From Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone:
Tatiana Maslany on That Emmys Snub and Playing Nine Roles on ‘Orphan Black’
On the addictive BBC America hit show Orphan Black, star Tatiana Maslany doesn’t just give one of the best performances on television — she gives nine of them, and counting. The thriller, now kicking off its third season, is centered on a mysterious government cloning program. Maslany, 29, plays wildly different people with identical DNA, from the oft-terrifying, near-feral Helena to passive-aggressive suburbanite Alison. They share scenes on the show, too, via a seamless fusion of visual effects and virtuosic acting. Maslany, a native of Canada, called from the set of a movie she’s shooting in the frigid northernmost province of her home country. “We built an igloo the other day,” she says. “As you do.” Continue reading.
