Sheila Tousey
Known for Acting
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
Thunderheart
1992
as Maggie Eagle Bear
Ravenous
1999
as Martha
Dreamkeeper
2003
as Janine
Lord of Illusions
1995
as Jennifer Desiderio
Skinwalkers
2002
as Emma Leaphorn
Sparkler
1997
as Hurricane
Coyote Waits
2003
as Emma Leaphorn
Backroads
2000
as Grace Nelson
Silent Tongue
1993
as Awbonnie / Ghost
Song of Hiawatha
1997
as Nokomis
A Thief Of Time
2004
as Emma Leaphorn
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993
as Annie
All the Winters that Have Been
1997
as Irene (as Sheila M. Tousey)
This So-Called Disaster
2003
as Chonchella
Slaughter of the Innocents
1993
as Agent Lemar
Grand Avenue
1996
as Mollie
Wildflowers
2000
as Martha
Christmas in the Clouds
2001
as Mary
Johnny Tootall
2005
as Agnes
Medicine River
1993
as Louise Heavyman