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Taylor Momsen
Momsen performing with The Pretty Reckless at River City Rockfest 2017
Born
Taylor Michel Momsen
(1993-07-26) July 26, 1993 (age 24)
St. Louis, Missouri, US
Occupation
Singer
songwriter
actress
model
Years active
1997–present
Musical career
Genres
Alternative rock
hard rock
post-grunge
Instruments
Vocals
guitar
Labels
Interscope
Razor & Tie
Cooking Vinyl
Associated acts
The Pretty Reckless
Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26, 1993)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, former actress and model. She is known for portraying the character of Jenny Humphrey on the CW teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007–2012) and Cindy Lou Who in the film Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).[2] She is also known for being the lead singer and frontwoman of the American rock band The Pretty Reckless.
Contents
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1 Early life
2 Acting
3 Modeling
4 Music
5 Discography
6 Filmography
7 References
8 External links
Early life[edit]
Momsen was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her parents are Michael and Collette Momsen and she has a younger sister, Sloane Momsen, who is also an actress. She has Russian ancestry.[3] She was raised Roman Catholic[4] and attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School[5] for elementary school and later Herbert Hoover Middle School in Potomac, Maryland.[6] She studied dance at the Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis.
Momsen was signed with Ford Models at a very young age: "My parents signed me up with Ford [Modeling] at the age of 2. No 2-year-old wants to be working, but I had no choice. My whole life, I was in and out of school. I didn’t have friends. I was working constantly and I didn’t have a real life."[6] She began acting professionally at three years of age in a 1997 national commercial for Shake 'n Bake.[7] She was then cast in The Prophet's Game.
Momsen is included on the list of Unclaimed Coogan accounts for performing children whose partial childhood earnings are mandated to be put in a special fund but who have yet to claim their earnings.[8]
Momsen attended the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan for high school alongside Connor Paolo, Gregori Lukas and Sarah Hyland.[citation needed]
Acting[edit]
Momsen at the Metropolitan Opera in 2008
In 2000, Momsen played the role of Cindy Lou Who in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, her breakout role. In 2002, she was given the role of Gretel in the motion picture: Hansel and Gretel, as well as Alexandra, the President's daughter, in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.
Momsen's career came to a halt for over three years until she received a lead role in the WB series Misconceptions, which was never aired, after that she also appeared in the 2006 film Saving Shiloh. She also auditioned for the title role in Hannah Montana, and was in the top three, but the role was instead awarded to Miley Cyrus—a decision that Momsen was happy with in retrospect.[9] In 2007, she starred in the Walt Disney Pictures film Underdog as Molly and as Jennifer in the movie Paranoid Park, directed by Gus Van Sant.
Beginning in 2007, she played the character of Jenny Humphrey in The CW television series Gossip Girl, based on the book series by Cecily von Ziegesar. Momsen's appearances on the series became increasingly sporadic, and by the end of the first half of the fourth season, she had only appeared in four episodes. It was then announced that the actress would be scheduled for an indefinite hiatus from the show,[10] which ended with her leaving the series as a regular cast member after the completion of the fourth season in 2011. On August 16, 2011, Momsen told Elle magazine that she had quit acting to focus on her music career.[11] On October 16, 2012, it was reported that Momsen would be returning to Gossip Girl for its final episode, in which she appeared briefly in the wedding sequence.[12][13]
Modeling[edit]
In June 2008, at the age of fourteen, Momsen signed to IMG Models.[14][15] She was the face of British fashion chain New Look for its spring/summer 2010 collection.[16] After weeks of speculation about who would be the face of Madonna's 2010 fashion line "Material Girl", Momsen was announced on July 15, 2010.[17] A week later, Momsen was announced as the model for John Galliano's new women's fragrance, scheduled to launch in autumn 2010.[18] In 2010, she appeared in a video for Galliano's "Parlez-Moi d’Amour" fragrance ad campaign.
Momsen is the face of Samantha Thavasa's handbag line. She has done multiple photoshoots, press events, and commercials.[19]
Momsen appeared on the cover of Page Six Magazine when she was 15 years old in 2009. She also appeared on the February 2010 cover of Seventeen.[20] In October 2010, Momsen wore a pair of platform stilettos, thigh-high stockings, and a holster strapped around her leg for Revolver. She appeared on the cover of FHM’s March 2012 edition[21] and FHM ranked Momsen #29 in its 2012 Hot 100 issue.[22] She also made her cover debut for Maxim in the November 2013 issue.[23]
Music[edit]
Momsen performing in April 2010
Momsen has said that "music is where I can be me",[24] stating that "acting is easy. I've been doing it for so long and I totally love it. But you're playing a character instead of yourself. Music is more personal because you're writing it and you're involved in every step of it."[24] At 5 years old, Momsen recorded the song "Christmas, Why Can't I Find You?" for the soundtrack to How the Grinch Stole Christmas. In 2002, she recorded the songs "One Small Voice" and "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" for the compilation album School's Out! Christmas.
In March 2009, Momsen stated in an interview with OK! magazine that her band The Pretty Reckless had signed a deal with Interscope Records.[25] She played her first tour with her band opening for The Veronicas on their Revenge Is Sweeter Tour in spring 2009.[26] After the tour, Momsen began working with guitarist Ben Phillips, who would soon join the band. Momsen subsequently swapped out her former bandmates. She co-writes songs with Phillips; in addition to lead vocals, Momsen also plays rhythm guitar.
