<P> On September 17, 2012, Nellie Andreeva from Deadline.com reported that Australian actress Yael Stone had been cast as a Boston - Italian transport driver in Orange Is the New Black . The character was initially called Rosemarie Perrone . Stone auditioned for the show on August 19, 2012, the day after her wedding to actor Dan Spielman . She originally tried out for the role of Nicky Nichols, but actress Natasha Lyonne was cast instead . Stone was then brought back to try out for Morello . She auditioned with Morello's distinctive accent and she found out she had won the role two days later . Stone was initially contracted for one episode, but the producers kept bringing her back . </P> <P> Morello is based on two real - life inmates featured in Piper Kerman's 2010 memoir Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison . Stone did not talk to the writers about the inspiration for Morello, as she did not want to confuse herself during filming . She later learned who inspired her character after speaking with Kerman's husband . Stone said "when I began the show, I had my ideas about who Morello was, but it was pretty fascinating to really understand these characters, these supporting roles, are made of people and an experience that actually happened ." During her research for the role, Stone read some first - hand accounts from women inside and spoke with lawyers and judges about their clients . </P> <P> In her fictional backstory, Morello grew up in Boston, after her Brooklyn mother married an Italian Bostonian man . Morello's home life was shown in the fourth episode of the second season . Morello's mother needed constant care, as she was ill, while her father and brother just sat around the house watching the television . Morello escaped by going to the movies and committing mail fraud by purchasing designer clothing online, then claiming she never received the items to get a refund . Her bedroom walls were shown to be covered in posters and collages, which prompted Eliza Berman from Slate to note that Morello had created a "teenaged refuge" and that she was "stuck in adolescence". Morello received a 34 - month sentence for her crime, the nature of which was not initially revealed . It also emerged that Morello had a fiancé, Christopher, on the outside and she was "a hopeless romantic". Morello was the first inmate Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) met at Litchfield, as she was the prison's transport driver . Stone told Seanna Cronin from The Toowoomba Chronicle that Morello's role in the prison was to welcome new inmates and show them around . Stone said Morello was a positive person and "a really vulnerable human being", who was dealing with her situation the best she could . She also described Morello as being "pretty bold sometimes, and weirdly opinionated ." </P> <P> Morello's distinctive accent is a mix of Brooklyn and Boston . Stone, who normally speaks with her native Australian accent, auditioned with the accent, and worked hard on getting the phonetics and the emphasis on the vowels right . She also travelled to Boston to do some research and met with a dialect coach . Stone stayed in character for her first four months on set to help perfect the accent . Stone felt that she would never perfect the accent, due to the intricacies of the dialect . The actress later said the accent reflected the fact that Morello's had drifted down the East Coast and had not quite found where she belonged . Morello is a big fan of the musical film West Side Story and its lead actress Natalie Wood, so she styles her hair and make - up in a similar way . The show's stylists commented that Morello's look is also inspired by bridal make - up . Morello scrapes out lipstick tubes with her fingernails to achieve her signature red lips, and she uses instant coffee to create brown eye shadow . Her vintage - style waves are set with toilet paper curlers and Lizzy Dening for Grazia observed that they reflected Morello's "romantic ideals". Morello's pre-prison style consisted of designer outfits, as showcased at her trial when she wore a little Dolce & Gabbana dress covered in chains . Stone thought that the dress showed that Morello did not take her crimes seriously . She also praised the show's costume designer, Jenn Rogien, for Morello's "transformative" style . </P>

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