Taryn Manning has made quite an impression playing Litchfield prison inmate Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett on Orange Is The New Black.

Manning, who has starred in Crossroads, 8 Mile, and Hustle & Flow, is almost unrecognizable in her latest role on Netflix's original series and revealed to EnStars that this is her "most challenging role" to date. (On the show, her character is a former meth addict-turned-radical disciple of Christ.)

"This is probably one of my most challenging roles because she’s just so different from me," Manning told EnStars at the Styled to Rock launch event in NYC. "She's so radical. And not that I’m not radical. She's very radical in her religion -- and I just always want to give justice to people who are religious like she is."

"She's very serious about reforming and Jesus Christ being her savior," Manning said. "The way that I prepared was...I went to church a bunch—like back to back to back."

Despite her character's religious beliefs, Manning dished about whom she thought Pennsatucky would sleep with -- among the staff -- to get something from outside the prison walls.

"I think it would be Pornstache [Pablo Schrieber]. He's perverted" she revealed. "There's so much conflict between Pornstache and Pennsatucky... I could see them folding one day."

Manning is looking forward to the new season of OITNB -- but claims she doesn't know much about the upcoming story lines for her character.

"Everyone is so careful about what they tell us.... but I think they're wanting to really dive into what makes Pennsatucky tick," she revealed.

Orange is the New Black Season 2 is currently in production. A premiere date has yet to be announced.

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