Sheila Tousey
Actor
Biography
Sheila May Tousey (born June 4, 1959) is a Native American actress.
Tousey is a Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee Native American, raised on both the Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee reservations. A professional dancer and actress, Tousey began doing pow wows as a small child but did not perform on stage until she attended the University of New Mexico. She initially entered the university's law program, planning to specialize in federal contracts and Native American law, but later changed her major to English, and began taking theater arts courses. After graduation, Tousey enrolled in the graduate acting program at New York University's Tisch School of Arts.
Filmography
Lord of Illusions
as Jennifer Desiderio 1995
Thunderheart
as Maggie Eagle Bear 1992
Slaughter of the Innocents
as Agent Lemar 1993
Dreamkeeper
as Janine 2003
Silent Tongue
as Awbonnie / Ghost 1993
Christmas in the Clouds
as Mary 2001
Skinwalkers
as Emma Leaphorn 2002
Coyote Waits
as Emma Leaphorn 2003
This So-Called Disaster
as Chonchella 2003
Wildflowers
as Martha 2000
A Thief Of Time
as Emma Leaphorn 2004
Sparkler
as Hurricane 1997
Song of Hiawatha
as Nokomis 1997
Grand Avenue
as Mollie 1996
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Annie 1993
All the Winters that Have Been
as Irene (as Sheila M. Tousey) 1997