
Sheila Tousey
Born: 1960-06-04
Place: Keshena, Wisconsin,USA
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.
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Roles by Genre
Genre Evolution Over Time
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Ravenous
Sparkler
Lord of Illusions
Dreamkeeper
Silent Tongue
Song of Hiawatha
Christmas in the Clouds
Full Filmography
π Award Stats
- 1 total win
- 35 nominations
1992
1993
- Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Annie π
- Silent Tongue as Awbonnie / Ghost π
- Slaughter of the Innocents as Agent Lemar π
- Medicine River as Louise Heavyman π
1995
1996
1997
- Sparkler as Hurricane π
- Song of Hiawatha as Nokomis π
- All the Winters that Have Been as Irene (as Sheila M. Tousey) π