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Taryn Manning (born November 6 1978) is an American actress and singer/songwriter of the band Boomkat.

Early life

Manning was born in Falls Church, Virginia. Her parents divorced in 1981, and her mother, Sharyn, worked two jobs in order to support Taryn and her older brother, Kellin; her father, a musician and hotel manager, committed suicide in 1993. She grew up in Tucson, Arizona, where her mother moved to after her divorce, and later in Los Alamitos, California, where she attended Orange County High School of the Arts. Manning started dancing at age twelve and won many competitions, including the Arizona state championship in karate.

Career

Manning began acting in the late 1990s, appearing in small roles in several film and television productions, including episodes of The Practice, Get Real, Boston Public, NYPD Blue and Popular. She tried out for WB's Popstars in 2001. Her first prominent feature film appearance was in the 2002 Britney Spears vehicle, Crossroads, where she played one of the Spears' character's best friends. Her subsequent film roles included supporting parts in White Oleander, 8 Mile, A Lot Like Love and the historical epic Cold Mountain.

In 2003, Manning and her brother formed the band Boomkat. Their debut album, Boomkatalog.One, was released on March 18th, 2003. She sang a rendition of "I'll Take You There" with Tweet in a Gap commercial, and a Boomkat song was included on the 8 Mile soundtrack.

In 2005, she appeared in the dark drama Hustle & Flow, opposite Terrence Howard, playing a troubled prostitute in the Deep South. The film received critical acclaim [1] and was considered a minor success. Her next film will be Weirdsville, a dark comedy co-starring Scott Speedman and Wes Bentley.[2]

Flight 292 experience

On September 22, 2005, Manning discussed her experience as one of 140 passengers on JetBlue Airways Flight 292, which had almost crashed. Speaking as a guest on Craig Ferguson's late night talk show, she explained:

"When we saw our plane on TV as 'breaking news'... it was the most surreal, out of body experience I ever had... I just composed a little something so that if anything happened [family members] would know that our last goodbye wasn't on the phone... A lot of the women of course were crying... There was a gentleman across the way who was writing in his journal and crying, and seeing that isn't easy" [3].

Upon landing safely, she described the atmosphere of jubilant cheering and applause inside the airplane, "It sounded like Dodger Stadium in there".

Selected filmography

Discography

Boomkat - Boomkatalog.One - 2003

See also

• JetBlue Airways Flight 292

External links

Interviews

• TeenMusic interview (April 8, 2003)
• KidzWorld interview

Web sites

• All-Taryn.com - Taryn Manning Fansite
• playboy.com - Taryn Manning
• VH1.com: Boomkat: Artist Main

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