Tamara Podemski
Biography
Tamara Podemski (born October 16, 1977) is a Canadian film and television actress and writer. She is known for her supporting role as Alison Trent in the television series Coroner, for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. Podemski was raised in Toronto where she attended Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts. Her father is an Israeli Jew from Kfar Saba, and her mother is an Anishinaabe from the Muscowpetung band of First Nations people in Saskatchewan. Her paternal grandparents were from Poland, and moved to Canada after World War II. Her sisters, Jennifer Podemski and Sarah Podemski are also actors. All three sisters appear together in the FX series Reservation Dogs.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dance Me Outside
as Little Margaret
1995
Fancy Dance
as Ricky
2024
The Lesser Blessed
as Verna Sole
2012
Johnny Greyeyes
as Rox
2000
Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery
as Jane Crowe
2003
Four Sheets to the Wind
as Miri Smallhill
2007
Never Saw It Coming
as Detective Rona Wedmore
2018
Guest of Honour
as Detective Grove
2020
The Light Before the Sun
as Amanda Wolf
2024
Blood Lines
as Pehmee
2026
Youngblood
as Ms. Mcgill
2026
The Temple
TBA
TV Appearances
Essex County
as Joy
2023
Reservation Dogs
as Teenie
2021
The Rez
as Lucy Pegahmagabow
1996
Ghosts
as Dr. Long
2021
Unsettled
as Tara Wasnoday
2021
Coroner
as Alison Trent
2019
Monster High
as Coach Thunderbird (voice)
2022
Murderbot
as Bharadwaj
2025
Heartland
as April
2007
New Amsterdam
as Young Lenape Woman
2008
Outer Range
as Deputy Sheriff Joy Hawk
2022
The Legend of Vox Machina
as Uvenda (voice)
2022