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Taylor Schilling | |
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 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 best known for her role asPiper Chapman on theNetflix original comedy-drama seriesOrange Is the New Black (2013–2019), for which she received a nomination for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and twoGolden Globe Award nominations forBest Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy andBest Actress – Television Series Drama. She made her film debut in the 2007 dramaDark Matter. She also starred as Nurse Veronica Flanagan Callahan in the short-livedNBC medical dramaMercy (2009–2010). Her other films includeAtlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), the romantic dramaThe Lucky One (2012), the comedyTake Me (2017), and thescience-fiction thrillerThe Titan (2018).
Schilling was born July 27, 1984,[1] the daughter of Patricia (née Miller), anMIT administrator, and Robert J. Schilling, a former prosecutor.[2] She grew up inWest Roxbury andWayland, dividing her time between her divorced parents.[3] A fan of theNBC medical dramaER 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 ofFiddler on the Roof.[2][4]
After graduating fromWayland High School in 2002,[5] Schilling attendedFordham University's campus atLincoln Center, where she continued to take part instage productions while earning herBachelor of Fine Arts in 2006. She entered the graduate acting program atNew York University'sTisch 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]
Schilling won theEmerson College Playwright's Festival Outstanding Performance Award.[6] She made her feature-film debut with a supporting role in theindependent filmDark Matter (2007). In 2009, she starred in the NBC medical drama series,Mercy as a formermilitary nurse returning home after a tour inIraq. 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 toLos Angeles to audition.Mercy ran for one season, from September 2009 to May 2010.[8] The following year, Schilling portrayed the leading role ofDagny Taggart in the political science fiction drama film,Atlas Shrugged: Part I, an adaptation of part of the philosopherAyn Rand's 1957novel of the same name, the film is the first ina trilogy encompassing the entire book.[9] The film received negative reviews from critics.[10]
In 2012, Schilling starred alongsideZac Efron in the romantic drama film,The Lucky One based onNicholas Sparks’2008 novel of the same name. The movie received negative reviews but grossed over $99.4 million worldwide.[11][12] At the2012 Teen Choice Awards, Schilling received nomination for Choice Movie Actress: Romance.[13] In 2013 she had a supporting role inArgo, directed byBen Affleck, but most of her scenes were cut.[14]
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In 2013, Schilling began starring asPiper Chapman in the Netflix comedy-drama seriesOrange Is the New Black based onPiper Kerman, author of the non-fiction bookOrange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison.[15] For her work on the show, Schilling was nominated for theGolden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama[16] and thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014.[17] She won threeSatellite Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy: in 2013, 2015 and 2016 and threeScreen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. The series ended in 2019. During her time inOrange Is the New Black, Schilling starred in a number of movies. She played the lead in the 2013 Canadian romantic drama film,Stay directed byWiebke von Carolsfeld. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics.[18] In 2015 she starred alongsideAdam Scott in the sex comedyThe Overnight. The film premiered at the2015 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews.[19] Also in 2015, Schilling made her off-Broadway debut starring in playA Month in the Country.[20] She made a guest starring appearance in an episode ofDrunk History in 2016.
In 2017, Schilling starred in the comedy filmTake Me directed byPat Healy, and appeared in the comedy-dramaPhil byGreg Kinnear. She starred alongsideEmilio Estevez in the drama film,The Public, which premiered at the2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[21] She starred alongsideSam Worthington in the science fiction thriller filmThe Titan, and played the leading role in the comedy filmFamily, both released in 2018.[21][22] In 2019, Schilling starred in the horror filmThe Prodigy.[23]
In 2020, Schilling starred in an episode of the horror-anthology series,Monsterland.[24] The following year she starred alongsideAudra McDonald in the satirical science fiction horror series,The Bite created byRobert King andMichelle King.[25] She was featured as Erica Boyer in the Hulu miniseriesPam & Tommy which premiered February 2, 2022.[26] In 2023 she played the leading role in the Apple TV+ drama series,Dear Edward.[27][28] She also starred in the horror-thriller film,Queen of Bones directed byRobert Budreau.[29]
In 2024, Schilling made her stage return playing the leading role inSecond Stage Theater production ofThe Apiary.[30][31]
Schilling has refused to define her sexuality. "I’ve had very serious relationships with lots of people, and I'm a very expansive human," she said in a 2017 interview withThe Standard. "There’s no part of me that can be put under a label. I really don’t fit into a box — that’s too reductive... But I’ve had wonderful relationships. I’ve had a lot of love, and I don’t have any qualms about where it comes from."[32]
In 2020, Schilling revealed in anInstagram post that she was dating Emily Ritz, a musical and visual artist.[33] In 2023, Schilling confirmed in a podcast,Expanders with Jess Rona, that she and Ritz had broken up two years previously.[34]
Schilling practicesTranscendental Meditation.[35]
| 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[36] | Kate Stone | ||
| 2019 | The Prodigy | Sarah Blume | |
| 2023 | Queen of Bones | Ida May |
| 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 | 91 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 |
| 2022–2023 | Pantheon | Renee (voice) | 14 episodes |
| 2023 | Dear Edward | Aunt Lacey | Main role |
| American Horror Story: Delicate | Herself | Uncredited | |
| 2024 | Accused | April Harris | Episode: "April's Story" |
| 2025 | Poker Face | Agent Annie Milligan | Episodes: "The Day of the Iguana" and "The End of the Road" |
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