Tatiana Maslany | |
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 Maslany in 2025 | |
| Born | Tatiana Gabriele Maslany (1985-09-22)September 22, 1985 (age 40) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Regina |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Daniel Maslany (brother) |
Tatiana Gabriele Maslany[1] (/mæsˈlæni/mas-LAN-ee;[2] born September 22, 1985)[3] is a Canadian actress. She rose to prominence for playing multiple characters in the science-fiction thriller television seriesOrphan Black (2013–2017), which won her aPrimetime Emmy Award (2016) and fiveCanadian Screen Awards (2014–2018). Maslany is the first Canadian to win an Emmy in a major dramatic category for acting in a Canadian series.[4]
Maslany also appeared in television series such asHeartland (2008–2010),The Nativity (2010),Being Erica (2009–2011),Perry Mason (2020), andShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) in the lead role ofJennifer Walters / She-Hulk.
For starring in the romantic drama filmThe Other Half (2016), Maslany won theCanadian Screen Award for Best Actress. Her other notable films includeDiary of the Dead (2007),Eastern Promises (2007),The Vow (2012),Picture Day (2012),Cas and Dylan (2013),Woman in Gold (2015),Stronger (2017),Destroyer (2018),Pink Wall (2019), andThe Monkey (2025).
Maslany was born inRegina,Saskatchewan, the daughter of Daniel Maslany, a woodworker, and Renate (née Kratz), aFrench–English translator and interpreter.[5][6] She has two younger brothers, fellow actorDaniel Maslany and animator Michael Maslany.[5][7][8] She hasAustrian,German,Polish,Romanian, andUkrainian ancestry.[6][9] For elementary school, Maslany was inFrench immersion and was taught inGerman by her mother before learningEnglish.[10] Additionally, her maternal grandparents spoke German around her as a child.[11] She also speaks someSpanish.[12] She has danced since age four and started community theatre and musicals at the age of nine.[13]
Maslany attendedDr. Martin LeBoldus High School, where she participated in school productions and improvisation, and graduated in 2003.[14][15] While attending high school, she found paying acting jobs that allowed her to travel all over Canada with her parents' approval. She would work for a few months at a time and then return to school in Regina. She stated, "It wasn't an easy transition. I felt a little outside of it. Outside of both experiences, really."[10]
After completing high school, she took agap year before entering theUniversity of Regina, studying German,Ancient Greek,Philosophy,Psychology, andFilm. She dropped out after half a semester.[16] She spent some time doing theatre performances and travelling before settling inToronto, Ontario, at the age of 20.[10]
Maslany was one of the stars of the 2002 Canadian television series2030 CE. She appeared as the character Ghost in the 2004 filmGinger Snaps 2: Unleashed. She performed comedic improvisation for 10 years;[17] participated inimprovisational theatre, including the Canadian Improv Games;[18] and has since become a member of the General Fools Improvisational Theatre.[19] She is a certified improvisation trainer.[20]
In 2007, Maslany appeared inThe Messengers and had a recurring role for three seasons on the CBC seriesHeartland. During 2008, she had a recurring role onInstant Star, provided the voice of Tatiana inEastern Promises, and had a lead role in theHallmark Channel filmAn Old Fashioned Thanksgiving. In September 2008, she portrayed a kidnapping victim in the Canadian seriesFlashpoint.
Maslany appeared in the second season of the Canadian television seriesBeing Erica in 2010. Also in 2010, she appeared as the protagonist Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the British four-part television seriesThe Nativity. Her role inGrown Up Movie Star earned Maslany a special jury breakout role award at the 2010Sundance Film Festival.[21] Also in 2010, she appeared in one episode ofThe Listener and thedirect-to-video filmHardwired. In late 2011, she co-starred in the film adaptation ofJohn Sandford's Certain Prey. In 2012, Maslany appeared as lead character Claire inPicture Day, for which she won a Phillip Borsos Award for Best Performance at the 2012Whistler Film Festival.[22] Also in 2012, she played the character of Sister Meir in the historical fiction mini-seriesWorld Without End.
