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Maslany in 2011, photo by PrPhotos
Birth Name: Tatiana Gabriele Maslany
Place of Birth: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date of Birth: September 22, 1985
Ethnicity: Ukrainian, German, Austrian, Polish, Romanian
Tatiana Maslany is a Canadian actress and producer. Her roles include the series Orphan Black , as well as 2030 CE , Renegadepress.com , Instant Star , Heartland , Being Erica , The Nativity , World Without End , Captain Canuck , 3Below: Tales of Arcadia , Perry Mason , The Harper House , She-Hulk: Attorney at Law , Invincible , and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy ; the films Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed , The Messengers (2007), Diary of the Dead , Late Fragment , Flash of Genius , Defendor , Grown Up Movie Star , Hardwired , Toilet (2010), The Entitled , Violet & Daisy , The Vow , Picture Day , Blood Pressure , Cas and Dylan , Woman in Gold , The Other Half , Two Lovers and a Bear , Stronger (2017), Destroyer (2018), Pink Wall , Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans , Butterfly Tale , The Monkey , Keeper (2025), and The Only Living Pickpocket in New York ; the made-for-tv movies Dawn Anna , Booky Makes Her Mark , Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming , and An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving ; the music video for “You Don’t Know Me;” the podcast Comedy Bang! Bang! ; as well as audio books.
She has said that her first language is German, and she learned French in elementary school. Her brother, Daniel Maslany, is also an actor, as well as a producer and composer. She is married to American actor and singer Brendan Hines .
Tatiana’s paternal grandfather was named Joseph Maslany. Joseph was born in Zahutyn. He was an ethnic Ukrainian. He came to Canada in the late 1940s.
Tatiana’s paternal grandmother was named Gabriele Josephine Altenhoff (the daughter of Josephine). Gabriele was born in Neuötting, Bavaria, Germany.
Tatiana’s maternal grandfather is named Josef/Joe Kratz. Josef was from Germany.
Tatiana’s maternal grandmother is named Irma Anna Hanowski (the daughter of Josef Hanowski and Maria). Irma was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
Sources: Obituary of Tatiana’s paternal grandfather, Joseph Maslany – https://www.newspapers.com
Obituary of Tatiana’s maternal grandmother, Irma Anna (Hanowski) Kratz – https://leaderpost.remembering.ca