Tatiana Gabriele Maslany is the popular Emmy award-winning Canadian actress, best known for her performance in the TV series ‘Orphan Black’
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Tatiana Gabriele Maslany is the popular Emmy award-winning Canadian actress, best known for her performance in the TV series ‘Orphan Black’
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Tatiana Maslany has been in relationship with the Welsh actor, Tom Cullen, since 2011, and they have been living together in Los Angeles. They first met in Budapest during the shooting of ‘World Without End’.
Tatiana Maslany was born on September 22, 1985, in Regina, Saskatchewan, to Dan, and Renate. Her father is a woodworker and her mother is a translator. Tatiana is the oldest among her siblings and has two younger brothers, Daniel and Michael.
She is aware of multiple languages and cultures owing to her Polish, German, Romanian, Austrian, and Ukrainian ancestry.
Prior to learning English, she learnt French as she was in French immersion for her elementary school. Also, her mother and grandparents taught her German when she was a child.
She was drawn to stage performances right from her childhood, and she gave her first performance as a dancer when she was just 4 years old. At the age of 9, she started community theatre and musicals.
She graduated from Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School in 2003. While in high school, she participated in numerous school productions.
Tatiana Maslany began her career with the Canadian series ‘2030 CE’ that was aired in 2002. Two years later, she made her debut film appearance in the role of a ghost in ‘Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed.’
She soon ventured into improvisational theater and performed comedic improvisation for a decade. She also participated in the Canadian Improv Games. A certified improvisational trainer, Tatiana Maslany is now a member of the General Fools Improvisational Theater.
In 2007, she starred in movies ‘The Messengers’ and ‘The Diary of the Dead’. She lent her voice in another movie ‘Eastern Promises’ that released in the same year. She also appeared in some TV series in 2007 like ‘Sabbatical’, ‘The Robber Pride’, ‘Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming’, and ‘Redemption SK’.
In 2008, she returned to the Canadian television with the TV series ‘Instant Star’. She also appeared in the guest role of a kidnapped victim in another Canadian series ‘Flashpoint’ for which she was awarded the prestigious Gemini award.
From 2008 to 2010, she portrayed the character of Kit Bailey in the popular TV series ‘Heartland’.
Tatiana Maslany showed her extraordinary acting skill in ‘Orphan Black’ by displaying almost a dozen characters with absolute perfection. She conveniently got into the behavior and character of each clone, bearing absolutely no resemblance with any other clone. This TV series is definitely the milestone in her career that brought to her numerous awards and huge recognition.
She equally proved her merit in films with her endearing performances in ‘Grown Up Movie Star’, ‘The Other Half’, and ‘The Picture Day’.