiddler on the Roof.[4]
After graduating from Wayland High School in 2002,[5] Schilling attended Fordham University's campus at Lincoln Center, where she continued to take part in stage productions while earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2006. She entered the graduate acting program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts to continue her acting studies, but left after her second year.[3][6] While attempting to break into acting, she supported herself by working as a nanny for a Manhattan-based family.[7]
Career
Schilling won the Emerson College Playwright's Festival Outstanding Performance Award.[6] She made her feature-film debut with a supporting role in the independent film Dark Matter (2007). In 2009, she starred in the NBC medical drama Mercy as a tough Iraq War veteran and former military nurse-turned-medical practitioner. When she read for the part via videotape from New York City, she impressed the show's creator and executive producer, Liz Heldens, who flew her to Los Angeles to audition. Mercy ran for one season, from September 2009 to May 2010.[8]
Schilling portrayed Dagny Taggart in the film Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011),[9] and co-starred with Zac Efron in the romantic drama film The Lucky One (2012). She starred as Piper Chapman in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, which premiered July 11, 2013.[10] For her work on the show, Schilling was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama[11] and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014.[12] Schilling can be seen as Erica Boyer in the miniseries Pam & Tommy which premiered February 2, 2022.[13]
Personal life
In 2020, Schilling revealed in an Instagram post that she is dating Emily Ritz, a musical and visual artist.[14] Schilling practices Transcendental Meditation.[15]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Dark Matter | Jackie | |
2011 | Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Dagny Taggart | |
2012 | The Lucky One | Beth Green | |
Argo | Christine Mendez | ||
2013 | Stay | Abbey | |
2015 | The Overnight | Emily | |
2017 | Take Me | Anna St. Blair | |
Phil | Samantha Ford | ||
2018 | The Public | Angela | |
The Titan | Dr. Abigail Janssen | ||
Family[16] | Kate Stone | ||
2019 | The Prodigy | Sarah Blume |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009–2010 | Mercy | Veronica Flanagan Callahan | 22 episodes |
2013–2019 | Orange Is the New Black | Piper Chapman | 90 episodes |
2016 | Drunk History | Emily Warren Roebling | Episode: "Landmarks" |
2020 | Monsterland | Kate Feldman | Episode: “Plainfield, Illinois” |
2021 | The Bite | Lily Leithauser | 6 episodes |
2022 | Pam & Tommy | Erica Gauthier | Miniseries |
TBA | Dear Edward | Aunt Lacey | Main role, upcoming series |
Awards and nominations
See also
References
- ^ Messer, Lesley (July 28, 2014). "Inside 'Orange Is the New Black' Star Taylor Schilling's Birthday Party". ABC News. Retrieved July 13, 2015 – via Good Morning America.
- ^ Voss, Gretchen (April 25, 2014). "Taylor Schilling on Life Before 'Orange is the New Black'". Boston Common.
- ^ a b Curt Brown (May 6, 2009). "Mercy! Daughter of New Bedford lawyer lands lead role in NBC drama". SouthCoastToday.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ^ "Taylor Schilling Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ "A Taylor-made career for Wayland 'Lucky One' star". The MetroWest Daily News. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "Mercy: Cast Bios: Taylor Schilling". NBC. Archived from the original on August 9, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ^ "Taylor Schilling on Chelsea Lately: I Don't Know If I'm "Ready to Have Kids"". E!. January 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "Taylor Schilling and Liz Heldens Talk Mercy". Movie Web. September 11, 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ McNary, Dave (June 14, 2010). "Cameras roll on 'Atlas'". Variety. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 30, 2012). "Taylor Schilling To Star In Jenji Kohan's Netflix Series 'Orange Is The New Black'". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ^ "Taylor Schilling 1 Nomination". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ "66th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners". Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ "Pam & Tommy". imdb. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ Merrett, Robyn (June 29, 2020). "OITNB Star Taylor Schilling Confirms She Is Dating Artist Emily Ritz". People magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Greener, Emily (May 13, 2016). ""Awkward Giraffe with Glasses": That's How Taylor Schilling Describes Herself Growing Up". InStyle. Archived from the original on July 18, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 9, 2018). "Taylor Schilling In 'Family': When Your Teen Niece Isn't Hooked On Drugs, But Juggalos – SXSW".
- ^ "People's Choice Awards 2017: Full List Of Nominees". People's Choice. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (November 29, 2016). "Satellite Awards Nominees Revealed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
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- Fordham University alumni
- Living people
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- Tisch School of the Arts alumni
- LGBT actresses
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- Wayland High School alumni
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