Tatiana Maslany facts for kids
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Tatiana Maslany
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Maslany in 2016
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Tatiana Gabriele Maslany
September 22, 1985 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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| Alma mater | University of Regina |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
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Brendan Hines
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Tatiana Gabriele Maslany (born September 22, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is famous for her incredible skill in playing many different characters, sometimes all in the same TV show.
Maslany became well-known for starring in the science-fiction series Orphan Black from 2013 to 2017. Her performance was so amazing that she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2016. This was a historic win, as she was the first Canadian to win this major award for a role in a Canadian TV series.
More recently, she starred as Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022). She has also appeared in many other TV shows and movies, including Heartland, Perry Mason, and the film Stronger.
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Early Life and Education
Tatiana Maslany was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her father, Daniel, was a woodworker, and her mother, Renate, was a translator. She has two younger brothers, Daniel, who is also an actor, and Michael, an animator.
Growing up, Maslany learned to speak French, German, and English. She started dancing when she was four years old and began acting in local theater at age nine.
She went to Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School, where she was active in school plays and improv comedy. Even as a teenager, she got professional acting jobs that took her across Canada. She would act for a few months and then return to her studies in Regina. After graduating in 2003, she moved to Toronto at age 20 to focus on her acting career.
Acting Career
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Maslany began her career with roles in Canadian TV shows like 2030 CE and Heartland. She also appeared in movies such as Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed and The Messengers. She was very skilled at improvisational comedy, where actors make up scenes on the spot.
Breakthrough with Orphan Black
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From 2013 to 2017, Maslany starred in the hit series Orphan Black. She played the main character, Sarah Manning, as well as a group of her clones. This meant she had to act as many different people, each with their own personality, accent, and way of moving.
Critics and audiences were amazed by her performance. One newspaper called it "Olympic-level acting." For her work on the show, she won many awards, including two Critics' Choice Television Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Major Film and TV Roles
During and after Orphan Black, Maslany starred in several important films. In Woman in Gold (2015), she played the younger version of Helen Mirren's character and spoke mostly German. In Stronger (2017), she played the girlfriend of a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing.
In 2020, she played Sister Alice in the HBO series Perry Mason.
Joining the Marvel Universe
In 2022, Maslany took on the lead role in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. She played Jennifer Walters, a lawyer who gains the power to turn into the She-Hulk. The role allowed her to show off both her dramatic and comedic acting skills.
Personal Life
In 2022, Maslany married American actor Brendan Hines.
See also
In Spanish: Tatiana Maslany para niños
