Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 4, 1960
Place of Birth:
Keshena, Wisconsin,USA
Social Media
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Julius Caesar | Cicero / Plebeian / Ensemble |
| 2021 | Manahatta | Bobbie / Mother / Ensemble |
| 2005 | Johnny Tootall | Agnes |
| 2003 | Dreamkeeper | Janine |
| 2003 | This So-Called Disaster | Chonchella |
| 2003 | Coyote Waits | Emma Leaphorn |
| 2002 | Skinwalkers | Emma Leaphorn |
| 2001 | Christmas in the Clouds | Mary |
| 2000 | Backroads | Grace Nelson |
| 2000 | Wildflowers | Martha |
| 1999 | Ravenous | Martha |
| 1997 | Sparkler | Hurricane |
| 1997 | Song of Hiawatha | Nokomis |
| 1997 | All the Winters that Have Been | Irene (as Sheila M. Tousey) |
| 1996 | Grand Avenue | Mollie |
| 1995 | Lord of Illusions | Jennifer Desiderio |
| 1993 | Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Annie |
| 1993 | Silent Tongue | Awbonnie / Ghost |
| 1993 | Slaughter of the Innocents | Agent Lemar |
| 1993 | Medicine River | Louise Heavyman |
| 1992 | Thunderheart | Maggie Eagle Bear |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Into the West | Older Thunder Heart Woman |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Danielle Larsen |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Native American Nurse |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Mrs. Vilardi |