
Sheila Tousey
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1960-06-04 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Keshena, Wisconsin,USA
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.
Acting
(2021)
Julius Caesar
as Cicero / Plebeian / Ensemble
(2021)
Manahatta
as Bobbie / Mother / Ensemble
(2005)
Johnny Tootall
as Agnes
(2003)
Dreamkeeper
as Janine
(2003)
Coyote Waits
as Emma Leaphorn
(2003)
This So-Called Disaster
as Chonchella
(2002)
Skinwalkers
as Emma Leaphorn
(2001)
Christmas in the Clouds
as Mary
(2000)
Backroads
as Grace Nelson
(1999)
Ravenous
as Martha
(1997)
Song of Hiawatha
as Nokomis
(1997)
All the Winters that Have Been
as Irene (as Sheila M. Tousey)
(1997)
Sparkler
as Hurricane
(1996)
Grand Avenue
as Mollie
(1995)
Lord of Illusions
as Jennifer Desiderio
(1993)
Slaughter of the Innocents
as Agent Lemar
(1993)
Silent Tongue
as Awbonnie / Ghost
(1993)
Medicine River
as Louise Heavyman
(1993)
(1992)
Thunderheart
as Maggie Eagle Bear