Taryn Jennifer Huffman is an actress, known for The Light of Freedom (2013).
Taryn K. Bechard is an actress, known for Big Top Evil (2019).
Taryn Knowles is known for The Pledge (2001) and Life in a Day (1999).
Taryn Kyaze is an actress, known for Queen of Katwe (2016) and Day 256 (2017).
Taryn Leydon is an actress, known for I'm in Love with a Church Girl (2013).
Taryn Manning was born in Falls Church, Virginia, to Bill Manning, a musician, and his wife Sharyn. At two months old, Manning's parents separated, and she moved with her mother and brother to Tucson, Arizona, where she was raised. Manning was active in dance, karate, and acting as a child. At age 12, her family moved to California. She landed her first major role in 2001 as "Maddy" in Crazy/Beautiful (2001). Her breakthrough role was "Nola", a prostitute in Memphis, Tennessee, in Hustle & Flow (2005) and was nominated by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards for Best Breakthrough Performance. The film also received a SAG award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. She has worked on the CBS series Hawaii Five-0 (2010) and the FX series Sons of Anarchy (2008). Her feature credits include Love Ranch (2010), Cold Mountain (2003), 8 Mile (2002), A Lot Like Love (2005), White Oleander (2002), and Crossroads (2002). She is also series regular on Orange Is the New Black (2013). In addition to acting, Manning is also a fashion designer, singer-songwriter, and the vocalist for electronic duo Boomkat. She is also co-owner of the clothing brand "Born Uniqorn".
Taryn Maxximillian Dafoe is an actress, known for Exit to Hell (2013), Before the Dawn (2011) and Room 203 (2014).
Taryn Newborn is an actress, known for Champion (2017).
Taryn was born in Vancouver, Canada where she was a competitive figure skater and national medalist in Ice Dancing. She graduated from Duke University with a degree in Economics, Theater and Film. She is now a professional actress/ writer / web series producer and science advocate. She co-founded the group Scirens, a science advocacy and creative team focused on inspiring science literacy in the general public through entertainment. They are developing unscripted and scripted TV projects and use social media to share STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) news. As an actress she played 'June Sanders' for 3 seasons on BYUTV/ Netflix's Granite Flats and has been nominated for her work on the digital series After Judgement (which she co-produced) and Compulsions. She recently wrapped the co-lead on the Black Pills comedy series Moooom. As a writer, she has written for Black Box TV, Stan Lee (an unproduced sci-fi action series) and has been a finalist in both NYTV Fest and Sloan Foundation / Sundance fellowship competitions.
Taryn is a native New Yorker who began modeling and filming commercials at the age of 2 months old. She has performed in several theater productions, filmed over over 25 national commercials and and graduated from Fordham University, College at Lincoln Center's Performance Theater Arts Program with a Bachelor of Arts. She continues to reside in New York City after ending a 3 year stint in 2002 of living and working in Los Angeles.