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Taryn Manning Biography

Taryn Manning (born November 6, 1978) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and fashion designer. Manning made her film debut in the teen drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001), followed by a lead part opposite Britney Spears in Crossroads (2002), which garnered her mainstream attention. She then appeared in 8 Mile (2002), White Oleander (2002), A Lot Like Love (2005) and Hustle & Flow (2005). Manning has also had a main role on Hawaii Five-0 and had recurring roles in television on Sons of Anarchy, and plays the role of Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black.

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The reason I love acting is because I feel like acting is all about listening.

Acting, Like, Listening, Reason

Every time I'm not on a project, I'm writing or in the studio or doing gigs DJing.

Gigs, Project, Projects, Time, Writing

I've seen a lot in my life. My dad was pretty gnarly but I loved him and I wouldn't change it for the world. My mom's a survivor.

Change, Dad, Gnarly, Loved, Mom

My whole thing is I like to hang around winners, I like winning spirits, I have zero tolerance for jealousy.

Zero, Winning, Tolerance, Winners, Like

The most interesting place I've gone on location was New Orleans

Gone, Interesting, New Orleans, Place

I have so many songs, it's ridiculous. I love so many different types of music and tend to write all over the map, style-wise. R&B, rock 'n' roll, screamers, pop, good-time songs.

Different, Rock, Screamers, Song, Wise, Writing

I went through the process of auditioning like every other struggling actress in this town.

Actress, Actresses, Struggle, Struggling, Town, Towns

Everybody thinks because of my character that I'm this wild girl and I am, I'm an actor, and I have that in me - but I'm actually very calm and mellow.

Actually, Calm, Character, Girl, Mellow, Thinking

I meditate twice a day. I chant. I lean more towards Buddhist practices.

Buddhist, Chant, Meditate, Practice, Practices

I won't even take jobs where you get paid to sit with a group of friends and party. That's never been my vibe.

Friends, Groups, Jobs, Paid, Party, Sit

I just get focused on whatever is in front of me. When I was filming Crossroads, it had all my focus. Now I'm all focused on finishing my recording so I can get that out. It's just day by day.

Focus, Finishing, Crossroads, Front, Day

If you are being weird or silly you can be excused because you are just playing a character

Stupid, Silly, Character, Excused, Weird

That's why I'm an actress, to do something completely opposite from myself

Actress, Actresses, Completely, Opposite, Opposites

Pride is the community coming together and showing that love is real.

Community, Love Is, Pride, Real, Showing

I have played some very kind and loving character. I don't know why I'm so good at playing bad. I really don't.

Character, Good, Kind, Knows, Loving

I DJ very often. I'll probably do it more. I'm not available during the week because of the show but I travel most weekends to DJ. I've been doing it for about six years.

Available, Six, Week, Weekend, Weekends, Years

With acting, I get to escape into this character and embody it. With music it's like, "Hey guys, this is my diary, here's all my feelings. "

Character, Guy, Feelings, Like, Hey

I'm very, very, very, very spiritual. I grew up in an organized religion, I went to Sunday school as a kid. I'm very grateful that there was religion. I think it instills a good moral compass.

Compass, Grateful, Organized, Religion, School, Spiritual

Some people might say I need to learn how to relax.

People, Relax, Needs, Learn, Say

As a brother and sister, our tastes were pretty different growing up. He liked a lot of early hip hop. My dad didn't understand it and would try to talk him out of it.

Brother, Growing Up, Hip, Sister, Tastes, Understand

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