Sheila Tousey

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

as Judge Danielle Larsen

The X-Files

as Native American Nurse

Ravenous

as Martha

Law & Order

as Mrs. Vilardi

Lord of Illusions

as Jennifer Desiderio

Thunderheart

as Maggie Eagle Bear

Into the West

as Older Thunder Heart Woman

Slaughter of the Innocents

as Agent Lemar

Dreamkeeper

as Janine

Silent Tongue

as Awbonnie / Ghost