The band's debut album Light Me Up was released on August 30, 2010 in the UK,[27] where it debuted at number 6, as well as at number 18 in Ireland. The first single "Make Me Wanna Die" was released on May 30, 2010, while the second single "Miss Nothing" which was released on August 23, 2010 peaked at number 39. "Just Tonight" was released as the album's third single. Songs from this album have been in the movie "Kick-ass" as well as shows like "The Vampire Diaries" and "Gossip Girl".[28]
Television personality Heidi Montag recorded "Blackout", a song written by Momsen. According to Momsen, she wrote the song when she was 8 years old and recorded it as a demo with a producer.[29] Montag released the song as a digital only single, with the music video being directed by her husband Spencer Pratt. Momsen commented about the recording: "I'm like, okay, dude, you're singing an 8-year-old's words, but that's cool. It's so funny because I didn't shop it or anything and I get this call going, 'Did you write a song for Heidi Montag'? And I'm like, 'What?'".[29] The track was later included on Montag's debut studio album Superficial (2010).
On July 27, 2011, Momsen announced via Twitter that the band would be the supporting act for Evanescence during the fall of 2011.[30] Throughout 2012, Momsen and her band toured North America; the second headlining tour, titled the Medicine Tour, began in March 2012 [31] and culminated with supporting dates for Marilyn Manson's 2012 world tour Hey Cruel World... Tour. Momsen also appeared as guest vocalist on the first track of ex Ministry member Paul Barker's 2012 album Fix This.
On November 30, 2012, it was announced that The Pretty Reckless' fourth single "Kill Me" would be released on December 11.[32] The track was the last song to be featured in the Gossip Girl series finale.
Momsen cites Kurt Cobain, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Marilyn Manson, Oasis and Shirley Manson of Garbage as some of her personal influences.[33][34][35]
Going to Hell was released on March 18, 2014.[36] The release marked the band's largest sales week to date and landed at #5 on the Billboard 200 with over 35,000 copies sold in its first week.[37] The success of the record saw Taylor, along with the rest of the band, break records when they became the first female-fronted band to reach No. 1 on the rock radio charts with its first two singles: "Heaven Knows" in March 2014 and "Fucked Up World" in September 2014.[38] The Pretty Reckless also spent the majority of late 2013 throughout 2014 on tour supporting Going To Hell. In 2014, her band also supported Fall Out Boy in their European leg of the Save Rock n Roll Tour along with New Politics.
Throughout 2015, Momsen continued to record new material for the third Pretty Reckless album. On September 29, 2016, the band released the single "Take Me Down", which reached number two on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart.[39][40] The third album, Who You Selling For was released in October 2016.[39]
Discography[edit]
Main article: The Pretty Reckless discography
Filmography[edit]
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1999 Prophet's Game, TheThe Prophet's Game Honey Bee Swan
2000 Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas Cindy Lou Who Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Female Newcomer
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Under
2002 We Were Soldiers Julie Moore
2002 Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams Alexandra
2002 Hansel & Gretel Gretel
2006 Saving Shiloh Samantha Wallace
2007 Paranoid Park Jennifer
2007 Underdog Molly Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress
2008 Spy School Madison Kramer
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1998 Early Edition Allie Uncredited; episode: "A Minor Miracle"
2006 Misconceptions Hopper Watson Unaired WB series
2007–2010;
2012 Gossip Girl Jennifer "Jenny" Humphrey Main cast (season 1–4)
Special guest star (season 6): 66 episodes
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Star: Female
Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Taylor Momsen Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
Jump up ^ Aleksander, Irina (September 18, 2008). "Taylor Momsen: Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
Jump up ^ Momsen, Taylor (July 8, 2013). "Twitter: taylormomsen: @Zheka_Kinoman yes, I'm part Russian". Twitter.com. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Taylor Momsen Gets Spiritual - Daily Intelligencer". Nymag.com. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Taylor Momsen". Movies.yahoo.com. April 20, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b Blonska, Joanna. "The Young and the 'Reckless'". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
Jump up ^ "Taylor Momsen, Age 3, In Shake 'N Bake Commercial (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. 15 November 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Unclaimed Coogan Fund list". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Taylor Momsen Glad She's Not 'Hannah Montana'". www.starpulse.com. January 25, 2010. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael"'Gossip Girl' Sidelines Taylor Momsen", Deadline.com, November 22, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Momen Quit Acting". www.yahooblogs.com. August 16, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Taylor Momsen Returning To 'Gossip Girl' Along With Connor Paolo". The Huffington Post. AOL. October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
Jump up ^ Murray, Rheana (October 17, 2012). "'Gossip Girl' Alums Taylor Momsen and Connor Paolo Make Surprise Return for Show's Final Episode". Daily News. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Taylor Momsen: From Gossip Girl to Supermodel". Offtherack.people.com. June 25, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
Jump up ^ Vogue, Teen. "Taylor Momsen: Girl on Film". Teenvogue.com. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Taylor Momsen for new look". The Express online. March 8, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Grazia Fashion: Taylor Momsen is the face of Material Girl!". Graziadaily.co.uk. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Grazia Fashion: Taylor Momsen To Model For Galllano!!". Graziadaily.co.uk. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
Jump up ^ "Samantha Thavasa Will Have You Know Taylor Momsen Is Employable". Retrieved June 20, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Taylor Momsen Seventeen Cover - Interview and Pictures of Taylor Momsen". Seventeen.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
Jump up ^ "FHM at Taylor Momsen's sexy house party! | Girls". FHM.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Hot 100". FHM. 2012. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
Jump up ^ Tweet (October 10, 2013). "Taylor Momsen | Pictures of a Pretty Reckless Singer". Maxim. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b Wightman, Catriona, "Taylor Momsen: 'Music is my only goal'", Digital Spy, November 3, 2010, retrieved November 3, 2011
Jump up ^ "Taylor Momsen Not Kissing Chace Crawford Offscreen". Okmagazine.com. March 3, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
