Taylor Schilling - wikipedia Taylor Schilling This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 April 2018. Taylor Schilling Schilling at PaleyFest 2014, representing Orange Is the New Black ( 1984 - 07 - 27 ) July 27, 1984 ( age 33 ) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Education Fordham University Occupation Actress Years active 2007 -- present Taylor Schilling ( born July 27, 1984 ) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy - drama series Orange Is the New Black ( 2013 -- present ), for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy and Best Actress -- Television Series Drama. She made her film debut in the 2007 drama Dark Matter. Schilling also starred in the short - lived NBC medical drama Mercy ( 2009 -- 10 ). Her other films include Atlas Shrugged : Part I ( 2011 ), the romantic drama The Lucky One ( 2012 ), the comedy Take Me ( 2017 ) and the science fiction thriller The Titan ( 2018 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Schilling was born on July 27, 1984 in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Patricia ( née Miller ), an MIT administrator, and Robert J. Schilling, a former prosecutor. She grew up in West Roxbury and Wayland, splitting time between her divorced parents. A fan of the NBC medical drama ER during her youth, she began acting at a young age. She became active in her middle school 's theatre program when she appeared in a stage production of Fiddler on the Roof. After graduating from Wayland High School in 2002, Schilling attended Fordham University 's campus at Lincoln Center, where she continued to take part in stage productions before earning her Bachelor of Arts in 2006. She then entered the graduate program at New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts to continue her acting studies but left after her second year to start auditioning. While attempting to break into acting, she supported herself by working as a nanny for a Manhattan - based family. Career Schilling won the Emerson College Playwright 's Festival Outstanding Performance Award. She made her feature film debut with a supporting role in the independent film Dark Matter ( 2007 ). In 2009, she starred in the NBC medical drama Mercy, as a tough Iraq War veteran and former military nurse - turned - medical practitioner. Reading for the part via videotape from New York City, Schilling impressed the show 's creator and executive producer, Liz Heldens, who then flew her out to Los Angeles to audition for the role. Mercy ran for one season from September 2009 to May 2010. Schilling portrayed Dagny Taggart in the film Atlas Shrugged : Part I ( 2011 ), and co-starred with Zac Efron in the romantic drama film The Lucky One ( 2012 ). She currently stars as Piper Chapman in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, based on the Piper Kerman memoir Orange Is the New Black : My Year in a Women 's Prison. The show premiered on July 11, 2013. For her work on the show, Schilling was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series -- Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014. Personal life Regarding her sexuality, Schilling stated : `` I 've had very serious relationships with lots of people, and I 'm a very expansive human. There 's no part of me that can be put under a label. I really do n't fit into a box -- that 's too reductive... I 've had a lot of love, and I do n't have any qualms about where it comes from. '' Schilling practices Transcendental Meditation. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Dark Matter Jackie 2011 Atlas Shrugged : Part I Dagny Taggart 2012 The Lucky One Beth Green 2012 Argo Christine Mendez 2013 Stay Abbey 2015 The Overnight Emily 2017 Take Me Anna St. Blair 2018 The Public Angela 2018 The Philosophy of Phil Sam Post-production 2018 The Titan Dr. Abigail Janssen TBA Fam - i - ly Kate Filming Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 -- 10 Mercy Veronica Flanagan Callahan 22 episodes 2013 -- present Orange Is the New Black Piper Chapman 65 episodes 2016 Drunk History Emily Warren Roebling Episode : `` Landmarks '' Awards and nominations Year Association Nominated work Result Ref. 2012 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie : Liplock ( with Zac Efron ) The Lucky One Nominated Choice Movie Actress : Romance Nominated Hollywood Film Festival Best Cast Argo Won 2013 Satellite Awards Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy Orange Is the New Black Won Best Cast -- Television Series Won Webby Awards Best Actress Won 2014 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress -- Television Series Drama Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated 2015 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated Satellite Awards Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won 2016 Satellite Awards Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy Won Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won 2017 People 's Choice Awards Favorite Premium Series Actress Nominated Satellite Awards Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy Won Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won 2018 Nominated References ^ Jump up to : Longsdorf, Amy ( April 15, 2015 ). `` Taylor Schilling is truly ' The Lucky One ' ''. The Mercury. Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 22, 2013. Jump up ^ Messer, Lesley ( July 28, 2014 ). `` Inside ' Orange Is the New Black ' Star Taylor Schilling 's Birthday Party ''. ABC News. Retrieved July 13, 2015 -- via Good Morning America. ^ Jump up to : Curt Brown ( May 6, 2009 ). `` Mercy ! Daughter of New Bedford lawyer lands lead role in NBC drama ''. SouthCoastToday.com. Retrieved August 5, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Taylor Schilling Biography ''. Yahoo ! Movies. Retrieved April 21, 2012. Jump up ^ `` A Taylor - made career for Wayland ' Lucky One ' star ''. The MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved February 1, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Mercy : Cast Bios : Taylor Schilling ''. NBC. Archived from the original on August 9, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Taylor Schilling on Chelsea Lately : I Do n't Know If I 'm `` Ready to Have Kids '' ``. E !. Retrieved July 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Taylor Schilling and Liz Heldens Talk Mercy ''. Movie Web. Retrieved October 30, 2009. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( June 14, 2010 ). `` Cameras roll on ' Atlas ' ''. Variety. Retrieved June 20, 2010. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( August 30, 2012 ). `` Taylor Schilling To Star In Jenji Kohan 's Netflix Series ' Orange Is The New Black ' ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved August 30, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Taylor Schilling 1 Nomination ''. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Retrieved June 20, 2014. Jump up ^ `` 66th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners ''. Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2014. Jump up ^ Mulkerrins, Jane ( May 25, 2017 ). `` Taylor Schilling on body politics, sexuality and her issue with celebrity ''. London Evening Standard. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Greener, Emily ( May 13, 2016 ). `` '' Awkward Giraffe with Glasses `` : That 's How Taylor Schilling Describes Herself Growing Up ''. InStyle. Retrieved June 29, 2017. Jump up ^ `` People 's Choice Awards 2017 : Full List Of Nominees ''. People 's Choice. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016. Jump up ^ Kilday, Gregg ( November 29, 2016 ). `` Satellite Awards Nominees Revealed ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 29, 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taylor Schilling. 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Question: who plays piper orange is the new black
Answer: Taylor Schilling