Biography
Born on 22nd September 1985, now aged 31, Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany has risen to fame over the last few years. With a passion for performing since childhood, she started work as a professional actress as a teenager, eventually devoting herself to acting. Winning multiple awards since 2009 including a Gemini Award, Critics' Choice Television Awards, and most recently an Emmy for Orphan Black, Maslany is only getting bigger and better in the world of acting.
Television:
Heartland (2008 - 2010)
Would Be Kings (2008)
Instant Star (2008)
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008)
Being Erica (2009)
The Nativity (2010)
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures (2010)
Certain Prey (2011)
World Without End (2012)
Orphan Black (2013 - )
Parks & Recreation (2013)
Captain Canuck (2014)
work history
Since landing her first major role in 2008, Maslany has starred in the following TV series and films...
Film:
Flash of Genius (2008)
Grown Up Movie Star (2009)
Hardwired (2009)
Defendor (2009)
Up & Down (2010)
In Redemption (2010)
Toiretto (2010)
The Entitled (2011)
Violet & Daisy (2011)
Darla (2011)
Waiting for You (2012)
Blood Pressure (2012)
Picture Day (2012)
The Vow (2012)
Cas & Dylan (2013)
Woman in Gold (2015)
The Other Half (2016)
Two Lovers and a Bear (2016)
Stronger (2016)
Character Types
Maslany's most recognisable role is main character Sarah Manning in the sci-fi series Orphan Black, among more than ten other characters that she plays within the show. All of the characters that Maslany portrays in the series are strong female leads trying to discover where they come from.
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"I am drawn to those parts; I like the tough girls because they are not tough. It’s a veil; it’s a disguise. It’s defences. At the core, everybody is human, everybody is fragile, everybody is terrified, and the fear is what propels you to be tough."
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- Tatiana Maslany
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In recognition of this, Maslany is extremely well suited to the strong but fragile lead role of Lauren Daniels.