Taryn Manning
Taryn Manning
Taryn Manningis an American actress, singer-songwriter, and fashion designer. Manning made her film debut in the teen drama Crazy/Beautiful, followed by a lead part opposite Britney Spears in Crossroads, which garnered her mainstream attention. She then appeared in 8 Mile, White Oleander, A Lot Like Love, and Hustle & Flow, for which she earned critical acclaim. Manning has also had recurring roles in television on Sons of Anarchy and Hawaii Five-0, as well as a leading part as Tiffany "Pennsatucky"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth6 November 1978
CityTucson, AZ
CountryUnited States of America
As far as making a living, acting has been much more lucrative. Music's been tough.
I meditate twice a day. I chant. I lean more towards Buddhist practices.
I've seen a lot in my life. My dad was pretty gnarly but I loved him and I wouldn't change it for the world. My mom's a survivor.
I grew up in a very musical household. There was music and dance. My great-grandma was a famous tap dancer in the '40s, my mom was a dancer, she met my dad on the road when he was on tour in the '60s. Music is my heart and soul, it's my love.
My dad died when I was 14. It was very sudden, traumatic, and confusing. I always felt I could have gone down a bad road at that point, but I made a choice to be a winner.
Normally I wouldn't spoil anything because I love surprises - I don't even shake my presents at Christmas.
The reason I love acting is because I feel like acting is all about listening.
My whole thing is I like to hang around winners, I like winning spirits, I have zero tolerance for jealousy.
I ended up doing amazing things with my life; I'm well-read, educated and sophisticated - and I'm not the stereotype everyone makes me out to be.
I feel the craziest people are sometimes the most intelligent.
I don't really like approach music to become famous. I've actually consciously made the decision that I'm just going to do music because I love it.
There's definitely a whole different vibe on the set when there's like basically royalty working with us. We could have whatever we wanted. I felt like Britney Spears.
When we saw our plane on TV as breaking news, it was the most surreal experience. A lot of the women were crying. There was a gentleman who was writing in his journal and crying. Seeing that isn't easy.
After we wrote The Wreckoning, our record label did listen.