Answer the following question: Facts: - years active: 2007 -- present - caption: schilling the new black '' at paleyfest 2014 , representing '' orange is - education: fordham university tisch school of arts - birth date: 27 july 1984 - image: taylor black.jpg schilling at paley fest orange is the new - birth place: boston , massachusetts , u.s. - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of taylor schilling .
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taylor schilling -lrb- born july 27 , 1984 -rrb- is an american actress .she is best known for portraying piper chapman on the netflix original series '' orange is the new black '' , for which she won the 2013 satellite award for best actress in a television series -- musical or comedy , and was nominated for the golden globe award for best actress -- television series drama and the primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series in 2014 .she made her film debut in the drama '' dark matter '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , alongside meryl streep .schilling also starred as veronica flanagan callahan in the short-lived nbc medical drama '' mercy '' -lrb- 2009 -- 10 -rrb- , christine mendez in '' argo '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , and beth green in '' the lucky one '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- .