Sheila Tousey
Known For
Acting
Born
1960-06-04 in Keshena, Wisconsin,USA
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judge Danielle Larsen
Law & Order
as Mrs. Vilardi
The X-Files
as Native American Nurse
Dreamkeeper
as Janine
Thunderheart
as Maggie Eagle Bear
Into the West
as Older Thunder Heart Woman
Skinwalkers
as Emma Leaphorn
Backroads
as Grace Nelson
Ravenous
as Martha
Lord of Illusions
as Jennifer Desiderio
Johnny Tootall
as Agnes
Julius Caesar
as Cicero / Plebeian / Ensemble
A Thief Of Time
as Emma Leaphorn
Silent Tongue
as Awbonnie / Ghost
Manahatta
as Bobbie / Mother / Ensemble
Sparkler
as Hurricane
Slaughter of the Innocents
as Agent Lemar
Song of Hiawatha
as Nokomis
Grand Avenue
as Mollie
Wildflowers
as Martha