Who is Tatiana Maslany, the lead actress in Marvel’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law? The Canadian star played 17 characters in Orphan Black and is a proud LGBT advocate
- Before landing a role in the MCU alongside Mark Ruffalo, the OG Hulk, Maslany became famous through TV series Orphan Black, which streamed on BBC and Netflix
- She’s won an Emmy and Critics’ Choice Award, and has already starred in films with Omega rep Nicole Kidman, Helen Mirren, Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds
The exciting adaptation will star Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters (aka She-Hulk), a fearless lawyer who’s cousins with Bruce Banner, aka the Hulk. She possesses similar strength and abilities as the OG green monster superhero.
Although there have been TV series and films about the Hulk since the 70s, there was actually an attempt to bring She-Hulk to the big screen in the 90s, according to Digital Spy. However, the film got scrapped and nothing ever came into fruition until 2019, when Marvel announced that She-Hulk would be joining the MCU’s latest phase.
Deadline reported in 2020 that Canadian actress Maslany was confirmed to lead the show alongside Mark Ruffalo reprising his role again as Bruce Banner, with Jameela Jamil as the show’s antagonist.
So, what do we know so far about the 36-year-old lead actress in the series?
She played 17 characters in one TV series
You are forgiven if you are not yet familiar with the Canadian actress’ work. But she’s been around for longer than you probably think. In 2013, she played not seven, not 10, but 17 characters on BBC America’s Orphan Black. She played the series’ lead character – a woman who finds out that she is part of a compelling conspiracy that involves clones.