Taryn Manning (born November 6, 1978) is an American celebrity, fashion designer, and singer songwriter. She’s the vocalist for electronic duet Boomkat and co-owner of the clothes brand Born Uniqorn. She respects her friend Gina Gershon’s musical appearances. In 2009, she appeared as Rose Atropos in a spectacular music-themed movie The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll. The movie received largely favorable reviews from critics and supporters. Manning joined forces with Ron Perlman in two 2009 movies, The Devil’s Tomb as well as The Occupation. Drama film The Occupation premiered in the San Diego Film Festival on September 25, 2009. Critics called the movie “amusing and enjoyable with turns that arrives like clockwork”. In 2009, Taryn impersonated Caroline Bishop, the love interest to Kris Black’s coal miner turned boxer in 5 Great Years. In 2013, she started playing Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett in the first Netflix show Orange Is the New Black.
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Movies
Hustle & Flow, 8 Mile, Crossroads, Cleveland Abduction, Crazy/Beautiful, Cold Mountain, A Lot like Love, Jack and Jill vs. the World, Weirdsville, White Oleander, The Breed, The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll, Experimenter, Zombie Apocalypse, The Devil's Tomb, A Light Beneath Their Feet, Love Ranch, K...
TV Shows
Drive, Get Real, Orange Is the New Black
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Husky voice
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Often plays a troubled young woman or troublemaker
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I watch a lot of documentaries. And I love to learn, so lately I just love to scour YouTube or the Internet for a lot of stuff about health. Like cures for cancer - I believe there is one.
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I'm not one of the New Yorkers who walks around with my ear buds in. I don't feel quite comfortable enough or confident enough. Crossing the street is still scary, because I feel the taxis will run me over. I always think I was run over in a past life, because it's like a phobia. So I don't really listen to music as I go from one location to another. But music is always a part of my day, because I somehow end up back at home writing.
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Sometimes I do Buddhist chanting. I'll go to the center and chant. That's always nice. When I'm chanting and I lock into the vibrations it clears my mind. I don't stress. I feel lighter and elated and free. And then after chanting a tozo, I feel empowered by the wisdom not to worry so much about the things we can't control. I deal with uncertainty better.
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Ranked #60 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
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Was the December 2007 entry in Stuff magazine's 2006-2007 pin up calendar.
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According to other sources, she was born in Falls Church, Virginia, but was moved to Tucson, Arizona (along with her brother Kellin Manning) by her mother a couple of months later to escape her alcoholic, philandering father. She was raised mainly in Tucson, but went back to Virginia to visit with her father on occasion. She and her mother moved to San Diego when she was 12. From there it was up to Hollywood to start her budding career as an actress and singer. Her brother Kellin joined them in California a bit later.
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She was aboard the JetBlue airplane that had to make a three-hour surround flight and emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on 21 September 2005. She said that "it was the most surreal, out-of-body experience I ever had". After the plane landed safely she recalled, "It sounded like Dodger Stadium in there".
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Decided to get more serious about her music when she was fired from a movie.
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Sings and writes with her brother/band mate, Kellin Manning, in a band called Boomkat. The band's first album is expected in Sept 2002.
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Made a guest appearance on the critically acclaimed TV-series Boston Public (2000) in a role that was specifically written for her.
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Was once the Arizona state karate champion.
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She started dancing when she was 12
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Kickboxes and does Tae Bo. She's also a champion dancer, rollerskater, and has a 3rd degree green belt in karate.
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She used to work at a Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors ice cream parlor, and would often sample the goods. "I would never have full cups--just little spoons of it. My favorite was mint chocolate chip.".
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Tried out to be a popstar on Popstars (2001) (US version) in the second L.A. auditions. Air date Friday February 16th, 2001 on The WB.
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Auditioned for the role of Pixel in Happy Campers (2001).
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