Taylor Schilling is an American actress who came to the attention of the international audiences with her role as Piper Chapman in the Netflix original groundbreaking comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.
She earned many award nominations in different categories for her work in the series. In films, she played significant roles in Atlas Shrugged: Part I, The Lucky One, Take Me, and The Titan. So, who is Taylor Schilling? Here’s everything you need to know about the actress. So, who is Taylor Schilling? Here’s everything you need to know about the actress.
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Taylor Schilling Biography
Taylor Schilling was born on the 27th of July 1984, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. She is currently 41 years old.
| Birth Name | Taylor Schilling |
| Nickname | Taylor |
| Birthdate | July 27, 1984 |
| Birthplace | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Age | 41 |
| Sun Sign | Leo |
| Profession | Actress |
| Nationality | American |
| Race/Ethnicity | White |
Family Background
Taylor Schilling was born to American parents Patricia (née Miller), an MIT administrator, and Robert J. Schilling, a former prosecutor. Her parents divorced when she was young, leading her to split time between her parents’ homes in West Roxbury and Wayland, Massachusetts
Education
She graduated from Wayland High School in 2002, where she was actively involved in school plays, kindling her passion for acting. She then attended Fordham University campus at Lincoln Center in New York City, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2006. Later, she enrolled in a graduate program to study acting at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, but left after two years to focus on professional auditions and roles.
Taylor Schilling Dating Life
Talking about Taylor’s relationship and sexuality, she prefers to keep her personal life private. However, she has confirmed that she’s a very expressive person and has been involved in very serious relationships with lots of people. Several reports have claimed that she is either homosexual or bisexual because she was in an intimate relationship with actress and musician Carrie Brownstein in 2015.
Things get complicated as Taylor has stated in an interview that “there’s no part of me that can be put under a label. I really don’t fit into a box — that’s too reductive … I’ve had a lot of love, and I don’t have any qualms about where it comes from.”
In 2020, she made her relationship with visual and musical artist Emily Ritz Instagram official. The duo broke up in 2021.
She is currently single, which she revealed recently, and said that she would unfold to fans when she finds the right person.
Physical Statistics
| Height | Feet – 5 feet 8 inches Centimeters – 173 cm Meters – 1.73 m |
| Weight | Kilograms – 55 kg Pounds – 121 lbs |
| Measurements | 34-24-35 |
| Body Build | Slim |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Hairstyle | Slick |
| Hair Length | Medium-long hair |
| Sexuality | Bisexual or Homosexual |
| Shoe Size | 10 (US) |
| Dress Size | 2 (US) |
| Tattoos | Infinity symbol |
Career Overview
Taylor Schilling got her first acting job in 2007 when she was cast as Jackie opposite Meryl Streep in the drama film Dark Matter. Her big break came in 2009 with the lead role as Nurse Veronica Callahan in NBC’s Mercy alongside Michelle Trachtenberg, Jaime Lee Kirchner, James Tupper, and Diego Klattenhoff.
In 2011, she starred in Atlas Shrugged: Part I, followed by the romantic drama The Lucky One opposite Zac Efron in 2012. That same year, she appeared in the Oscar-winning Argo. Her career skyrocketed with her most iconic role as Piper Chapman in the Netflix hit series Orange Is the New Black. The series ran for seven seasons, becoming one of the network’s most popular shows.
She earned several awards for her work in the series, including Satellite Awards in two different categories: Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and Best Cast – Television Series in 2013. She won the Screen Actors Guild Awards in the category Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Taylor also received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Television Series Drama.
Throughout her acting career, she took on diverse roles, including The Lucky One (2012) opposite Zac Efron, Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning espionage thriller Argo (2012), adult comedy The Overnight (2015) opposite Adam Scott, sci-fi thriller The Titan (2018), psychological horror film The Prodigy (2019), and indie horror thriller Queen of Bones (2023).
In recent years, she’s starred in TV shows like Dear Edward (2023) as Aunt Lacey, and guest spots in American Horror Story (2023) and Poker Face (2025).
Favorites Things
| Romantic Films | Casablanca (1942), When Harry Met Sally (1989), Sleepless in Seattle (1993) |
| Body Part | Hands |
| Colors | Blue, Orange, Pink |
Taylor Schilling Net Worth
As of 2025, the Prodigy actress has an estimated net worth of $6 million. She is paid around $35,000 as remuneration per episode of Orange Is the New Black. Her primary revenue includes acting in television and films, brand endorsements, and other activities. She lives in New York.
Interesting Facts
She first experienced acting on stage in middle school when she appeared in the musical “Fiddler on the Roof”.
Taylor is a huge fan of the Boston Red Sox baseball team.
As a child, she is a diehard fan of the NBC medical drama ER.
She is close friends with her Orange Is the New Black co-stars, Laura Prepon
Schilling took up a nanny job in Manhattan in order to support herself during her early years of acting.
In 2019, she starred in the horror film The Prodigy, alongside Jackson Robert Scott and Colm Feore.
In 2024, Schilling returned to the stage, playing the leading role in the Second Stage Theater production of The Apiary.