Once in a while, I like to sit back and watch a new babe rise to fame. I'd like to introduce the world to Taryn Manning. You may not have heard of her, but she's showing up on radars everywhere. Open a men's magazine, you might find her picture and not know who she is. Now, I'm not the person that follows the crowd. I like to judge for myself. In fact, she only caught my eye after I recently watched her performance in the MTV movie, Hustle & Flow.
Uusually, I'd rate MTV movies badly, but Hustle & Flow brought a realness, and dared to go where some movies have not been able to explore. Taryn's acting was the real stand out of the movie. She really caught the eyes of the audience, not only by her looks, but through her portray of a street-wise prostitute, wishing for a new role in life, but would rather take orders than taking charge.
Taryn's childhood was as a dancer, but turned to acting when she was 16. She was in an acting class that boasted classmates like Kirsten Dunst, Leelee Sobieski, Erika Christensen. She is an entertainment "triple threat", being able to dance, act and sing. Yes! She plays in the band Boomkat with her brother Kellin. Their music is described as "mixed with pop and trip-hop, really electronica based, with a little R&B flavour on the vocals".
However, she's mostly known for her acting talents. Before Hustle & Flow, she had numerous roles in TV series like CSI, The Practice etc. She also starred in Indie and major label films. Before becoming Lola, the prosititue in Hustle & Flow, her more notables movie roles were as a sweetly incorrigible badass in Crazy/Beautiful which saw her on-screen beside childhood acquaintance Dunst. She also starred oposite Britney Spears in Crossroads, and played beside Eminem in 8 Mile.Jam-packed full of attitude, this husky voiced babe is set to make more waves in the coming years. Trust me! At the rate that Taryn is going, she is definitely going to be the next babe!
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