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Taylor Schilling Biography

Birth Name:Taylor Schilling

Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

Was the recipient of the Outstanding Performance Award from the Emerson College Playwrights Festival
Won the 2013 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Series
Attended Fordham University's New York City campus, receiving her B․A․ degree in acting in 2006
After leaving the graduate program at New York University to audition for roles, she supplemented her income by working as a nanny for a Manhattan family
First became interested in acting as a middle school student when she performed onstage in a production of "Fiddler on the Roof․"
Despite only having one credit to her name at the time, she so impressed the creator of "Mercy," Liz Heldens, that she was quickly cast for the series following a highly successful audition
As of June 2013, out of the six TV and film roles for which she has been credited, only one of them ("Mercy") was not based on a novel or real life-events, and two ("Orange is the New Black," "Argo") were adaptations of published stories based on true events

2012Hollywood Film Award-Ensemble of the Year: winner
2012Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actress: Romance: nominated
2012Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Liplock: nominated
2014Dorian Award-TV Performance of the Year - Actress: nominated
2014Gold Derby TV Award-Comedy Lead Actress: nominated
2014Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2014INOCA TV-Best Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
2014OFTA Television Award-Best Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
2014Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical: winner
2014Webby Award-Best Actress: winner
2015Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
2015Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: nominated
2015Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical: nominated
2016Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
2016Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical: winner
2016Individual Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
2017Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical: winner
2018Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2020EDA Special Mention Award-Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest: winner