From 2013 to 2017, Maslany starred in theBBC America andSpace original seriesOrphan Black.[23] She played the lead character, Sarah Manning, and Sarah's cohort of clones. Maslany won twoCritics' Choice Television Awards and oneTCA Award for her performance in the series. She was also nominated for aGolden Globe Award for Best Actress[24] and in 2015, she received a nomination for anEmmy Award for her performance. She was again nominated in 2016[25] and won the category.[26] Maslany received a nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the7th Critics' Choice Television Awards, her third total nomination from the Broadcast Television Journalists Association.[27]The Guardian praised Maslany's performance in the series, calling it "Olympic-level acting" and praising her ability to play a series of clones who interact seamlessly with each other.[28] In 2013, Maslany guest starred in a two-episode arc ofParks and Recreation. She portrayed the lead in the independent filmCas and Dylan, for which she won a Phillip Borsos Award for Best Performance at the 2013Whistler Film Festival.[29]
The2013 Juno Award ceremonies were held in Regina, Maslany's home town, and Maslany was one of the presenters.[30] Maslany guest starred on theseason 39 finale ofSaturday Night Live and played the character Bridget in the episode's second digital short entitled "Hugs".[31] Maslany co-starred in the 2015 filmWoman in Gold as a younger version of Maria Altmann,Helen Mirren's character.[32] She mostly spoke German in the film.
Maslany starred in the independent filmThe Other Half with her then-partnerTom Cullen.[33][34] It premiered atSouth by Southwest on March 12, 2016.[35] Maslany played the lead role in the 2016 drama filmTwo Lovers and a Bear. The film follows the two characters as they come together inApex, Iqaluit, to find peace in their lives.[36] In the 2017 filmStronger, Maslany starred as Erin Hurley, the love interest ofJeff Bauman, a victim of theBoston Marathon bombing.[37]
Maslany was cast as a series regular in the 2018 drama seriesPose but was replaced byCharlayne Woodard.[38] She starred in the crime thriller filmDestroyer, which premiered at theTelluride Film Festival in August 2018. She next starred in theBroadway production ofNetwork in 2019. Maslany starred as Sister Alice in theHBO period drama miniseriesPerry Mason, which premiered in June 2020.[39] In September 2020, Maslany was cast in the lead role ofJennifer Walters / She-Hulk for theDisney+ TV seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law, set in theMarvel Cinematic Universe.[40] She was set to star inAMC's six-episode seriesInvitation to a Bonfire, a psychological thriller set in the 1930s at an all-girls boarding school based on a 2018 novel by Adrienne Celt,[41] but production on the series was cancelled by the network for content tax write-downs in January 2023, with apparently four episodes shot.[42][43]
In 2025, she starred in the Osgood Perkins–directed horror filmThe Monkey,[44] and inKeeper,[45] also directed by Perkins.
