
Person
Sheila Tousey
Acting · Born 1960-06-04 · 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.
Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Judge Danielle Larsen

Law & Order
Mrs. Vilardi

The X-Files
Native American Nurse

Into the West
Older Thunder Heart Woman

Thunderheart
Maggie Eagle Bear

Ravenous
Martha

Dreamkeeper
Janine

Skinwalkers
Emma Leaphorn

Lord of Illusions
Jennifer Desiderio

Song of Hiawatha
Nokomis
Filmography
- 2021ManahattaBobbie / Mother / Ensemble
- 2021Julius CaesarCicero / Plebeian / Ensemble
- 2005Into the WestOlder Thunder Heart Woman
- 2005Johnny TootallAgnes
- 2004A Thief Of TimeEmma Leaphorn
- 2003DreamkeeperJanine
- 2003Coyote WaitsEmma Leaphorn
- 2003This So-Called DisasterChonchella
- 2002SkinwalkersEmma Leaphorn
- 2001Christmas in the CloudsMary
- 2000WildflowersMartha
- 2000BackroadsGrace Nelson
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJudge Danielle Larsen
- 1999RavenousMartha
- 1997SparklerHurricane
- 1997All the Winters that Have BeenIrene (as Sheila M. Tousey)
- 1997Song of HiawathaNokomis
- 1996Grand AvenueMollie
- 1995Lord of IllusionsJennifer Desiderio
- 1994Silent TongueAwbonnie / Ghost
- 1993Slaughter of the InnocentsAgent Lemar
- 1993The X-FilesNative American Nurse
- 1993Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has BegunAnnie
- 1993Medicine RiverLouise Heavyman
- 1992ThunderheartMaggie Eagle Bear
- 1990Law & OrderMrs. Vilardi
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