Taryn Manning
Name: Taryn Manning
Birthday: November 6, 1978 (1978-11-06)
Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona, United States
Occupation: Singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, fashion designer
Instrument(s) vocals, guitar
Years active 1999—present
Label(s) Dreamworks Records
Little Vanilla
Associated acts Boomkat, Mystic
Taryn Manning (born November 6, 1978) is an American actress, fashion designer, and singer-songwriter. She is the vocalist for electronic duo Boomkat and co-owner of clothing brand, called Born Uniqorn.
Taryn Manning‘s first role in a major motion picture was in the Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez romantic-comedy crazy/beautiful in which she played the best friend of Dunst’s character. crazy/beautiful was followed shortly by a prominent role in the 2002 feature film, Crossroads, where she played one of two best friends of pop star Britney Spears. Her subsequent film roles included supporting roles in White Oleander, 8 Mile, A Lot Like Love and the historical epic Cold Mountain.
In 2005 she appeared in the drama film Hustle & Flow, opposite Terrence Howard, playing a troubled prostitute in Memphis, Tennessee. The film received critical acclaim and was generally considered a success.[3] Manning was nominated in Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards in category Best Breakthrough Performance for: Hustle & Flow. Her next film was Weirdsville, a comedy co-starring Scott Speedman and Wes Bentley. Boomkat’s song “It’s Not My Fault” appeared on the soundtrack of Weirdsville as a duet by Manning and John Rowley. In 2007, she played Ivy Chitty on the short-lived but critically acclaimed Fox television series Drive, which was a drama about various people competing in an illegal cross-country road race. In a comedy film After Sex, Manning played the supporting role of Alanna.
Manning co-starred in romantic-comedyJack and Jill vs. the World opposite Freddie Prinze Jr. The film was well received by viewers and received generally mixed reviews from critics. She also made guest appearances in Sons of Anarchy as Cherry and as the female lead in Butch Walker’s music video “”The Weight Of Her”.
Taryn Manning Filmography
Year Title Role Awards, nominations, and other notes
1999 Speedway Junky Girl in Car
The Specials Autograph Hound
2001 Crazy/Beautiful Maddy Soundtrack: “Bein’ Bad”
2002 Crossroads Mimi Soundtrack: Music from the Major Motion Picture Crossroads, “Crazy Love”[12]
White Oleander Niki
8 Mile Janeane Soundtrack: 8 Mile soundtrack, “Wasting My Time”
2003 Cold Mountain Shyla
2004 Debating Robert Lee N/A
Dandelion Danny Voss
2005 Hustle & Flow Nola Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association nominee (Best Breakthrough Performance)
SAG nominee (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, shared with the cast)
Black Reel Awards nominee (Best Ensemble, shared with the cast)
Lucky 13 Sam
A Lot Like Love Ellen Martin
2006 Unbeatable Harold Sandy
The Breed Sara
Banshee Sage
2007 Cult Cassanda
After Sex Alanna
Weirdsville Matilda Soundtrack: Weirdsville Soundtrack, “It’s Not My Fault”
2008 Jack and Jill vs. the World Jill
Your Name Here Nikki
Kill Theory Alex
2009 The Job Joy
The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll Rose Atropos
The Speed of Thought Kira
The Devil’s Tomb Doc
Waking Madison Margaret
Love Ranch Mallory
Taryn Manning Television
Year(s) Title Role Notes
1999 Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story Groupie 1 episode
The Practice Jenny Rains 1 episode
1999-2000 Get Real Rebecca Peabody 9 episodes
2000 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Tattooed Dancer 1 episode
Pacific Blue N/A 1 episode
Popular Ashley #3 1 episode
2001 NYPD Blue Tracy 1 episode
Boston Public Cara Glynne 1 episode
2003 Punk’d Herself 1 episode
The Twilight Zone Tina 1 episode
2005 CSI: Miami Heidi Dillon 1 episode
2007 Drive Ivy Chitty 7 episodes
Viva Laughlin Geneva 1 episode
2008 Sons of Anarchy Cherry 3 episodes
Taryn Manning Music videos
Year Title Artist
2007 “Rockstar” Nickelback
2008 “The Weight Of Her” Butch Walker
Taryn Manning References
^ Taryn Manning as Mimi in Paramount’s “Crossroads.” March 2, 2008
^ a b c d Taryn Manning Actor page. Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 11, 2008
^ Metacritic.com Hustle & Flow received critical acclaim March 2, 2008
^ Taryn starring in “Weirdsville” with Wes Bentley Darkhorizons.com
^ [Taryn Manning to star in Butch Walker’s next video] October 27, 2008. By Shirley Halperin. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
^ Boomkat dropped by DreakWorks Records March 2, 2008
^ “Taryn Manning tattoos”, Vanishing Tattoo.com (2008-04-19).
^ “Jesse Metcalfe fighting with Taryn Manning’s boyfriend”, Just Jared.com (2008-04-21). Retrieved on 8 February 2008.
^ “Jesse Metcalfe Gets in Fistfight with Taryn Manning’s Boyfriend”, US Magazine (2008-04-21). Retrieved on 8 February 2008.
^ “Taryn Manning recalls JetBlue scare”, MSNbc.com (2005-09-22). Retrieved on 8 February 2008.
^ Taryn Manning biography Internet Movie Database.com. Retrieved August 25, 2008
^ Taryn Manning acting roles and soundtracks Internet Movie Database.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2008.
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