Tatiana Maslany

Tatiana Gabriele Maslany ( ; born September 22, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She rose to prominence for playing multiple characters in the science-fiction thriller television series Orphan Black (2013–2017) which won her a Primetime Emmy Award and five Canadian Screen Awards (2014–2018). Maslany is the first Canadian to win an Emmy in a major dramatic category for acting in a Canadian series.

Maslany also appeared in television series such as Heartland (2008–2010), The Nativity (2010), Being Erica (2009–2011), Perry Mason (2020), and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) in the lead role of Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk.

For starring in the romantic drama film The Other Half (2016), Maslany won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress. Her other notable films include Diary 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), and The Monkey (2025).

Early life Maslany was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, the daughter of Daniel Maslany, a woodworker, and Renate (née Kratz), a French–English translator and interpreter. She has danced since age four and started community theatre and musicals at the age of nine. She spent some time doing theatre performances and travelling before settling in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 20.

In 2007, Maslany appeared in The Messengers and had a recurring role for three seasons on the CBC series Heartland. During 2008, she had a recurring role on Instant Star, provided the voice of Tatiana in Eastern Promises, and had a lead role in the Hallmark Channel film An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving. In September 2008, she portrayed a kidnapping victim in the Canadian series Flashpoint.

Maslany appeared in the second season of the Canadian television series Being Erica in 2010. Also in 2010, she appeared as the protagonist Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the British four-part television series The Nativity. Her role in Grown Up Movie Star earned Maslany a special jury break-out role award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Also in 2012, she played the character of Sister Meir in the historical fiction mini-series World Without End.

From 2013 to 2017, Maslany starred in the BBC America and Space original series Orphan Black. and in 2015, she received a nomination for an Emmy Award for her performance. She was again nominated in 2016 and won the category. Maslany received a nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 7th Critics' Choice Television Awards, her third total nomination from the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. 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. In 2013, Maslany guest starred in a two-episode arc of Parks and Recreation. She portrayed the lead in the independent film Cas and Dylan, for which she won a Phillip Borsos Award for Best Performance at the 2013 Whistler Film Festival. Maslany co-starred in the 2015 film Woman in Gold as a younger version of Maria Altmann, Helen Mirren's character. She mostly spoke German in the film.

Maslany starred in the independent film The Other Half with her then-partner Tom Cullen. It premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2016. Maslany played the lead role in the 2016 drama film Two Lovers and a Bear. The film follows the two characters as they come together in Apex, Iqaluit, to find peace in their lives. In the 2017 film Stronger, Maslany starred as Erin Hurley, the love interest of Jeff Bauman, a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Maslany was cast as a series regular in the 2018 drama series Pose but was replaced by Charlayne Woodard. She starred in the crime thriller film Destroyer, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August 2018. She next starred in the Broadway production of Network in 2019. Maslany starred as Sister Alice in the HBO period drama miniseries Perry Mason, which premiered in June 2020. In September 2020, Maslany was cast in the lead role of Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk for the Disney+ TV series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She was set to star in AMC's six-episode series Invitation to a Bonfire, a psychological thriller set in the 1930s at an all-girls boarding school based on a 2018 novel by Adrienne Celt, but production on the series was cancelled by the network for content tax write-downs in January 2023, with apparently four episodes shot.

In 2025, she starred in the Osgood Perkins–directed horror films The Monkey and Keeper.

Maslany also stars in the thriller television series Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, which premiered on Apple TV on May 20, 2026.

Personal life In 2022, Maslany married actor Brendan Hines. She has resided in Los Angeles since 2017.

Politics At a 2024 event celebrating her induction into Canada's Walk of Fame, Maslany criticized the Saskatchewan government's law requiring parental consent to use students' preferred names and pronouns, and donated $10,000 to a Regina transitional home for LGBTQ youth. At the same event, Maslany denounced the Gaza genocide and called for a ceasefire.

Acting credits Film

Television

Music videos +List of Tatiana Maslany music video roles 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

Video games

Audio books +List of Tatiana Maslany audio book roles Year Title Role Notes 2015 Locke & Key Dodge 13-hour audio drama 2018 The Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen (narrator) 10-hour young adult fiction 2019 Catching FireKatniss Everdeen (narrator) 11-hour young adult fiction MockingjayKatniss Everdeen (narrator)11-hour young adult fiction 2019–2022 Orphan Black: The Next Chapter Narrator 20-episode audio drama

Podcasts +List of Tatiana Maslany podcast appearances Year Title Role Episodes 2015 How Did This Get Made? Herself 120: "Masters of the Universe" 2015–2026 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" 948: "A Coy Boy and a Soy Boy" 966: "She's Back, Back in the MCU"2016 The Wandering Wolf Herself 118 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" 2021–2025 Scott Hasn't Seen Herself 10: "White Chicks (2004) w/ Tatiana Maslany" 214: "A Woman Under the Influence (1974) w/ Tatiana Maslany" 2022 Power Trip Jane All episodes (star and executive producer) 2023–2024 Blank Check with Griffin & David Herself 441: "Decision to Leave" 498: "Wild at Heart"

Awards and nominations Association Year Category Work Result

Actor Awards 2015 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Orphan Black

2013 Outstanding Performance – Female Picture Day 2014 Outstanding Performance – Female Orphan Black 2015 Outstanding Performance – Female Orphan Black 2016 Outstanding Performance – Female Orphan Black 2017 Outstanding Performance – Female Two Lovers and a Bear Astra TV Awards 2024 Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Dramatic Role Orphan Black

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Cas and Dylan 2015 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Dramatic Role Orphan Black

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Dramatic Role Orphan Black Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role data-sort-value="Other Half, The" | The Other Half Best Television Series – Drama Orphan Black

Best Female Performance in a 2013 Science Fiction Television Episode Orphan Black Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television in 2013 Orphan Black

2013 Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series Orphan Black 2014 Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series Orphan Black 2016 Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series Orphan Black

2005 Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series Renegadepress.com Gracie Awards 2014 Outstanding Female Actor in a Breakthrough Role Orphan Black Hamptons International Film Festival Awards 2013 Breakthrough Performer Picture Day People's Choice Awards 2014 Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress Orphan Black

2015 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Orphan Black 2016 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Orphan Black

2014 Best Actress – Television Series Drama Orphan Black 2017 Best Actress – Television Series Drama Orphan Black Saturn Awards 2024 Best Actress in a Television Series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Sundance Film Festival Awards 2010 World Cinema Special Jury Prize For Acting Grown Up Movie Star

2013 Individual Achievement in Drama Orphan Black 2014 Individual Achievement in Drama Orphan Black Young Hollywood Awards 2013 Breakthrough Performance – Female Orphan Black Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2014 Best Actress in a Canadian Film Picture Day

2012 Best Actor in a Borsos Film Award Picture Day