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Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning

Actor, also producer · Born November 6, 1978 (47) · Tucson, Arizona, USA

3 Screen Actors Guild Awards

Taryn Manning (born November 6, 1978) is an American actress, fashion designer, and singer-songwriter. She is the vocalist for electronic duo Boomkat and co-owner of the clothing brand Born Uniqorn. Manning gained her first major role as an actress in 2001 when she played the role of Maddy in Crazy/Beautiful. She is well-known for her film portrayals in Crossroads, 8 Mile, A Lot Like Love, Hustle & Flow, Weirdsville and Jack and Jill vs. the World. She has appeared in film genres ranging from drama and comedy to science fiction. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taryn Manning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 6, 1978 (47)
From
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Taryn Manning's films like?

Across their 53 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 8th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Mystery movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
26%
Survival
21%
Morality
13%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Power
2%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival12 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 50 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 14 · Dark 26

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 36 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 22 · Intense 19

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 33 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 28 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 24 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 18

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 5 of 21 analyzed roles.

Ally
5 of 21
Shadow
5 of 21
Trickster
3 of 21
Shapeshifter
3 of 21
Herald
2 of 21
Hero
2 of 21
Threshold guardian
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Melancholic
24
Dread
15
Absurd
11
Hopeful
13
Other
45

How their films linger

Unsettling20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous14

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Taryn Manning's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 57 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (37).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Taryn Manning's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

88 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Orange Cove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Gracey

  • Queen of Manhattan(2022)

    as Sandy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Chapel(2024)

    as Grace Veum

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Bloodline Killer(2024)

    as Sam Marrin

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • They Turned Us Into Killers(2024)

    as Macie

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Adventures of the Naked Umbrella(2023)

    as Irene Wanoutsky

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Miranda's Victim(2023)

    as Twila Hoffman

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Bobcat Moretti(2022)

    Producer · as Debra Moretti

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Static Codes(2023)

    as Penelope

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • One Day as a Lion(2023)

    as Taylor Love

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bromates(2022)

    as Darlene

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sanctioning Evil(2022)

    as Dani

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Porterville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Agent Andrews

  • It Snows All the Time(2022)

    Producer · as April

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Outsiders(2021)

    Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Every Last One of Them(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Euthanasia(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Karen(2021)

    Producer · as Karen Drexler

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Gateway(2021)

    as Corey

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Pooling to Paradise(2021)

    as Dawn

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Last Call(2021)

    Co-Producer · as Ali

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson(2019)

    as Faye Resnick

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Brawler(2019)

    as Phyllis Wepner

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Amendment(2018)

    as Leslie Douglass

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Vault(2017)

    as Vee Dillon

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Molly

  • Swing State(2017)

    as Adrienne Lockhart

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • A Winter Rose(2014)

    as Patricia Rose

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Happy Yummy Chicken(2016)

    Producer · as Laura Splinterschloss

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Light Beneath Their Feet(2015)

    as Gloria Gerringson

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • #Horror(2015)

    as Gloria

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Experimenter(2015)

    as Mrs. Lowe

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Cleveland Abduction(2015)

    as Michelle Knight

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Five Thirteen(2013)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Low Down(2014)

    as Colleen

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • All American Christmas Carol(2013)

    as Cindy

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Orange Is the New Black(2013)

    Show 87 episodes · as Tiffany 'Pennsatucky' Doggett

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Zombie Apocalypse(2011)

    as Ramona

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Heaven's Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Leslie

  • Redemption Road(2010)

    as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll(2009)

    as Rose Atropos

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Waking Madison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Margaret

  • The Speed of Thought(2011)

    as Kira

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · as Mary Ann McGarrett

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Groupie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Associate Producer · as Riley Simms

  • Love Ranch(2010)

    as Mallory

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Kill Theory(2009)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Job(2009)

    as Joy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Melrose Place(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Taryn Manning

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil's Tomb(2009)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · as Rita 'Cherry' Zambell

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Your Name Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Nikki

  • Jack and Jill vs. the World(2008)

    as Jill

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Viva Laughlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Weirdsville(2007)

    as Matilda

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • After Sex(2007)

    as Alanna

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Drive(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ivy Chitty

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Cult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Cassandra

  • Banshee(2006)

    as Sage Rion

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Breed(2006)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Unbeatable Harold(2006)

    as Sandy

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Hustle & Flow(2005)

    as Nola

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Lot Like Love(2005)

    as Ellen Martin

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Lucky 13(2005)

    as News Stand Girl

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Dandelion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Danny Voss

  • Cold Mountain(2003)

    as Shyla

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • 8 Mile(2002)

    as Janeane

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • White Oleander(2002)

    as Niki

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Heidi Dillon

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Tina Bishop

  • Crossroads(2002)

    as Mimi

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Crazy/Beautiful(2001)

    as Maddy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Cara Glynne

  • The Specials(2000)

    as Autograph Hound

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye(2000)

    as Tatooed Dancer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Popular (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Ashley Carmichael

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Larissa Welsh

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Get Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 9 episodes · as Rebecca Peabody

  • Speedway Junky(1999)

    as Girl in Car

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny Rains

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Pacific Blue(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Bonnie Matthews

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • NYPD Blue(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Tracy

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • ...And Out Comes the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • American Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Man Without a Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kamila

  • Puppet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Good Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Clara

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles, 83 of them dated from 1993 to 2025; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

8 Mile (2002)

$243M worldwide

Highest rated

8 Mile (2002)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19932025

Peak 2006 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting88 of 88: 83 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score25thProducing5 of 88: 0 only producing, 5 with another role

88 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · acting2000s30 · acting2010s24 · 24 acting · 2 crew2020s22 · 22 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 12% of 34 roles
00051015

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

3 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 5 major nominations, 2006–2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  2. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  3. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  5. 2006
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Taryn Manning's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 57; across their 50 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 17th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 50

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 50

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 50

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th34

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 69 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed33

Most divisive · actor

The Amendment (2018)

97th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Taryn Manning's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles33–83 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles32–62 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles33–93 · median 68 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles30–65 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles43–73 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Taryn Manning work with?

People who share at least 2 of Taryn Manning's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rob Simmons shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles