From 2013 to 2017 , Maslany starred in the BBC America and Space original series '' Orphan Black '' . She plays the lead character , Sarah Manning , as well as Sarah 's cohort of clones : Cosima Niehaus , Alison Hendrix , Helena , Rachel Duncan , Elizabeth Childs , Krystal Goderitch , Veera " M.K. " Suominen , Katja Obinger , Jennifer Fitzsimmons and Tony Sawicki . Maslany won two Critics ' Choice Television Awards and one TCA Award for her performance in the series . She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for these roles , but lost to Robin Wright for '' House of Cards '' . In 2015 , Maslany received a nomination for an Emmy award for her performance , but lost to Viola Davis for '' How to Get Away with Murder '' . She was again nominated in 2016 and won the category . Maslany received a nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 7th Critics ' Choice Television Awards , her third total nomination from the Broadcast Television Journalists Association . In 2014 , '' The Guardian '' praised Maslany 's performance in the series , calling it " Olympic-level acting " , writing : Maslany plays half a dozen different clones over season one , with who knows how many more promised for the imminent second season ... Delivering one creditable performance for a show is tough enough , but Maslany nails several here , often appearing in scenes as multiple versions interacting seamlessly . This is Olympic-level , endurance acting . In 2013 , Maslany guest starred on '' Parks and Recreation '' for a two-episode arc as Dr. Nadia Stasky . She portrayed the lead character Dylan in the independent film '' Cas and Dylan '' , for which she won a Phillip Borsos Award for Best Performance at the 2013 Whistler Film Festival
7th Critics ' Choice Television Awards
7th Critics' Choice Television Awards
Tatiana Maslany