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 (2016) 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 two younger brothers, including fellow actor Daniel Maslany. She has Austrian, German, Polish, Romanian, and Ukrainian ancestry. For elementary school, Maslany was in French immersion and was taught in German by her mother before learning English. Additionally, her maternal grandparents spoke German around her as a child. She also speaks some Spanish. She has danced since age four and started community theatre and musicals at the age of nine.

Maslany attended Dr. Martin LeBoldus High School, where she participated in school productions and improvisation, and graduated in 2003. 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."

After completing high school, she took a gap year before entering the University of Regina, studying German, ancient Greek, philosophy, psychology, and film. She dropped out after half a semester. She spent some time doing theatre performances and travelling before settling in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 20.

Career Maslany was one of the stars of the 2002 Canadian television series 2030 CE. She appeared as the character Ghost in the 2004 film Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed. She performed comedic improvisation for 10 years; participated in improvisational theatre, including the Canadian Improv Games; and has since become a member of the General Fools Improvisational Theatre. She is a certified improvisation trainer.

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 2010, she appeared in one episode of The Listener and the direct-to-video film Hardwired. In late 2011, she co-starred in the film adaptation of John Sandford's Certain Prey. In 2012, Maslany appeared as lead character Claire in Picture Day, for which she won a Phillip Borsos Award for Best Performance at the 2012 Whistler 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. She played the lead character, Sarah Manning, and Sarah's cohort of clones. Maslany won two Critics' Choice Television Awards and one TCA Award for her performance in the series. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress 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.

The 2013 Juno Award ceremonies were held in Regina, Maslany's home town, and Maslany was one of the presenters. Maslany guest starred on the season 39 finale of Saturday Night Live and played the character Bridget in the episode's second digital short entitled "Hugs". 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

+List of Tatiana Maslany film roles Year Title Role Notes 1999 Subterranean Passage Voice 2004 Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed Ghost2007 Lindsay Rollins Eastern Promises Tatiana Voice Diary of the Dead Mary Dexter Late Fragment India 2008 Flash of Genius Older Kathy2009 Defendor Olga Grown Up Movie Star Ruby Hardwired Punk Red2010 In Redemption Margaret Toilet Lisa2011 Jenna Violet & Daisy April 2012 Lily Picture Day Claire Blood Pressure Kat 2014 Cas and Dylan Dylan Morgan 2015 Woman in Gold Young Maria Altmann2016 The Other Half Emily Two Lovers and a Bear Lucy2017 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 Voice2025 The Monkey Lois Shelborn Keeper Liz 2026 The Only Living Pickpocket in New York Kelly data-sort-value="Statement, A" Edith Brown Weiss Completed data-sort-value="Young People, The" Post-production Maggie Post-production Post-production

Television +List of Tatiana Maslany television roles 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 film2006 Booky Makes Her Mark Beatrice "Booky" Thomson Television film Prairie Giant Tommy's doctor's receptionist 2 episodes Trapped! Gwen Television film2007 Redemption SK Margaret Miniseries The Robber Bride Augusta Television film Sabbatical Gwyneth Marlowe Television film Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming Sammi Television film2008Flashpoint 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 2008–2010Heartland Kit Bailey Recurring role (seasons 2–4) 2009 The Listener Hannah Simmons Episode: "One Way or Another" 2009–2011 Being Erica Sarah Wexler 4 episodes2010 Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures Janice Episode: "All Souls" Cra$h & Burn Lindsay Episode: "Closure" The Nativity Mary 4 episodes2011 Alphas Tracy Beaumont Episode: "Anger Management" Certain Prey Clara Rinker Television film 2012 World Without End Sister Mair Recurring role; miniseries2013 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 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 of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" 2023–present Invincible Queen Lizard / Queen Aquaria / Telia / GDA Agent #1 / Viltrumites / Elia Voices; recurring role 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 Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed Paula Main role

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