
Sheila Tousey
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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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Thunderheart (1992)
as Maggie Eagle Bear

Skinwalkers (2002)
as Emma Leaphorn

Ravenous (1999)
as Martha
Johnny Tootall (2005)
as Agnes

Julius Caesar (2021)
as Cicero / Plebeian / Ensemble

Dreamkeeper (2003)
as Janine

Lord of Illusions (1995)
as Jennifer Desiderio

Song of Hiawatha (1997)
as Nokomis

Manahatta (2021)
as Bobbie / Mother / Ensemble

This So-Called Disaster (2003)
as Chonchella

Backroads (2000)
as Grace Nelson

Coyote Waits (2003)
as Emma Leaphorn

A Thief Of Time (2004)
as Emma Leaphorn

Christmas in the Clouds (2001)
as Mary

Slaughter of the Innocents (1993)
as Agent Lemar

All the Winters that Have Been (1997)
as Irene (as Sheila M. Tousey)

Medicine River (1993)
as Louise Heavyman

Silent Tongue (1994)
as Awbonnie / Ghost

Wildflowers (2000)
as Martha

Grand Avenue (1996)
as Mollie

Sparkler (1997)
as Hurricane

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993)
as Annie