Jump up ^ "TAYLOR MOMSEN'S "Pretty Reckless": The Veronicas Pick "GOSSIP GIRL" Band As Tour Opener". Huffingtonpost.com. April 17, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
Jump up ^ New Song from Taylor Momsen's Pretty Reckless By Avery Spofford on July 12, 2010 5:56 pm – Spin
Jump up ^ DREAMSEEKERS: THE BEST MUSIC YOU'VE NEVER HEARD. (2011, Mar 19). Billboard - the International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment, 123, A, B, C, D. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/868612104
^ Jump up to: a b Harp, Justin, "Momsen 'surprised by Montag song cover'", Digital Spy, October 15, 2010, retrieved January 3, 2011
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Jump up ^ The Pretty Reckless Bring 'Medicine Tour' Stateside By Tara Hall on January 31, 2012 5:56 pm – Soundspike
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Jump up ^ "Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless - 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?'". Loudwire. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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Jump up ^ "I love Oasis. I love Noel Gallagher. He's a great songwriter. I'd love to be able to write a song with him at some point". The A.V. Club. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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Jump up ^ "The Pretty Reckless - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
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Orange Is the New Black (season 1)
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Orange Is the New Black (season 1)
Promotional poster
Starring
Taylor Schilling
Laura Prepon
Michael Harney
Michelle Hurst
Kate Mulgrew
Jason Biggs
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
13
Release
Original network
Netflix
Original release
July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of Orange Is the New Black episodes
The first season of the American comedy-drama television series Orange Is the New Black premiered on Netflix on July 11, 2013, at 12:00 am PST in multiple countries. It consists of thirteen episodes, each between 51–60 minutes. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison (2010), about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum-security federal prison. Created and adapted for television by Jenji Kohan. In July 2011, Netflix was in negotiations with Lionsgate for a 13-episode TV adaptation of Kerman's memoirs.[1] The series began filming in the old Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center in Rockland County, New York, on March 7, 2013.[2] The title sequence features photos of real former female prisoners including Kerman herself.[3]
The series revolves around Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), a woman in her 30s living in New York City who is sentenced to 15 months in Litchfield Penitentiary, a minimum-security women's federal prison (initially operated by the "Federal Department of Corrections," a fictional version of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and later acquired by Management & Correction Corporation (MCC), a private prison company) in upstate New York. Piper had been convicted of transporting a suitcase full of drug money for her then-girlfriend Alex Vause (Laura Prepon), an international drug smuggler.
Orange is the New Black received critical acclaim. The series received numerous accolades including: Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Series. Also was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series. Taylor Schilling was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. For the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series was honored with 12 nominations, winning Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (Uzo Aduba).
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Episodes
3 Cast and characters
3.1 Main cast
3.2 Recurring cast
3.2.1 Inmates
3.2.2 Staff
3.2.3 Others
4 Production
4.1 Casting
5 Reception
5.1 Critical response
5.2 Critics' top ten list
5.3 Accolades
6 Broadcast
7 References
8 External links
Plot[edit]
Sentenced to 15 months for a crime committed 10 years earlier, Piper Chapman leaves her supportive fiancé Larry for her new home: a women's prison. Her counselor, Sam Healy, empathizes with her and tries to gently give her tips to survive. She grapples with the racial dynamics of prison life and learns some of the rules. Unfortunately, she offends Red, the powerful matriarch of the prison kitchen, who responds by serving Piper a bloody tampon and subsequently starving her. Piper is then shocked to discover that Alex Vause, her former lover (who recruited her into carrying drug money) is in the same prison.
The inmates must campaign among their races for a coveted spot as a prisoners' representative. Piper steers clear of the bizarre political process but might not have a choice but to get involved. Larry's editor wants him to write an article about Piper's incarceration. Former high school track star Janae Watson returns from solitary confinement. Piper wants to reopen the outdoor track but Healy forces her to fulfill several potentially dangerous tasks before he will consider it. Officer Mendez begins harassing Red when she refuses to help him continue smuggling drugs into the prison. Larry publishes his article about Piper in the New York Times, which turns her into a person of interest for inmates and corrections officers alike. Piper makes peace with Alex and awaits a visit from Larry on Thanksgiving.
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Orange Is the New Black episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Featured character(s)
Original release date
1
1 "I Wasn't Ready" Michael Trim Liz Friedman & Jenji Kohan Piper July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
Sentenced to 15 months for a crime committed 10 years earlier, Piper Chapman leaves her supportive fiancé Larry for her new home: a women's prison. Her counselor, Sam Healy, empathizes with her and tries to gently give her tips to survive. She grapples with the racial dynamics of prison life and learns some of the rules. Unfortunately, she offends Red, the powerful matriarch of the prison kitchen, who responds by serving Piper a bloody tampon and subsequently starving her. Piper is then shocked to discover that Alex Vause, her former lover (who recruited her into carrying drug money) is in the same prison. Daya Diaz, another inmate, is greeted by her mother, who is also incarcerated, with a slap to the face.
Flashback: Flashbacks depict the particulars of Piper's crime, Piper telling her family about her crime, and Larry's marriage proposal.
2
2 "Tit Punch" Uta Briesewitz Marco Ramirez Red & Piper July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
After insulting Red's food, Piper is starved out by the kitchen staff. She struggles to offer up an acceptable apology. With help from Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren, she manages to prepare a medicated lotion for Red's back. Alex gives Piper a piece of cornbread but Piper rejects it. The kitchen freezer is irreparably damaged. Red manipulates Healy into buying a new one. "Crazy Eyes" makes a romantic move on Piper. Bennett and Daya check each other out.
