Born in Falls Church, Virginia, Taryn Manning was raised in Tucson Arizona, and then relocated to Encinitas California at the age of 12. She began acting in the late 1990s with guest roles in several films and television series. Her big break came in the role of Nola in the 2005 film Hustle & Flow.
In addition to acting, she is a writer/singer with her brother in a band called Boomkat,
