Taryn Manning
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Taryn Manning was born on November 6, 1978 in Tucson, Arizona. She is an American actress, fashion designer, and singer-songwriter. She is the vocalist for electronic duo Boomkat and co-owner of clothing brand, called Born Uniqorn.
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. Her subsequent film roles included supporting roles in White Oleander, 8 Mile, A Lot Like Love and the historical epic Cold Mountain. 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 and was generally considered a success.
Taryn 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. Boomkat’s song "It’s Not My Fault" appeared on the soundtrack of Weirdsville as a duet by Manning and John Rowley. 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. Taryn co-starred in romantic-comedyJack and Jill vs. the World opposite Freddie Prinze Jr.
The film was well received by viewers and received generally mixed reviews from critics. She also made guest appearances in Sons of Anarchy as Cherry and as the female lead in Butch Walker’s music video ""The Weight Of Her". 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. In June 2008 Boomkat’s second album A Million Trillion Stars became available in online stores.
The album was released through an independent record label, Little Vanilla. In the summer of 2008 Boomkat filmed the yet to be released music video for "Run Boy". In October 2008 Boomkat played several shows throughout the Los Angeles area, hitting spots like North Hollywood’s NOHO Scene Festival and venues such as, the Viper Room & Hotel Cafe. In 2008 Manning recorded a version of Tom Petty’s "Christmas All Over Again",which premiered on her official Myspace page.
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