Flashback: Red attempts to befriend the wives of well-connected Russian businessmen in Brooklyn. Unfortunately, she tells an insulting joke that alienates them. During a confrontation, Red punctures one of the wives' breast implants. As compensation, Red's husband agrees to hold secret packages for the businessmen.
3
3 "Lesbian Request Denied" Jodie Foster Sian Heder Sophia & Piper July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
Piper's best friend Polly takes more authority over their soap-making business. Piper deals with romantic advances from Suzanne (Crazy Eyes). After Crazy Eyes submits a request to bunk with Piper, Piper firmly rejects her advances. After Piper moves into Miss Claudette's cube, Crazy Eyes urinates on the floor of their space. Piper's relationship with Alex is very hostile. The prison reduces Sophia's dose of exogenous estrogen in response to budget cuts. She asks her wife to smuggle pills into the prison; her wife flatly refuses, asking her "How fucking selfish can you be?"
Flashback: Sophia, her wife, and her child struggle to adjust to Sophia's gender transition. Sophia commits credit card fraud to finance her gender reassignment surgery.
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4 "Imaginary Enemies" Michael Trim Gary Lennon Miss Claudette July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
Piper adjusts to living with Claudette and working in the electrical shop. She starts to make friends with Nicky. After Piper loses a screwdriver, the prison staff searches high and low to find it before it is used as a weapon. Mendez molests Piper during the search. When Piper returns to her cube with the screwdriver, it places more strain on her relationship with Claudette. After the search ends, Piper and Claudette make peace. Piper agrees to review appeal letters from different inmates. Tricia Miller schemes to prevent her girlfriend Mercy Valduto's release, but Claudette convinces her not to ruin Mercy's chance for freedom. After Claudette receives a letter from her friend Baptiste, she agrees to have her case reopened.
Flashback: Miss Claudette ran a housekeeping company until she murdered a man who sexually assaulted one of her employees.
5
5 "The Chickening" Andrew McCarthy Nick Jones Aleida & Daya July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
While relaxing in the exercise yard, Piper sees a chicken. When she mentions it in passing, Red recounts her dream of cooking a proper chicken and offers a gift to the person who catches the chicken. Larry discovers that Alex gave Piper's name to the Feds. To keep Piper focused on life beyond prison, Larry lies to her. Polly arranges for Piper to take a business call, but Piper skips it to chase the chicken. Morello ends her relationship with Nicky. Sophia asks Sister Ingalls for estrogen pills, but she refuses. The overloaded chapel ceiling collapses from a heavy cross Pennsatucky tries to hang. The prisoners work to clean up and repair the damage. Miss Claudette starts researching her legal appeal. Bennett and Daya pass notes to each other. Aleida advises her daughter to date another guard who can do her favors.
Flashback: Aleida runs a drug ring with her boyfriend, César, while the family struggles financially. After Aleida goes to prison, Daya starts dating César and running the drug ring until she is also sent to prison.
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6 "WAC Pack" Michael Trim Lauren Morelli Nicky & Piper July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
Piper confronts her mother. Polly takes full control of the soap business. Now believing that Alex didn't name her, Piper starts to view her fondly. Larry agrees to write an article about his fiancée's term in prison. Healy announces elections for the women's advisory council, and encourages Piper to run for WAC. When she refuses, Healy places her on the council anyway. The guards start searching for a missing mobile phone; Piper finds it hidden in the wall of the bathroom. Daya attacks her mother Aleida, for trying to have sex with Bennett. After saying he turned Aleida down, Daya performs oral sex on him, during which she discovers that he has a prosthetic leg.
Flashback: Flashbacks depict the friction between Nicky and her biological mother, and how Red helped Nicky deal with her drug problem.
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7 "Blood Donut" Matthew Penn Sara Hess Watson July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
Watson is released from SHU (Security Housing Unit/Solitary), and concludes that it was Piper who misplaced the screwdriver. Piper confesses but points out that Watson was initially sent to SHU for arguing with the guards. Piper, frustrated with WAC, states "this whole WAC thing is basically bullshit." Piper tries to make nice with Alex. With Fischer's help, Piper gets the running track reopened, which pleases Watson. Piper's appointment to WAC infuriates Pennsatucky, who was hoping to use her election to obtain false teeth. Alex tires of Pennsatucky's complaining and threatens to rape her if she doesn't keep quiet. Mendez tries to pressure Red into smuggling drugs into the prison, but Red refuses.
Flashback: Watson was a gifted track star with a college scholarship. Growing up in a strict Muslim household, she was not allowed to see boys. She begins seeing a sketchy man, Donte. She helps him rob a convenience store, and they are separated as they escape. She is caught by police but he is not, and she takes the rap for him.
8
8 "Moscow Mule" Phil Abraham Marco Ramirez Red July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
The flu bug circulates through the prison. Larry's article is printed. While Piper is happy that it was published, she is upset that most of the information is inaccurate. Healy reads the article and begins acting coldly towards Piper upon realizing her history with other girls. Piper and Alex flirt and reminisce while they try to fix a dryer. Pennsatucky locks Alex into the dryer. Polly gives birth. Daya is pregnant. Taystee is granted parole. Tricia goes into drug withdrawal. Over Nicky's objection, Red cuts off Tricia and allows her to go into SHU. Caputo orders Mendez to investigate how the drugs entered the prison. Mendez performs a very intimidating interview of Morello. To retaliate against Red, Nicky tells Mendez that Red uses Neptune's Produce, a vendor affiliated with the Russian bosses from Red's background, to smuggle contraband into the prison.
Flashback: Red gives the Russian bosses a good business idea, which begins her climb up the organized crime ladder.
