Taryn Manning

Infobox actress
name = Taryn Manning
birthname = Taryn Manning
birthdate = Birth date and age|1978|11|6|mf=y
location = Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
deathdate =
occupation = Actress, singer-songwriter and fashion designer
yearsactive = 1999-present (acting) 2002-present (singing)
spouse =
homepage = http://www.myspace.com/tarynmanningmusic
sagawards =

Taryn Manning (born November 6 1978) is an American actress, fashion designer, singer, and songwriter. She is the vocalist for electronic duo Boomkat.

Early life

Manning was born in Tucson, Arizona. Her parents divorced in 1981, and her mother, Sharyn, worked as a secretary and waitress in order to support Taryn and her older brother Kellin. Her father, Bill Manning, was a musician and hotel manager. When she was 14, her troubled father committed suicide. "My dad was a big drinker and he was cheating," according to Taryn. Her childhood in a trailer park was tough but happy. [ [http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Manning,_Taryn/ "Taryn Manning biography"] Star Pulse.com. March 2, 2008] Taryn grew up in Tucson, Arizona, where her mother moved to after her divorce, and later in Los Alamitos, California, where she attended Orange County High School of the Arts.

Career

Acting

Manning began acting in the late 1990s, appearing in small roles in several film and television productions, including episodes of "The Practice", "Get Real", "Boston Public", "NYPD Blue" and "Popular". She also auditioned for the American version of "Popstars", which aired in early 2001 on The WB.

Her 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. [ [http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/aa022102b.htm "Taryn Manning as Mimi in Paramount's "Crossroads."] March 2, 1008] Her subsequent film roles included supporting roles in "White Oleander", "8 Mile", "A Lot Like Love" and the historical epic "Cold Mountain". [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1804500979 "Taryn Manning Actor page"] . Movies.yahoo.com]

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 [ Metacritic.com [http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/hustleandflow Hustle & Flow received critical acclaim] March 2, 2008] and was generally considered a success. 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. [ [http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060302a.php Taryn starring in "Weirdsville" with Wes Bentley] Darkhorizons.com] 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 is also co-starring in "Jack and Jill vs. the World" with actor Freddie Prinze Jr. The film tells about a cynical guy falls for a girl with a joie de vivre and a secret, a cultural revolution ensues. Manning stars in 2008 film "Shifter" with Bai Ling and singer Samantha Mumba.

Music

In 2002 she sang a rendition of "I'll Take You There" with Tweet in several Gap commercials directed by Peter Lindbergh. In 2003, Manning and her brother Kellin formed the band Boomkat. Their debut album, "Boomkatalog.One", was released on March 18, 2003. Boomkat released two singles "The Wreckoning" and "What U Do 2 Me". The first single, "The Wreckoning", hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

In an interview in October 2005's issue of "Nylon" magazine, Taryn mentioned that Boomkat would be back eventually, and that she is writing songs for the new album once they find another record label. DreamWorks Records was Boomkat's record label from 2002 to 2004. Cquote|They dropped us, and it hurt. They didn't like the fact that I was an actress, too. [ [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1085671_2,00.html Boomkat dropped by DreakWorks Records] March 2, 2008]

After a break from music, Boomkat released their first single in four years, called "Runaway" on April 8, 2008. Despite being the lead single of their second album, "Runaway" failed to reach the heights of their previous singles. She is currently working on a new untitled project with music producer Tony DeNiro at the helm of the project. It will be available for release in 2009 & will be her most commercial body of work to date.

Other career activities

She has a clothing line called "Born Uniqorn" with best friend Tara Jane.

Personal life

Manning had five small tattoos, [cite news | title =Taryn Manning tattoos| publisher =Vanishing Tattoo.com |date=2008-04-19| url =http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo/celeb-manning| accessdate =] but in 2005, she went through a painful laser treatment to have her tattoos removed. Manning insisted she had "grown out" of her love for skin art and wanted all five of her tattoos lasered off.

In February 2008 Jesse Metcalfe got into a fight with Manning's boyfriend at Hollywood club Social. Despite photos documenting the fight, Manning denied it. [cite news | title =Jesse Metcalfe fighting with Taryn Manning's boyfriend| publisher =Just Jared.com |date=2008-04-21 | url =http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/02/08/jesse-metcalfe-fight/| accessdate =2008-02-08] "It wasn't us," she told "Us Magazine". [cite news | title =Jesse Metcalfe Gets in Fistfight with Taryn Manning's Boyfriend | publisher ="US Magazine" |date=2008-04-21 | url =http://www.usmagazine.com/jesse_metcalfe_in_fist_fight| accessdate =2008-02-08]

Taryn was ranked #60 on 2008's “Hot 100″ list from Maxim magazine.

She was aboard the JetBlue airplane that had to make a 3 hour surround flight and emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on September 22, 2005. [cite news | title =Taryn Manning recalls JetBlue scare| publisher =MSNbc.com |date=2005-09-22 | url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9444104/| accessdate =2008-02-08] In her own words: "it was the most surreal, out-of-body experience I ever had". After the plane landed safely she described: "It sounded like Dodger Stadium in there". [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0543383/bio Taryn Manning biography] Internet Movie Database.com. Retrieved August 25, 2008.]

Filmography

References

External links

* [http://tarynmanning.com/ Official website]
*imdb name|id=0543383|name=Taryn Manning
*tv.com person|22463|Taryn Manning
*MySpace|tarynmanningmusic|Taryn Manning