The Guardian · Oct 3, 2026
Photo: Kevin Paul via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
File No. 094340 · Adjudicated
Tatiana Maslany
Actor — Orphan Black, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Perry Mason
Born
1985
Birthplace
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Saskatchewan
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Won the Emmy for playing multiple clones in Orphan Black, a show filmed in Toronto
The verdict
Regina-born and raised, she's racked up a trophy case that includes an Emmy for Orphan Black and critical acclaim for She-Hulk. Canadians are fiercely proud of her, and she reps her Saskatchewan roots with zero apology.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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