Taylor Schilling

Taylor Schilling is an American actress known for her work in television and film. She was born on July 27, 1984, in Boston, Massachusetts. Schilling has blonde hair, blue eyes, and stands 5'8" with a slim build. She started acting in middle school and appeared in a production of "Fiddler on the Roof." After graduating from Wayland High School in 2002, she attended Fordham University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 2006. She then studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before leaving to pursue auditions.

Schilling made her film debut in 2007 with a supporting role in "Dark Matter," alongside Meryl Streep. In 2009, she landed the lead role of Nurse Veronica Flanagan Callahan in the NBC medical drama "Mercy." The show ran for one season. She later starred as Dagny Taggart in "Atlas Shrugged: Part I" (2011) and appeared in "The Lucky One" (2012) with Zac Efron, as well as the political thriller "Argo" (2012).

Her breakthrough came with the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black," where she played Piper Chapman. The show premiered in 2013. For that role, she won the 2013 Satellite Award for Best Actress and received nominations for a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy in 2014. She is 41 years old with over 19 years of active work in the industry. Schilling has no piercings and displays various tattoos.