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I started out as a dancer as a kid I've been dancing since I was 4. So performing was always part of what I was. I don't know if it I enjoyed the response I got from people or if I liked having an audience, but there's something in me that wanted to perform.

Tatiana Maslany

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Tatiana Maslany
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: September 22
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Film Actor
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Tatiana Gabrielle Maslany
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