Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Born July 27, 1984
An American actress. She is known for portraying Piper Chapman on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013–present), for which she won the 2013 Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014. She made her film debut in the drama Dark Matter (2007), alongside Meryl Streep. Schilling also starred as Veronica Flanagan Callahan in the short-lived NBC medical drama Mercy (2009–10). Her other films include Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), the romantic drama The Lucky One (2012) and the political thriller Argo (2012)
MovieImagine
2026
as Circuit Fish
MovieQueen of Bones
2025
as Ida May
TVDear Edward
2023
as Lacey
TVPoker Face
2023
as Agent Annie Milligan
TVAccused
2023
as April Harris
TVPantheon
2022
as Renee Keyes (voice)
TVPam & Tommy
2022
as Erica Boyer
TVThe Bite
2021
as Lily
TVMonsterland
2020
as Kate Feldman
MoviePhil
2019
as Sam
MovieThe Public
2019
as Angela
MovieThe Prodigy
2019
as Sarah Blume
MovieFamily
2018
as Kate
MovieThe Titan
2018
as Dr. Abi Janssen
MovieTake Me
2017
as Anna St. Blair
TVChelsea
2016
as Self
MovieThe Overnight
2015
as Emily
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieStay
2013
as Abby
TVOrange Is the New Black
2013
as Piper Chapman
MovieArgo
2012
as Christine Mendez
MovieThe Lucky One
2012
as Beth Clayton
TVAmerican Horror Story
2011
as Golden Globes Presenter (uncredited)
MovieAtlas Shrugged: Part I
2011
as Dagny Taggart
TVMercy
2009
as Veronica Callahan
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieDark Matter
2008
as Jackie
TVMTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Presenter
