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.
Known for
Credits
Thunderheart (1992)
as Maggie Eagle Bear
Ravenous (1999)
as Martha
Lord of Illusions (1995)
as Jennifer Desiderio
Skinwalkers (2002)
as Emma Leaphorn
Manahatta (2021)
as Bobbie / Mother / Ensemble
Julius Caesar (2021)
as Cicero / Plebeian / Ensemble
Song of Hiawatha (1997)
as Nokomis
Slaughter of the Innocents (1993)
as Agent Lemar
Silent Tongue (1994)
as Awbonnie / Ghost
Dreamkeeper (2003)
as Janine
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993)
as Annie
Backroads (2000)
as Grace Nelson
Christmas in the Clouds (2001)
as Mary
Coyote Waits (2003)
as Emma Leaphorn
Johnny Tootall (2005)
as Agnes
All the Winters that Have Been (1997)
as Irene (as Sheila M. Tousey)
Grand Avenue (1996)
as Mollie
This So-Called Disaster (2003)
as Chonchella
Sparkler (1997)
as Hurricane
A Thief Of Time (2004)
as Emma Leaphorn
Medicine River (1993)
as Louise Heavyman
Wildflowers (2000)
as Martha