9
9 "Fucksgiving" Michael Trim Sian Heder Alex July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
Mendez uses Red's smuggling connections to move drugs into the prison. Red flushes them down the toilet. Mendez issues Red a death threat and urinates into the Thanksgiving gravy. Pennsatucky and Alex clash over their views on homosexuality and religion. Nicky and Alex flirt. Sophia's wife becomes romantically interested in her pastor. With Sister Ingalls's encouragement, Sophia gives her wife her blessing. Sophia's full dose of estrogen is restored. Daya attempts an abortion using Mendoza's herbal teas, but Aleida colludes with Mendoza to keep the fetus alive. Later, Daya agrees to keep the baby. Taystee is released but finds that her support network is missing. Piper and Alex share a sexually charged dance. Pennsatucky snitches on them for "lesbianing together," after which Healy sends Chapman to SHU. When Healy visits SHU, Chapman rages against him for punishing her for being a lesbian. After suffering in SHU, she resolves to obey Healy and avoid Alex. Caputo orders Healy to release Chapman from SHU when it becomes clear that her transfer is unjustified. Healy calls Larry, to tell him about Piper and Alex's sexual relationship. Upon returning to camp, she has sex with Alex.
Flashback: Flashbacks depict Alex being bullied for her low socioeconomic standing, her relationship with her mother, and her first contact with her washed-up rock star father. The flashbacks also show her beginning with the drug cartel.
10
10 "Bora Bora Bora" Andrew McCarthy Nick Jones Piper & Tricia July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
When Cesar goes by Bennett's apartment and asks how and where the baby will live, Bennett learns that Daya is pregnant. He is concerned that the system will discover he had sex with Daya, which could result in disciplinary action for both. He explains that his prosthetic left leg, originally thought to be from his tour in Afghanistan, is really from an infection when he had a cut and stepped into a dirty hot tub in Florida. Baptiste visits Miss Claudette. Tricked by Watson and egged on by others, Pennsatucky starts a faith healing crusade. Scared straight arrives at the prison, and the inmates attempt to intimidate the visiting juvenile delinquents. However, they have difficulty intimidating Dina, who robbed a liquor store from her wheelchair. Piper succeeds by telling Dina the scariest part of prison is not other people but coming face to face with "who you really are." Pennsatucky's faith healing crusade ends after she attempts to heal Dina by forcefully removing her from the wheelchair, after which Pennsatucky is confined to the psychiatric ward. Tricia struggles to "make things square with Red." Mendez manipulates Tricia into selling illegal drugs. When the tour with juvenile delinquents begins, Mendez notices the state she is in, and locks Tricia in a closet to prevent her from revealing she is holding the drugs. When he returns to release her, he finds that she has taken the drugs, overdosed and died. Fearing he will be found out, Mendez manipulates the scene to make it look like a suicide hanging. Nicky and Red blame themselves for Tricia's death, and both resolve to bring Mendez down.
Flashback: Flashbacks reveal what Piper and Polly are looking for in a spouse, and depict Piper meeting Larry. Tricia survives life on the streets of New York City shoplifting; she keeps a list of what she steals so she can pay everyone back.
11
11 "Tall Men with Feelings" Constantine Makris Lauren Morelli Piper & Alex July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
Prison officials cover up Tricia's death to avoid an investigation. The inmates believe Tricia killed herself and organize an informal memorial for her. Tricia's death affects Mendez, and he vents over drinks with Bennett. Aleida, Daya, and Red scheme to cover up Daya's pregnancy. Daya will have sex with Mendez, which will then deflect suspicions once her pregnancy becomes apparent. During their encounter, Mendez uses a condom, so there's no evidence to use against him. Pennsatucky is held in the psych unit. After Piper learns that psych is worse than SHU, she successfully petitions Caputo to have Pennsatucky returned to the general population over Alex's objections. However, Piper's bravery brings Alex closer to her. Larry is interviewed on NPR, and his comments are particularly hurtful toward Suzanne and Miss Claudette, though he is kinder to other inmates, including Red and Watson. Larry's comments regarding fidelity convince Piper that he knows about her relationship with Alex. Piper calls Larry and confesses her infidelity. Larry reveals that during Thanksgiving, Healy told him that she was put in SHU for "lesbian activity." Piper admits to Larry that she loves Alex, which Larry sees as a deep betrayal. Larry then tells Piper that Alex did name her, thereby admitting that he lied earlier. He asks Piper, "How does it feel to be in love with the woman who ruined our lives?", and says that he needs time away from Piper.
Flashback: Flashbacks depict the fight and breakup between Piper and Alex following the death of Alex's mother.
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12 "Fool Me Once" Andrew McCarthy Sara Hess Pennsatucky July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
Caputo catches Mendez having sex with Daya. To avoid a rape investigation, Mendez is put on unpaid leave. Daya tells Bennett about her plot, but Bennett is displeased that she framed Mendez. Mendez believes that Daya loves him, and he tells Bennett about Red's smuggling operation, after which Bennett informs Caputo. Claudette's appeal is denied, and she attacks Fischer, resulting in her being sent to maximum security. Unable to adjust to life outside, Taystee commits a crime and returns to prison. Cal gets engaged via text message. Red mediates between Healy and his mail-order bride. Yoga Jones tells Watson how she accidentally killed an eight-year-old child. A journalist following up on Larry's interview asks the deputy warden about spending cuts at Litchfield, despite an increase in the prison's funding. Piper and Alex argue, and Piper admits, "I am an emotionally manipulative narcissist who bailed on you when your mother died." Alex admits she ratted on Piper for dumping her, and lied to Piper because she wanted her to like her. Alex gives Piper a choice: nest with Larry or travel with her and be prepared for anything. Larry asks Piper to marry him immediately. Pennsatucky broods after being "beaten" by Piper, but her lawyer encourages Pennsatucky to witness to Piper. Piper "prays to Mr. Christ" for forgiveness, but she flatly refuses to be baptized. Pennsatucky sees this refusal as another instance of being "disrespected" and announces her plans to murder Piper.
