Tatiana Maslany is a Canadian actress. She is popular for her acting in the popular science-fiction thriller TV series “Orphan Black” released in 2013; she played several characters in the series, which made her win multiple awards. After winning an Emmy in a major dramatic category for acting in a Canadian series, she became the first Canadian to do so. In 2022, she played the role of Jennifer Walters, also known as She-Hulk, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s web series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.”
Wiki/Biography
Tatiana Gabriele Maslany was born on Sunday, 22 September 1985 (age 36 years; as of 2022) in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her zodiac sign is Virgo. At the age of 4, she started dancing, and by the time she turned 9, she started acting in community theatre following which she developed an interest in acting. She received bilingual education in French immersion as elementary education. Her mother taught her German before English. She went to Dr Martin LeBoldus High School in south Regina and completed her graduation in 2003. In school, she took part in school productions and improvisation, which made her receive acting job offers while studying in high school.
A childhood image of Tatiana Maslany
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 3″
Weight (approx.): 50 kg
Hair Colour: Dark brown
Eye Colour: Moss green
Figure Measurements (approx.): 30-28-34
Family
Tatiana Maslany belongs to a family with German roots. Her grandparents used to converse in German with her in her childhood. Her ancestors belonged to Austria, Germany, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine, which made her well-versed in multiple languages and cultures.
Parents & Siblings
His father, Dan Maslany, is a woodworker, who makes cabinets, and her mother, Renate Maslany, is a government translator. She has two younger brothers named Daniel Maslany, who is also an actor, and Michael Maslany.
Tatiana with her family
Husband
In 2022, Tatiana got married to Brendan Patrick Hines, an American actor, singer, and songwriter. They got married in a private ceremony when the COVID-19 pandemic was at a heightened stage in the country. Their dog, Earl, was the ring bearer for their wedding ceremony. Before the wedding, Earl lost the rings, and they later found the rings in the field of sheep.
Tatiana with her husband, Brendan Hines
Relationships/Affairs
Tom Cullen
Reportedly, she started dating Tom Cullen, a Welsh actor and director, in 2011, but after a relationship of 6 years, they broke up. They first met each other on the set of a television mini-series, “World Without End.” According to sources, she left the home that they bought together in Los Angeles, and both unfollowed each other on Instagram in 2019.
Tatiana Maslany with her Ex-Boyfriend, Tom Cullen
Brendan Patrick Hines
Tatiana and Brendan started dating each other in 2020. They appeared together in public for the first time in July 2021. They got married to each other in 2022.
Tatiana with Brendan Hines
Address (fanmail)
The Characters Talent Agency, 95 Berkeley Street, Toronto, ON M5A 2W8, Canada
Signature/Autograph
Career
Theatre
At the age of 20, she began to invest most of her time in doing theatre performances, before she settled in Toronto, Ontario. In 1995, she debuted with the coming-of-age stage musical titled “Oliver” in Canada.
Tatiana as an orphan in the stage play ‘Orphan’ in 1994
She portrayed the character of Mary in the musical titled “The Secret Garden” in 2003, which is based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett. In 2006, she appeared in a French comedy ballet act, George Dandin. She played multiple roles in the play “A Christmas Carol” based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens in 2007. In 2009, she appeared in a play, “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead,” written by Bert V. Royal. She played the lead role in the play “Mary Page Marlowe” in 2018. In 2018, she portrayed the character of Diana Christensen in the play “Network,” which was adapted from the 1976 film “Network.”
Tatiana Maslany in a still from the 2018 theatre play ‘Network’
Television
In 1997, she debuted with the Canadian Television series “Incredible Story Studios.”
Tatiana in the 1997 TV series ‘Incredible Story Studios’
She played the lead role named Rome Greyson in the 2002 TV series “2030 CE.” She appeared in four episodes of the teen drama television series titled “Renegadepress.com” released in 2004. She played a supporting role in one episode of the Canadian crime drama series “Flashpoint” in 2008. She had a recurring role in 3 seasons of the TV series “Heartland” from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, she made an episodic appearance as Janice in “Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures” and as Lindsay in “Cra$h & Burn.” In 2010, she appeared in 4 episodes of the British television series “The Nativity.” She played the character of Tracy Beaumont in the American comedy-drama series “Alphas” released in 2011. She had an episodic appearance as Haley Coturno and Isabel Ann Fergus in the drama series “Cracked” in 2013. She worked in 5 seasons (2013-2017) of the Canadian Sci-fi series “Orphan Black” in a lead role, which turned out to be a breakthrough in her acting career. In 2020, she played the lead character of Alice McKeegan in the period drama series “Perry Mason.” She was cast by Marvel Studios to play the role of She-Hulk in the 2022 TV series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.”
