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Quick facts for kids Taylor Schilling
Schilling in 2014
Born	(1984-07-27) July 27, 1984 (age 41)
Education	Fordham University (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present

Taylor Schilling (born July 27, 1984) is an American actress. She is well-known for playing Piper Chapman in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. This show ran from 2013 to 2019. For her role, she was nominated for important awards like the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Awards.

Taylor first appeared in a movie in 2007, a drama called Dark Matter. She also starred as Nurse Veronica Flanagan Callahan in the TV show Mercy from 2009 to 2010. Her other movies 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 School

Taylor Schilling was born on July 27, 1984. Her mother, Patricia, worked at MIT, and her father, Robert J. Schilling, was a lawyer. Taylor grew up in West Roxbury and Wayland. Her parents were divorced, so she split her time between their homes.

When she was young, Taylor loved the TV show ER. She started acting at a young age. In middle school, she joined the theater program. She performed in a play called Fiddler on the Roof.

After finishing Wayland High School in 2002, Taylor went to Fordham University. She studied there and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2006. She also kept acting in school plays. Later, she joined a graduate acting program at New York University. However, she left after her second year. While trying to become an actress, she worked as a nanny in Manhattan to support herself.

Acting Career Highlights

Starting Out: 2007 to 2012

Taylor Schilling won an award for her great performance at the Emerson College Playwright's Festival. Her first movie role was in the independent film Dark Matter in 2007.

In 2009, she starred in the NBC medical drama series Mercy. She played a former military nurse who came home after serving in Iraq. The show's creator, Liz Heldens, was very impressed when Taylor auditioned. Mercy aired for one season, from September 2009 to May 2010.

The next year, Taylor played the main character, Dagny Taggart, in the movie Atlas Shrugged: Part I. This film was based on a famous novel. Critics did not give the movie good reviews.

In 2012, Taylor starred with Zac Efron in the romantic drama The Lucky One. This movie was based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks. Even though the movie got negative reviews, it earned over $99.4 million worldwide. Taylor was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for her role in the movie. In 2013, she had a small part in the movie Argo, directed by Ben Affleck, but most of her scenes were cut.

Schilling at the premiere of The Public at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival

Orange Is the New Black: 2013 to 2019

In 2013, Taylor began her most famous role as Piper Chapman in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. This show was a comedy-drama based on a real book about a woman's time in prison.

For her work on the show, Taylor was nominated for several major awards. These included the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014. She also won three Satellite Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards with the cast. The series finished in 2019.

While working on Orange Is the New Black, Taylor also acted in other movies. In 2013, she starred in the Canadian romantic drama Stay. In 2015, she appeared with Adam Scott in the comedy The Overnight, which received good reviews. Also in 2015, Taylor performed in her first off-Broadway play, A Month in the Country.

In 2017, Taylor starred in the comedy film Take Me. She also appeared in the comedy-drama Phil. She starred with Emilio Estevez in the drama film The Public, which was shown at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. In 2018, she starred in the science fiction thriller The Titan and the comedy Family. In 2019, Taylor starred in the horror film The Prodigy.

Recent Work: 2020 to Present

In 2020, Taylor Schilling appeared in an episode of the horror series Monsterland. The next year, she starred with Audra McDonald in the science fiction horror series The Bite.

In 2022, she was featured as Erica Gauthier in the Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy. In 2023, she played a main role in the Apple TV+ drama series Dear Edward. She also starred in the horror-thriller film Queen of Bones.

In 2024, Taylor returned to the stage, playing the main role in a play called The Apiary.

Personal Life

Taylor Schilling practices Transcendental Meditation, which is a way to relax and focus the mind.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and Nominations

See also

• LGBTQ culture in New York City