Flashback: Pennsatucky shoots and kills an abortion provider who "disrespected" her with a snide remark after her fifth abortion. A Christian anti-abortion group, mistakenly believing her act was to stop abortions, declare her a hero for their movement and provide her with pro bono legal help. The flashbacks also imply that Pennsatucky was not particularly religious until that experience.
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13 "Can't Fix Crazy" Michael Trim Tara Herrmann & Jenji Kohan none July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
Caputo chooses Mendoza to replace Red as head cook. To reclaim her position, Red sabotages the kitchen. The resulting grease fire injures Murphy and prompts Norma to end her friendship with Red. Mendoza starts starving Red. Figueroa leans on Bennett to squash the investigation into Neptune's Produce, but Caputo fights to keep it on track. Bennett and Daya reach a low point in their relationship. Sophia receives a card from her son. Piper tells Alex that she is choosing Larry, and Alex cuts Piper out of her life. Larry visits Alex in prison and warns her to stay away from Piper, but Alex tells him that it was Piper who rekindled their sexual relationship. She asserts Larry's insecurity stems from Piper's weaknesses and not her machinations, telling him "I'm not your problem." After reflecting, Larry breaks up with Piper. Piper returns to Alex, but Alex pushes Piper away. Nicky seduces Alex. Piper is terrified after Pennsatucky demonstrates on herself how she could harm Piper in the shower with a razor blade. Taystee and her friends encourage Piper to strike back, and Big Boo gives Piper the screwdriver that was never returned to the electrical shop. Following the success of the Nativity Play at the Prison Christmas Pageant, Piper breaks into tears and leaves during the final song. Pennsatucky sneaks off the stage in her angel costume to follow Piper. Piper and Pennsatucky have a final confrontation. At the fight's start, Piper appeals to Healy for help, but he walks off and abandons her. When Pennsatucky charges at Piper with a shiv fashioned from a wooden Christian cross, Piper doubles her over with a kick to the groin, then drops her to the ground with an elbow to the head. The episode ends with an enraged Piper on top of Pennsatucky, relentlessly punching her.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main article: List of Orange Is the New Black characters
Taylor Schilling
Laura Prepon
Michael Harney
Kate Mulgrew
Jason Biggs
Main cast[edit]
Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman, inmate
Laura Prepon as Alex Vause, inmate
Michael Harney as Sam Healy, correctional officer
Michelle Hurst as Miss Claudette Pelage, inmate
Kate Mulgrew as Galina "Red" Reznikov, inmate
Jason Biggs as Larry Bloom, Piper's fiancé
Recurring cast[edit]
Main article: List of recurring Orange Is the New Black characters
Inmates[edit]
Uzo Aduba as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren
Danielle Brooks as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson
Natasha Lyonne as Nicky Nichols
Taryn Manning as Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett
Selenis Leyva as Gloria Mendoza
Adrienne C. Moore as Cindy "Black Cindy" Hayes
Dascha Polanco as Dayanara "Daya" Diaz
Yael Stone as Lorna Morello
Samira Wiley as Poussey Washington
Jackie Cruz as Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales
Lea DeLaria as Carrie "Big Boo" Black
Elizabeth Rodriguez as Aleida Diaz
Jessica Pimentel as Maria Ruiz
Laverne Cox as Sophia Burset
Annie Golden as Norma Romano
Laura Gómez as Blanca Flores
Diane Guerrero as Maritza Ramos
Vicky Jeudy as Janae Watson
Julie Lake as Angie Rice
Emma Myles as Leanne Taylor
Abigail Savage as Gina Murphy
Constance Shulman as Erica "Yoga" Jones
Lori Tan Chinn as Mei Chang
Tamara Torres as Gerrman "Weeping Woman"
Lin Tucci as Anita DeMarco
Beth Fowler as Sister Jane Ingalls
Barbara Rosenblat as Rosa "Miss Rosa" Cisneros
Madeline Brewer as Tricia Miller
Staff
Nick Sandow as Joe Caputo
Catherine Curtin as Wanda Bell
Joel Marsh Garland as Scott O'Neill
Matt Peters as Joel Luschek
Alysia Reiner as Natalie "Fig" Figueroa
Brendan Burke as Wade Donaldson
Lolita Foster as Eliqua Maxwell
Matt McGorry as John Bennett
Pablo Schreiber as George "Pornstache" Mendez
Lauren Lapkus as Susan Fischer
Others
Michael Chernus as Cal Chapman
Tanya Wright as Crystal Burset
Tracee Chimo as Neri Feldman
Berto Colon as Cesar
Deborah Rush as Carol Chapman
Maria Dizzia as Polly Harper
Production[edit]
Show creator Jenji Kohan read Piper Kerman's memoir after a friend sent it to her. She then set up a meeting with Kerman to pitch her on a TV adaptation, which she notes she "screwed up" as she spent most of the time asking Kerman about her experiences she described in the book rather than selling her on the show. This appealed to Kerman as it let her know that she was a fan and she signed off on the adaptation.[4] Kohan would later go on to describe the main character, Piper Chapman, as a "trojan horse" for the series, allowing it to focus on characters whose demographics would not normally be represented on TV.[5] In July 2011, it was revealed that Netflix was in negotiations with Lionsgate for a 13-episode TV adaptation of Kerman's memoirs with Kohan as creator.[1] In November 2011, negotiations were finalized and the series had been greenlit.[6]
Casting[edit]
Casting announcements began in August 2012 with Taylor Schilling, the first to be cast, in the lead role as Piper Chapman,[7] followed by Jason Biggs as Piper's fiancé Larry Bloom.[8] Laura Prepon and Yael Stone were next to join the series.[9] Abigail Savage, who plays Gina, and Alysia Reiner, who plays Fig, had auditioned for role of Alex Vause.[4][10] Prepon initially auditioned for Piper Chapman,[11] however Kohan felt she would not worry about her [in prison], noting a "toughness and a presence to her that wasn’t right for the character." Kohan instead gave her the role of Alex.[4] Stone had originally auditioned for the role of Nicky Nichols, but she was not considered "tough enough" for the character;[12] she was asked to audition for Lorna Morello instead.[13] Likability was important for Morello, whom casting director Jen Euston deemed "a very helpful, nice, sweet Italian girl."[13] Laverne Cox, a black transgender woman, was cast as Sophia Burset, a transgender character. The Advocate touted Orange Is the New Black as possibly the first women-in-prison narrative to cast a transgender woman for this type of role.[14] Natasha Lyonne was to audition for Alex, but was asked to read for the character Nicky Nichols; "[Kohan knew] she could do Nicky with her eyes closed. She was perfect," said Euston.[13] Uzo Aduba read for the part of Janae Watson but was offered the character Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren.[13][15] Taryn Manning was offered the role of Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett.[13] This American Life host Ira Glass was offered a role as a public radio host, but he declined. The role instead went to Robert Stanton, who plays the fictional host Maury Kind.[16]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
