Tamara Podemski facts for kids
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Tamara Podemski
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![]() Podemski in 2014
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse(s) | Jamie Thomas King |
Relatives | Jennifer Podemski (sister) Sarah Podemski (sister) |
Tamara Podemski (born October 16, 1977) is a talented Canadian actress and writer. She is well-known for her role as Alison Trent in the TV series Coroner. For this role, she won a special award called the Canadian Screen Award in 2021.
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About Tamara Podemski
Early Life and Family
Tamara grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She went to a special school for performing arts called Claude Watson School.
Her family background is very interesting! Her father is from Kfar Saba, Israel. Her mother is Anishinaabe from the Muscowpetung First Nation in Saskatchewan. Tamara's grandparents on her father's side moved to Canada after World War II.
Tamara has two sisters, Jennifer Podemski and Sarah Podemski, who are also actors. All three sisters have even appeared together in the TV series Reservation Dogs.
Tamara's Acting Career
Tamara Podemski has had a successful career in both movies and television. She has been acting since 1994.
In 2020, she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her writing work on the documentary series Future History, which was created by her sister.
She also received a special jury award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival for her acting in the movie Four Sheets to the Wind. She was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for the same film in 2007.
Personal Life
Tamara is married to a British actor named Jamie Thomas King. Together, they started their own production company called Blackbird Productions. Their first short film, The Light Before the Sun, was released in 2024.
Movies and TV Shows
Film Roles
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 | |
2024 | The Light Before the Sun | Amanda Wolf | Short film; also writer and producer |
Television Roles
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) | |
2024 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Uvenda | (voice) |
2025 | Murderbot | Bharadwaj |