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