Sheila Tousey
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Ravenous
as Martha
1999
Sparkler
as Hurricane
1997
Lord of Illusions
as Jennifer Desiderio
1995
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Annie
1993
Dreamkeeper
as Janine
2003
Silent Tongue
as Awbonnie / Ghost
1994
Song of Hiawatha
as Nokomis
1997
Skinwalkers
as Emma Leaphorn
2002
Johnny Tootall
as Agnes
2005
Christmas in the Clouds
as Mary
2001
Grand Avenue
as Mollie
1996
Thunderheart
as Maggie Eagle Bear
1992
Backroads
as Grace Nelson
2000
Slaughter of the Innocents
as Agent Lemar
1993
All the Winters that Have Been
as Irene (as Sheila M. Tousey)
1997
Julius Caesar
as Cicero / Plebeian / Ensemble
2021
Manahatta
as Bobbie / Mother / Ensemble
2021
This So-Called Disaster
as Chonchella
2003
Medicine River
as Louise Heavyman
1993
Coyote Waits
as Emma Leaphorn
2003