Television Film
In 2005, she debuted with the dramatic television film “Dawn Anna” in which she played the role of Lauren “Lulu” Dawn Townsend.
Tatiana in a still from the 2005 television film ‘Dawn Anna’
She appeared in the 2006 TV film “Booky Makes Her Mark.” In the same year, she acted in the TV film “Trapped!.” In 2007, she appeared in three television films including “The Robber Bride,” “Sabbatical,” and “Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming.” She played the character of Mathilda Bassett in the 2008 TV film “An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving.” In 2011, she appeared in the television film “Certain Prey.”
Tatiana in a still from the 2011 television film ‘Certain Prey’
Film
In 2004, she debuted in the Canadian horror film “Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed” in which she appeared as The Ghost.
Tatiana Maslany in a still from the 2004 horror film ‘Ginger Snaps 2 Unleashed’
She worked in the 2007 supernatural horror film “The Messengers.” In the same year, she worked in the film “Eastern Promises” by lending her voice, and also played the role of Mary Dexter in the horror film “Dairy of the Dead.” In the 2008 biographical film “Flash of Genius,” she portrayed the character of older Kathy Kearns. In 2009, she played the role of Ruby in the film “Grown Up Movie Star” for which she also won an award. She played the character of Punk Red in the 2009 sci-fi action film “Hardwired” starring Val Kilmer and Cuba Gooding Junior. She also worked in an English-language Japanese-Canadian film “Toilet” released in 2010. Tatiana played a supporting role as Jenna in the 2011 film “The Entitled.” In 2012, she played the role of Lily in the film “The Vow.” In the same year, she appeared in a lead role as Claire in the comedy film “Picture Day.” She appeared as Dylan Morgan in the 2014 film “Cas and Dylan” for which she also won an award for best actor. In 2016, she worked in a lead role alongside her then-boyfriend Tom Cullen in the film “The Other Half.” In 2017, she acted in a short film titled “Souls of Totality.” She was cast in the 2019 British romantic drama film “Pink Wall,” which was directed by her ex-boyfriend, Tom Cullen.
Tatiana Maslany on the poster of the 2019 film ‘Pink Wall’
Awards
2009
- Won an award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series for the TV series “Flashpoint” at Gemini Award
2010
- Won the World Cinema Special Jury Prize for the film “Grown Up Movie Star” at Sundance Film Festival Awards
- Won an award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series for the short story “Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures” at Gemini Awards
Tatiana Maslany after winning the award for the short film ‘Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures’ at Gemini Awards in 2010
2012
- Won an award for Best Actor in a Borsos Film Award for the film “Picture Day” at Whistler Film Festival Awards
2013
- Won an award for Outstanding Performance (Female) for the film “Picture Day” at ACTRA Awards
- Won an award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the TV series “Orphan Black” at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards
Tatiana after winning an award for the TV series ‘Orphan Black’ at the 2013 Critics’ Choice Awards
- Won an award for Individual Achievement in Drama for the TV series “Orphan Black” at TCA Awards
- Won an award for Breakthrough Performance (Female) in the TV series “Orphan Black” at Young Hollywood Awards
- Won an award for Breakthrough Performer for the film “Picture Day” at Hamptons International Film Festival Awards
- Won an award for Best Actor for the film “Cas and Dylan” at the Whistler Film Festival Awards
2014
- Won an award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Dramatic Role for the TV series “Orphan Black” at the Canadian Screen Awards
Tatiana Maslany with her award at the 2014 Canadian Screen Awards
- Won an award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Breakthrough Role for the TV series “Orphan Black” at Gracie Awards
- Won an award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the TV series “Orphan Black” at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards
Tatiana after winning an award for the TV series ‘Orphan Black’ at the 2014 Critics’ Choice Awards
- Won an award for Best Female Performance in a 2013 Science Fiction Television Episode for the TV series “Orphan Black” at Constellation Awards
- Won an award for Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television in 2013 for the TV series “Orphan Black” at Constellation Awards
- Won an award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for the TV series “Orphan Black” at the EWwy Awards
- Nominated for Best Actress in a Television Drama Series for the TV Series “Orphan Black” at the Golden Globe Awards.
