Portrait of Sheila Tousey

Sheila Tousey

Acting

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.

Born: June 4, 1960

Place of Birth: Keshena, Wisconsin,USA

Filmography

2021
Manahatta

as Bobbie / Mother / Ensemble

2021
Julius Caesar

as Cicero / Plebeian / Ensemble

2005
Into the West

as Older Thunder Heart Woman

2004
A Thief Of Time

as Emma Leaphorn

2003
Dreamkeeper

as Janine

2003
Coyote Waits

as Emma Leaphorn

2003
2002
Skinwalkers

as Emma Leaphorn

2000
Wildflowers

as Martha

2000
Backroads

as Grace Nelson

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Judge Danielle Larsen

1999
Ravenous

as Martha

1997
Sparkler

as Hurricane

1997
All the Winters that Have Been

as Irene (as Sheila M. Tousey)

1997
1996
Grand Avenue

as Mollie

1995
Lord of Illusions

as Jennifer Desiderio

1993
1993
The X-Files

as Native American Nurse

1993
Silent Tongue

as Awbonnie / Ghost

1993
Medicine River

as Louise Heavyman

1992
Thunderheart

as Maggie Eagle Bear

1990
Law & Order

as Mrs. Vilardi