In 2022, Maslany married actorBrendan Hines.[46] She has resided in Los Angeles since 2017.[47]
In June 2024, Maslany criticized the Saskatchewan government's school pronoun law at an event celebrating her induction intoCanada's Walk of Fame, donating $10,000 to a Regina transitional home for LGBTQ youth. At the same event, Maslany denounced theGaza genocide and called for a ceasefire to the conflict.[48]
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Subterranean Passage | Voice | |
| 2004 | Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed | Ghost | |
| 2007 | The Messengers | Lindsay Rollins | |
| Eastern Promises | Tatiana | Voice | |
| Diary of the Dead | Mary Dexter | ||
| Late Fragment | India | ||
| 2008 | Flash of Genius | Older Kathy | |
| 2009 | Defendor | Olga | |
| Grown Up Movie Star | Ruby | ||
| Hardwired | Punk Red | ||
| 2010 | In Redemption | Margaret | |
| Toilet | Lisa | ||
| 2011 | The Entitled | Jenna | |
| Violet & Daisy | April | ||
| 2012 | The Vow | Lily | |
| Picture Day | Claire | ||
| Blood Pressure | Kat | ||
| 2014 | Cas and Dylan | Dylan Morgan | |
| 2015 | Woman in Gold | Young Maria Altmann | |
| 2016 | The Other Half | Emily | |
| Two Lovers and a Bear | Lucy | ||
| 2017 | Stronger | Erin Hurley | |
| Souls of Totality | Lady 18 | Short film | |
| 2018 | Destroyer | Petra | |
| 2019 | Pink Wall | Jenna Delancey | |
| 2021 | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | Queen Aja Tarron | Voice |
| 2023 | Butterfly Tale | Jennifer | Voice |
| 2025 | The Monkey | Lois Shelborn | |
| Keeper | Liz | ||
| 2026 | The Only Living Pickpocket in New York | Kelly | |
| The Young People† | TBA | Filming[49][50] | |
| TBA | Any Other Night† | Maggie | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–2002 | Incredible Story Studios | Various | 2 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | 2030 CE | Rome Greyson | Main role |
| 2004–2006 | Renegadepress.com | Melanie | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Dawn Anna | Lauren "Lulu" Dawn Townsend (age 12) | Television film |
| 2006 | Booky Makes Her Mark | Beatrice "Booky" Thomson | Television film |
| Prairie Giant | Tommy's doctor's receptionist | 2 episodes | |
| Trapped! | Gwen | Television film | |
| 2007 | Redemption SK | Margaret | Miniseries |
| The Robber Bride | Augusta | Television film | |
| Sabbatical | Gwyneth Marlowe | Television film | |
| Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming | Sammi | Television film | |
| 2008 | Flashpoint | Penny | Episode: "Planets Aligned" |
| Instant Star | Zeppelin Dyer | Recurring role (season 4) | |
| An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving | Mathilda Bassett | Television film | |
| Would Be Kings | Reese | 2 episodes | |
| 2008–2010 | Heartland | Kit Bailey | Recurring role (seasons 2–4) |
| 2009 | The Listener | Hannah Simmons | Episode: "One Way or Another" |
| 2009–2011 | Being Erica | Sarah Wexler | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures | Janice | Episode: "All Souls" |
| Cra$h & Burn | Lindsay | Episode: "Closure" | |
| The Nativity | Mary | 4 episodes | |
| 2011 | Alphas | Tracy Beaumont | Episode: "Anger Management" |
| Certain Prey | Clara Rinker | Television film | |
| 2012 | World Without End | Sister Mair | Recurring role; miniseries |
| 2013 | Cracked | Haley Coturno / Isabel Ann Fergus | Episode: "Spirited Away" |
| Parks and Recreation | Nadia Stasky | 2 episodes | |
| 2013–2014 | Captain Canuck | Redcoat | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2013–2017 | Orphan Black | Sarah Manning / Elizabeth Childs / Alison Hendrix / Cosima Niehaus / Helena / Rachel Duncan / various | Main role; also producer (seasons 3–5) |
| 2015 | BoJack Horseman | Mia McKibbin | Voice, episode: "Let's Find Out" |
| 2016 | Robot Chicken | Barbie / Flight Attendant | Voice, episode: "Hopefully Salt" |
| 2018 | Animals | Sherman | Voice, episode: "Roachella" |
| Drunk History | Emmeline Pankhurst | Episode: "Civil Rights" | |
| Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Queen Aja Tarron | 2 episodes | |
