Taylor Schilling was in an HBO series.
Taylor Schilling . She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black ( 2013 -- present ) , for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy and Best Actress -- Television Series Drama . Schilling also starred in the short-lived NBC medical drama Mercy ( 2009 -- 10 ) .