2015
- Won an award for Outstanding Performance (Female) for the TV series “Orphan Black” at the ACTRA Awards
- Won an award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Dramatic Role for the TV series “Orphan Black” at the Canadian Screen Awards
Tatiana Maslany giving an award acceptance speech for her role in the TV series ‘Orphan Black’ at the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards
2016
- Won an award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Dramatic Role for the TV series “Orphan Black” at the Canadian Screen Awards
- Won an award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the TV series “Orphan Black” at the Primetime Emmy Awards
Tatiana Maslany after winning the award at Emmy Awards in 2016
2017
- Won an award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Dramatic Role for the TV series “Orphan Black” at the Canadian Screen Awards
- Won an award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for the film “The Other Half” at the Canadian Screen Awards
Tatiana Maslany after winning two awards at the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards
Favourites
- Film(s): Shaun of the Dead, Thor: Ragnarok
Car Collection
- Cadillac Escalade ($89,990)
- Mercedes SL-Class ($139,800)
- Bentley Continental GT ($202,000)
Assets/Properties
In 2022, she bought a ranch-style home for $2.1 million located in Shadow Hills, Los Angeles, California. The 1,860 square feet house with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms was built around 1948.
Tatiana’s ranch house in Los Angeles, California
Facts/Trivia
- She can speak languages including French, German, English, and a little bit of Spanish.
- She once revealed that she was rejected for the role of Anne Weying played by Michelle Ingrid Williams in Marvel’s superhero film “VENOM.”
- She went on rollerblade skates to audition for the famous television show “Orphan Black.” The executive producer of the show, Graeme Manson, said she casually greeted everyone by saying “Hey, guys.”
- She played the lead role of Sarah Manning in the TV series “Orphan Black.” She also played characters of 17 clones including Cosima Niehaus, Alison Hendrix, Helena, Rachel Duncan, Elizabeth Childs, Krystal Goderitch, Veera “M.K.” Suominen, Katja Obinger, Jennifer Fitzsimmons, and Tony Sawicki throughout the five seasons of the TV series.
Multiple clones of the character Sarah Manning played by Tatiana in the TV series ‘Orphan Black’
- At a San Diego Comic-Con convention, a fan gifted her a set of Russian nesting dolls with each painted as one of her clone characters in the series “Orphan Black.”
A set of Russian nesting dolls gifted by a fan to Tatiana
- In an interview, while talking about how she spent her childhood, she said,
As a kid, I was very studious, very nerdy, very tomboyish. I wanted to be a boy. I thought that was more interesting than being a girl. I had a younger brother who I grew up with who was my best friend and a little, little brother who’s 12 years younger than me. So he was a baby that we raised. Our family was very close. We went on bike rides all the time and my brothers and I would make movies in the backyard with a video camera and make claymations and sitcoms. We’d always be creating something, music or freestyling or doing improv with our friends in our basement.”
- In an interview, she revealed that after knowing about the character she had to play in the popular television series “Orphan Black,” she realised that she had to be prepared physically and mentally for the role. She said,
I had to be on my A game, physically, from the beginning. I knew I needed the endurance to go through the entire series, however long it lasts. I have to be really specific about how a person moves through the world and explore the different ways people differentiate themselves – how a person’s world view affects their physical relation to the space and other people around them. I needed to be as malleable as possible – less bulked up and tough so much as flexible and adaptive. Versatile – you know what I mean? I needed to have all these colours in my palette, instead of just nerdy me with this limited physical vocabulary.”
Tatiana on the poster of season 3 of the TV series ‘Orphan Black’
- She has also appeared in the music videos for the songs “You Don’t Know Me,” “You Don’t Know Me (Jailo Remix),” and “All Directions” by American band Son Lux.
- In 2020, a video game, Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia, was released, which was based on the animated fantasy television series “Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.” Tatiana lent her voice in both, film and game, to the character Aja.
Cover of the 2020 video game ‘Trollhunters- Defenders of Arcadia’
- Tatiana is considered a master of improvised comedy. During high school, she participated in Canadian Improv Games and became a member of General Fools Improvisational Theatre. She has worked with some of the top improv instructors in Canada, and she has become a professional improvisation trainer.
- The 2018 crime drama film “Destroyer” was premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado. She was cast in the film alongside Nicole Kidman.
Tatiana in a still from the 2018 film ‘Destroyer’
- She played her first superhero role in the 2022 superhero television series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” In an interview, while sharing her story about how she auditioned to play She-Hulk, who is the cousin of The Hulk, she said,
I didn’t know She-Hulk before this. I had seen that image of her, but I had never engaged with it. I went back and read the comics and it was really the uniqueness of that character and the space she occupies in the Marvel universe — which is very meta and self-aware and poking fun at Marvel — that was so cool to me. It just seemed so different and it became something I just had to audition for.”
Tatiana in the poster of the 2022 superhero TV series ‘She-Hulk Attorney at Law’
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