Orange Is the New Black has received critical acclaim, particularly praised for humanizing prisoners[17][18] and for its depiction of race, sexuality, gender and body types.[19] The first season received positive reviews from critics, review aggregator Metacritic gave it a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating favorable reviews.[20] On Rotten Tomatoes, season one has a 93% approval rating based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2 out of 10 . The site's critical consensus is "Orange Is the New Black is a sharp mix of black humor and dramatic heft, with interesting characters and an intriguing flashback structure."[21]
Hank Stuever, television critic for The Washington Post, gave Orange Is the New Black a perfect score. In his review of the series, he stated: "In Jenji Kohan's magnificent and thoroughly engrossing new series, Orange Is the New Black, prison is still the pits. But it is also filled with the entire range of human emotion and stories, all of which are brought vividly to life in a world where a stick of gum could ignite either a romance or a death threat."[22] Maureen Ryan, of The Huffington Post, wrote: "Orange is one of the best new programs of the year, and the six episodes I've seen have left me hungry to see more."[23]
Critics' top ten list[edit]
Orange Is the New Black was considered one of the best shows of the year by many critics and journalists.[24]
1st — Boob Tube Dude
1st — The Daily Beast
2nd — Boston Globe
2nd — Film School Rejects
2nd — HitFix
2nd — Indiewire
2nd — Los Angeles Times
2nd — San Francisco Chronicle
2nd — Washington Post
3rd — PopMatters
3rd — Slate
3rd — Time
4th — Complex
4th — Entertainment Weekly (Melissa Maerz)
4th — Paste
5th — Grantland
5th — Lincoln Journal Star
6th — Entertainment Weekly (Jeff Jensen)
6th — New York Vulture
6th — Philadelphia Daily News
6th — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
8th — Austin Chronicle
8th — Filmmaker Magazine
8th — Houston Chronicle
8th — The Oregonian
9th — NPR
10th — NPR Fresh Air
— Huffington Post
— IGN
— RedEye Chicago
Accolades[edit]
Main article: List of accolades received by Orange Is the New Black
Award
Category
Nominee(s)
Result
Ref.
American Film Institute Awards Top 10 Television Programs of the Year Orange Is the New Black Won [25]
Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Comedy Jennifer Euston, Emer O'Callaghan Won
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot Comedy Jennifer Euston Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Comedy Series Orange Is the New Black Won [26]
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Kate Mulgrew Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Laverne Cox Nominated
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Uzo Aduba Won
Dorian Awards TV Drama of the Year Orange Is the New Black Won
LBGTQ TV Show of the Year Orange Is the New Black Won
TV Performance of the Year – Actress Taylor Schilling Nominated
GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Orange Is the New Black Won [27]
Gold Derby Awards Best Comedy Series Orange Is the New Black Won [28]
Best Comedy Lead Actress Taylor Schilling Nominated
Best Comedy Supporting Actress Kate Mulgrew Won
Best Comedy Supporting Actress Danielle Brooks Nominated
Best Comedy Guest Actor Pablo Schreiber Won
Best Comedy Guest Actress Uzo Aduba Won
Best Comedy Guest Actress Laverne Cox Nominated
Best Comedy Guest Actress Taryn Manning Nominated
Best Comedy Episode of the Year "Can't Fix Crazy" Won
Best Ensemble of the Year Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Television Series Drama Taylor Schilling Nominated [29][30]
Grammy Awards Best Song Written for Visual Media Regina Spektor – "You've Got Time" Nominated [31]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Sara Hess Nominated [32]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Streaming Series Orange Is the New Black Won [33]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated [34]
[35]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Taylor Schilling Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Kate Mulgrew Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Jodie Foster Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Friedman, Kohan Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Uzo Aduba Won [36]
[37]
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Laverne Cox Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Natasha Lyonne Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Jennifer Euston Won
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series William Turro Won
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Shannon Mitchell Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Michael S. Stern Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Orange Is the New Black Won [38]
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Television: Episodic Comedy Sian Heder Nominated
Broadcast[edit]
The series began airing on broadcast television in New Zealand on TV2 on August 19, 2013.[43] It premiered in Australia on October 9, 2013, on Showcase.[44]
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Laura Main
Born
8 March 1977
Aberdeen, Scotland
Residence
London
Occupation
Actress
Years active
2002–present
Laura Main is a Scottish actress known for her role as Sister Bernadette (later Doctor Turner's Wife Shelagh Turner) in the BBC1 drama series Call the Midwife.[1]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Education
3 Career
4 Filmography
5 Theatre
6 References
7 External links
Early life[edit]
Laura Main was born in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire. Her father, Robert, was a fish merchant and her mother, Lorna, was a primary school teacher turned housewife. She has two older sisters, a niece, and two nephews.[2][3]
Education[edit]
Laura Main went to school at the Hazlehead Academy[4] and took dance lessons at the Danscentre in Aberdeen.[5] She then studied art history at university, also in Aberdeen, before starting drama school at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[6]
Career[edit]
Main started performing in musical theatre at the age of 14 when she landed the role of Annie with Phoenix Youth Theatre.[1][7] At age 15 she debuted in the role of Louisa Von Trapp in a stage production of The Sound of Music. At university she performed as part of the musical society Treading the Boards in Aberdeen.[8] She has performed on stage in several productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2011 she appeared in the Stephen Sondheim musical Company.
