After graduating from Wayland High School in 2002, Schilling attended Fordham University's campus at Lincoln Center, where she continued to take part in stage productions, before earning her Bachelor of Arts in 2006. She became active in her middle school's theatre program, when she appeared in a stage production of 'Fiddler on the Roof'. A fan of the NBC medical drama, ER (1994), during her youth, she began acting at a young age. She grew up in West Roxbury and Wayland, splitting time between her divorced parents.

She is the daughter of Patricia (née Miller), an MIT administrator, and Robert J. Schilling was born on Jin Boston, Massachusetts. Her other films include Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), the romantic drama The Lucky One (2012) and the political thriller Argo (2012). Schilling also starred as 'Veronica Flanagan Callahan' in the short-lived NBC medical drama, Mercy (2009) (2009-10). She made her film debut, in 2007 with Meryl Streep, in the drama, Dark Matter (2007). She is known for her role as 'Piper Chapman' on the Netflix original comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black (2013) (2013-present), for which she won the 2013 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014. Or your daughter.Taylor Schilling (born July 27, 1984) is an American actress. “This book is impossible to put down because could be you. I will never forget it.” (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love) What I did not expect from this memoir was the affection, compassion, and even reverence that Piper Kerman demonstrates for all the women she encountered while she was locked away in jail. It’s a story rich with humor, pathos, and redemption. The true subject of this unforgettable book is female bonding and the ties that even bars can’t unbind.” ( People, four stars) Heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging, Kerman’s story offers a rare look into the lives of women in prison - why it is we lock so many away and what happens to them when they’re there. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with small tokens of generosity, hard words of wisdom, and simple acts of acceptance. From her first strip search to her final release, Kerman learns to navigate this strange world with its strictly enforced codes of behavior and arbitrary rules. Convicted and sentenced to 15 months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424 - one of the millions of people who disappear “down the rabbit hole” of the American penal system. With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money 10 years before.

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