Tamara Podemski
Tamara Podemski | |
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![]() Podemski in 2014 | |
Born | (1977-10-16) October 16, 1977 (age 46) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1994–present |
Relatives | Jennifer Podemski (sister) Sarah Podemski (sister) |
Tamara Podemski (born October 16, 1977) is a Canadian film and television actress and writer.[1] She is known for her supporting role as Alison Trent in the television series Coroner, for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[2]
Early life
Podemski was raised in Toronto where she attended Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts.[3]
Her father is an Israeli Jew from Kfar Saba, and her mother is an Anishinaabe from the Muscowpetung band of First Nations people in Saskatchewan.[4][5] Her paternal grandparents were from Poland, and moved to Canada after World War II.[6] Her sisters, Jennifer Podemski and Sarah Podemski are also actors. All three sisters appear together in the FX series Reservation Dogs.[5][7]
Career
Podemski was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for her work on her sister's documentary series Future History.[1]
She won a special jury award for dramatic performance at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival,[8] and was an Independent Spirit Award nominee for Best Supporting Female at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards in 2007,[9] for her performance in the film Four Sheets to the Wind.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Dance Me Outside | Little Margaret | |
2000 | Johnny Greyeyes | Rox | |
2007 | Four Sheets to the Wind | Miri Smallhill | |
2012 | The Lesser Blessed | Verna Sole | |
2018 | Never Saw It Coming | Detective Rona Wedmore | |
2019 | Guest of Honour | Detective Grove | |
2023 | Fancy Dance | Ricky |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | The Rez | Lucy Pegahmagabow | |
1996-97 | Ready or Not | Carla Slovinsky | |
2003 | Another Country | Jane Crowe | |
2006 | Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis | Deborah 'Chicky' Etienne | |
2007 | Rabbit Fall | Gabrielle | |
2008 | New Amsterdam | Young Lenape Woman | |
2010 | Making a Scene | The A.D. | |
2012 | Heartland | April | |
2013 | Cracked | Kaya Grey | |
2019 | Holly Hobbie | Dr. Manning | |
2019–2022 | Coroner | Alison Trent | |
2020 | Run | Babe Cloud | |
Unsettled | Tara | ||
2022–2024 | Outer Range | Deputy Sheriff Joy | |
2022 | Ghosts | Psychiatrist Dr. Long | |
Reservation Dogs | Teenie | ||
2023 | Essex County | Joy | |
Monster High | Coach Thunderbird | (voice) | |
TBA | Murderbot | Bharadwaj | [10] |
References
- ^ a b Rick Garrick, "Indigenous multidisciplinary artist to host 13th Annual Outside Looking In Gala in Toronto this Spring". Anishinabek News, March 9, 2020.
- ^ Zach Harper, "'Schitt's Creek' and 'Kim's Convenience' win big at 2021 Canadian Screen Awards". Hello! Canada, May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Tamara Podemski". CBC Media Center. CBC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "'The power to save lives': Jennifer Podemski's must-read call for Indigenous representation in media | CBC Arts".
- ^ a b ""Reservation Dogs" Actress Reflects on Indigenous and Jewish Roots, Humor and Healing". 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski: 'It's a miracle just to exist'". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com.
- ^ A. R. Wilson."Coroner: Tamara Podemski on Alison’s backstory and why landing the role was a 'huge triumph' for her". TV, eh?, February 8, 2019.
- ^ Kenneth Turan, "Latin roots supported at Sundance". Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2007.
- ^ Bob Tourtellotte, "Hollywood gets in award show Spirit". Calgary Herald, November 28, 2007.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (2024-03-07). "Apple TV+'s 'Murderbot' Rounds Out Cast With Sabrina Wu, Tattiawna Jones, Akshay Khanna & Tamara Podemski". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/reservation-dogs-fetches-a-sister-act
External links
- Tamara Podemski at IMDb