Sheila Tousey

Acting

Sheila Tousey

Born June 4, 1960 · Keshena, Wisconsin,USA (age 66)

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 pr…

Known For

ThunderheartThunderheart · 1992
Thunderheart
★ 6.41992
MovieCrimeMystery
A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.
RavenousRavenous · 1999
Ravenous
★ 6.81999
MovieAdventureWestern
After arriving at his new, remote Army outpost, Capt. John Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide – a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify the gruesome claims.
Lord of IllusionsLord of Illusions · 1995
Lord of Illusions
★ 5.91995
MovieHorrorFantasy
During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.
SkinwalkersSkinwalkers · 2002
Skinwalkers
★ 6.72002
MovieDramaThriller
Faced with the murder of three medicine men, Navajo police must find the culprit. That the murders appear to be the work of a Skinwalker, or bad medicine man, complicate and illuminate the detective's work.
DreamkeeperDreamkeeper · 2003
Dreamkeeper
★ 6.72003
MovieFantasyDrama
In South Dakota, in an Indian reservation, an old storyteller Indian asks his grandson Shane, who is in trouble owing money to some bad guys, to take his old pony and him to Albuquerque to the great powwow, an Indian meeting. While traveling, Grandpa tells mysterious Indian tales of love, friendship and magic.
All the Winters that Have BeenAll the Winters that Have Been · 1997
All the Winters that Have Been
★ 6.81997
MovieDramaTV Movie
Dane Corvin (Chamberlain) returns to Raven Island where 20 years before he and Helen Raven (Allen) had fallen in love. She vowed never to see him again because he had arrested her brother, who he had been investigating. Dane is now determined to win her back and slowly re-enters her daily life. But Helen has a secret, and unless Dane can forgive her and understand the powerful feelings that motivated her to keep it from him, their fragile relationship will not survive.
Christmas in the CloudsChristmas in the Clouds · 2001
Christmas in the Clouds
★ 6.22001
MovieFamilyRomance
A classic comedy of mistaken identity and romance set during the holiday season at a ski resort that is owned and operated by a Native American Nation. Shot on location at The Sundance Resort in Utah, this is the first contemporary romantic comedy to feature an almost entirely American Indian cast. The film was featured at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
Slaughter of the InnocentsSlaughter of the Innocents · 1993
Slaughter of the Innocents
★ 5.51993
MovieHorrorAction
A seasoned FBI Agent's child-genius son assists him on catching a child-killer, a schizophrenic mohab nut who believes he's been chosen by god to be a new Noah.

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ManahattaManahatta · 2021
Manahatta
2021
Movie
In this timely world-premiere drama by celebrated playwright, activist and attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle, past and present intertwine. Nagle’s story illuminates the tragic consequences of commercial exploits, including the removal of Native people and the attempted eradication of their culture, that gave rise to the America we know today. Securities trader Jane Snake is torn between worlds. Her return to Wall Street in 2008 brings her to Manahatta (“island of many hills” in Lenape), the homeland her ancestors were violently forced to leave in the 1600s. Meanwhile, her family in Oklahoma struggles to save their language, their culture and their over-mortgaged home. Jane Snake’s return to Manahatta defiantly demonstrates that the Lenape are still here.

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