| 2018–2019 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Queen Aja Tarron / Queen Coranda | Voice, main role |
| 2020 | Perry Mason | Alice McKeegan[39] | Main role |
| 2021 | The Harper House | Ollie Harper | Voice, main role |
| 2022 | Bite Size Halloween | Dana Capgras | Episode: "Snatched" |
| She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk | Main role | |
| Marvel Studios: Assembled | Herself | Episode: "The Making ofShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law" | |
| 2023–present | Invincible | Queen Lizard / Queen Aquaria / Telia | Voices; 3 episodes |
| 2024 | The Boulet Brothers' Dragula | Herself (guest judge) | Episode: "Holiday of Horrors" |
| 2025 | Maclunkey Treasure Island: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars – A New Hope | Princess Leia Organa | Television film |
| 2026 | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Anisha Mir | Recurring role |
| 2026 | Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed† | Paula | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Oliver! | Orphan | Regina Summer Stage | [51][52] |
| 2003–2004 | The Secret Garden | Mary | Globe Theatre, Regina | [53] |
| 2006 | George Dandin | Angel | Globe Theatre, Regina | [54] |
| 2007 | A Christmas Carol | Belle / Agnes / Debtor's Wife / Fan / Belinda | Globe Theatre, Regina | [54] |
| 2009 | Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead | CB's Sister | Six Degrees Theatre, Toronto | [55] |
| 2012 | Other People | Petra | Tank House Theatre, Toronto | [56] |
| 2018 | Mary Page Marlowe | Mary (ages 27 and 36) | Second Stage Theater, New York City | [57] |
| 2018–2019 | Network | Diana Christensen | Belasco Theatre, Broadway | [58] |
| 2023 | Grey House | Max | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | [59] |
| 2024 | Pre-Existing Condition | A | Connelly Theater, New York City | [60] |
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Hugs" | The Lonely Island |
| 2015 | "You Don't Know Me" | Son Lux |
| "You Don't Know Me (Jailo Remix)" | Son Lux | |
| 2018 | "All Directions" | Son Lux |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Orphan Black: The Game | Sarah Manning |
| 2020 | Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia[61] | Aja |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Locke & Key | Dodge | 13-hour audio drama | [62] |
| 2018 | The Hunger Games | Katniss Everdeen (narrator) | 10-hour young adult fiction | [63] |
| 2019 | Catching Fire | Katniss Everdeen (narrator) | 11-hour young adult fiction | |
| Mockingjay | Katniss Everdeen (narrator) | 11-hour young adult fiction | ||
| 2019–2022 | Orphan Black: The Next Chapter | Narrator | 20-episode audio drama | [64] |
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | How Did This Get Made? | Herself | 120: "Masters of the Universe" |
| 2015–2024 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Herself / various | 377: "Good Night In The Morning" |
| 446: "Scrounging and Lounging" | |||
| 478: "Spank Me With A Feather!" | |||
| 536: "Live from SXSW 2018" | |||
| 615: "The Chastman Family" | |||
| 770: "She-Garbage People" | |||
| 860: "The Letter D" | |||
| 887: "Bidi Bidi Bugle Boy Bumbalee-Bee" | |||
| 2016 | The Wandering Wolf | Herself | 118[65] |
| Unqualified | Herself | 34 (two-part episode) | |
| 2017 | Spontaneanation | Herself | 110: "The Manager's Office of a Miniature Golf Course" |
| 2019 | Hollywood Handbook | Herself | 321: "Tatiana Maslany, Our Close Friend" |
| 2020 | We Have To Stop Talkin' TMNT On CBB | Herself | 5: "TMNT W/ Tatiana Maslany and Kristian Bruun" |
| 2021 | Scott Hasn't Seen | Herself | 10: "White Chicks (2004) w/ Tatiana Maslany" |
| 2022 | Power Trip | Jane | All episodes (star and executive producer)[66] |
| 2023–2024 | Blank Check with Griffin & David | Herself | 441: "Decision to Leave" |
| 498: "Wild at Heart" |
Presenters will include 24-time Juno Award winner Anne Murray, who will be inducting k.d. lang into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Blue Rodeo frontman Jim Cuddy, Canadian musician and co-founder of Broken Social Scene, Kevin Drew, as well as Regina native and star of Space's Orphan Black series, Tatiana Maslany.
