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