Dakota Ray Hebert facts for kids
Dakota Ray Hebert is a talented comedian, actress, and writer from Canada. She is a member of the Dene Nation, an Indigenous group in North America. Dakota is well-known for her acting, especially in the 2021 movie Run Woman Run. For her role in this film, she won awards like Best Actress at the 2021 American Indian Film Festival and Best Performance at the 2022 Vancouver International Women in Film Festival.
Early Life and Acting Career
Dakota Ray Hebert grew up in Meadow Lake, a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. She first became known for her work as a stage actress. She performed in several plays, including Dreary and Izzy by Tara Beagan and Salt Baby by Falen Johnson. She also appeared in This Was the World by Ellie Moon.
In 2019, Dakota showed her skills as both a writer and an actress. She wrote a play called Native Studies 101 and also starred in it. This play was performed at the Gordon Tootoosis Nikaniwin Theatre in Saskatoon.
Comedy and Television
Dakota Ray Hebert is also a successful comedian. In 2022, she released her first comedy album. She also performed at the famous Just for Laughs comedy festival in Toronto that same year. Her comedy career continued to grow, and she appeared in an episode of Comedy Night with Rick Mercer.
More recently, Dakota has taken on roles in television. In 2023, she co-starred in a workplace comedy show called Shelved. This show aired on the CTV channel. She also appeared in two episodes of Roast Battle Canada in its third season. In these episodes, she battled against other comedians, Paul Rabliauskas and Alan Shane Lewis.
In 2024, Dakota joined the cast of the Disney+ original series Echo. This role further expanded her reach to a global audience.