In 2011 she was cast as Sister Bernadette in the hit BBC series Call the Midwife.[9] Main features as a soloist in several tracks on the Call the Midwife album released in February 2013. In November 2015 Main won the Children in Need Strictly Come Dancing special with dancer Brendan Cole.
In 2017, Main was cast in the lead role of Princess Fiona, in the second UK tour of Shrek the Musical. Main will share the role with The X Factor contestant Amelia Lily. Main's first performance was on the 12th December 2017, at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
Filmography[edit]
Year
Film/TV
Role
Notes
2002 Is Harry on the Boat? Rival Club Rep TV series
2003 The Forsyte Saga: To Let Mary McKenzie TV mini-series (1 episode)
Trevor's World of Sport nurse TV series
2004 Monarch of the Glen Jaynie Cresswell TV series (1 episode: #6.4)
Murder City DC Alison Bain TV series (10 episodes, 2004–2006)
2007 Holby City Julia Mason TV series (1 episode: After the Fall)
2010 The Invisible Atomic Monsters from Mars Beth
Rob and Valentyna in Scotland Waitress in Pub short
2011 Holby City Diedre Hunter TV series (1 episode: What You mean by Home)
Doctors Amanda Luckhurst TV series (1 episode: Lasso the Moon)
2012–present Call the Midwife Sister Bernadette/(Medical) Sister Shelagh Turner TV series (42 episodes)
2014 The Mill Rebecca Howlett TV series
2014 Father Brown Dorothy Underwood TV series (1 episode: The Maddest of All)
2016 Doctors Kate Wilkinson TV series (1 episode: Living Together)
Theatre[edit]
Year
Play title
Role
Notes
1991 Annie Annie[7] Aberdeen Arts Centre
1992 The Sound of Music Louisa von Trapp[10] His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen
1996 Aberdeen Student Show: The Good, the Bad and the Buttery [11] His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen
1997 Aberdeen Student Show: Scaffie Society Judy Free[11] His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen
1998 Aberdeen Student Show: From Rubislaw with Love Shauna Connery[11] His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen
2001 Company Amy
Alice in Wonderland Edith/Eaglet (understudy Alice) Royal Shakespeare Company [12]
2002 As You Like It Phoebe[13] Regents Park Open Air Theatre
Romeo and Juliet Juliet Regents Park Open Air Theatre
2006 Young Woodley Maude Finborough Theatre
Tea and Sympathy Laura Reynolds Finborough Theatre
2007 All I want for Christmas Irina Vanevskaya Upstairs at the Gatehouse
2008 On the Island of Aars Morag McMac Pleasance Courtyard Edinburgh
2009 State Fair Margy Frake Finborough Theatre
Super Alice Smith Carly Trafalgar Studios
2010 State Fair Margy Frake Trafalgar Studios
Me and Juliet Jeanie Finborough Theatre
2011 Company Susan Southwark Playhouse
2012 Robin Hood Maid Marion Queen's Theatre Barnstaple
2013 The Lost Dragon Harlow Playhouse
2017 Shrek the Musical Princess Fiona UK tour
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Call The Midwife Album Laura Main Interview". Female First. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
Jump up ^ "The Midwife called and actress answered". pressreader.com. Tribune News Service. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
Jump up ^ "Midwife superstar: Call The Midwife's Laura Main reveals all". Daily Mail Online (UK). 30 November 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
Jump up ^ "Aberdeen actress stars in new BBC TV series". Evening. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
Jump up ^ "Past pupils and alumni at danscentre". danscentre. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
Jump up ^ Hendry, Steve (3 February 2013). "Call the Midwife star Laura Main: Playing Sister Bernadette has been the answer to my prayers". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b "Aberdeen theatre company celebrates 25 years of top talent - Evening Express". Evening Express. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
Jump up ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1361757/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm#overview
Jump up ^ "My lovestruck nun's been a gift from God, says TV star Laura Main". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
Jump up ^ "Laura Main". Spotlight. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c Massey, Paul (2 May 1997). "Theatre Scaffie Society, His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen". The Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
Jump up ^ "Alice in Wonderland". Theatricalia. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
Jump up ^ Hodges, Amanda (June 2002). "As You Like It". London Theatre Guide. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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