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.
Filmography
Cast Credits

Manahatta
Character: Bobbie / Mother / Ensemble
MOVIE • 2021

Julius Caesar
Character: Cicero / Plebeian / Ensemble
MOVIE • 2021

Into the West
Character: Older Thunder Heart Woman
TV • 2005
Johnny Tootall
Character: Agnes
MOVIE • 2005

A Thief Of Time
Character: Emma Leaphorn
MOVIE • 2004

Dreamkeeper
Character: Janine
MOVIE • 2003

Coyote Waits
Character: Emma Leaphorn
MOVIE • 2003

This So-Called Disaster
Character: Chonchella
MOVIE • 2003

Skinwalkers
Character: Emma Leaphorn
MOVIE • 2002

Christmas in the Clouds
Character: Mary
MOVIE • 2001

Wildflowers
Character: Martha
MOVIE • 2000

Backroads
Character: Grace Nelson
MOVIE • 2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Judge Danielle Larsen
TV • 1999

Ravenous
Character: Martha
MOVIE • 1999

Sparkler
Character: Hurricane
MOVIE • 1997

All the Winters that Have Been
Character: Irene (as Sheila M. Tousey)
MOVIE • 1997

Song of Hiawatha
Character: Nokomis
MOVIE • 1997

Grand Avenue
Character: Mollie
MOVIE • 1996

Lord of Illusions
Character: Jennifer Desiderio
MOVIE • 1995

Slaughter of the Innocents
Character: Agent Lemar
MOVIE • 1993