Tatiana Maslany

Tatiana Maslany: biography

Tatiana Gabriele Maslany, a Canadian native actress, was born on September 22, 1985, in Regina, the capital of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Tatiana is of Canadian nationality and white ethnicity. The faith she strictly believes in is Catholicism. Her height is about 1.63 m and her weight is not more than 54 kg.

Tatiana is best known for her role in the Canadian historical fiction thriller Orphan Black. She is the owner of the Primetime Emmy Award she won in 2016. She has also received recognition from the Canadian Screen Awards and the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. Moreover, Tatiana is considered to be the first Canadian citizen who has won an Emmy award in a major dramatic category for acting in a Canada-made TV series.

Childhood and youth

Tatiana spent her entire childhood in Canada. Her dad, Daniel, worked as a woodworker, and her mom, Renate, was a translator in French. Tatiana lived with two brothers, Daniel and Michael.

Tatiana went to high school in Regina. She took a gap year before enrolling in a university in Regina. There she studied other languages and philosophy, but then dropped out after some time of education.

Movie career

One of the main characters in the 2002 Canadian television series 2030 CE was Tatiana. In the 2004 movie Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed, she played the role of Ghost. She is also a licensed improvisation trainer, by the way.

In 2010, Tatiana made an appearance in Being Erica, a Canadian television series. Maslany appeared in the BBC America and Space original series Orphan Black from 2013 to 2017. She portrayed Sarah Manning, the main character, and Sarah's group of clones. In the drama series Pose from 2018, Charlayne Woodard took Tatiana's spot as a series regular. The criminal thriller Destroyer, which had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2018, featured her with Nicole Kidman.

She also appeared in three music videos for Son Lux's songs, voiced two video games, and a couple of books and podcasts.

Personal life

Tatiana Maslany is now in a happy relationship with Brendan Hines, who is also an actor and singer. They got married in 2022 after a long time of dating.

Filmography

Throughout her career, Tatiana has starred in many projects. Here is the list of films and TV series with her:

• Incredible Story Studios (1997)
• Subterranean Passage (1999)
• Anna Dawn (2005)
• The Messengers (2007)
• Diary of the Dead (2007
• Flash of Genius (2008)
• Toilet (2010)
• The Vow (2012)
• Picture Day (2012)
• Orphan Black (2013)
• Cas and Dylan (2014)
• A Woman in Gold (2015)
• Destroyer (2018)
• Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)
• The Harper House (2021)
• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)

She also acted on the stage. Tatiana took part in such theatre works as Oliver!, The Secret Garden, A Christmas Carol, Other People, Mary Page Marlowe, and Network.

Awards and nominations

Here is the list of the most important awards Tatiana got throughout her successful acting career:

• Gemini Awards (two times, in 2009 and 2010).
• Sundance Film Festival Awards, 2010.
• Genie Awards, 2010.
• Whistler Film Festival Awards, 2012.
• ACTRA Awards, 2013.
• Critics 'Choice' Television Awards, 2013.
• The Hamptons International Film Festival Awards, 2013.
• The Gracie Awards, 2014.
• Canadian Screen Awards, 2015, and other ones in 2016 and 2017.