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 is a Canadian actress and writer. She was born on October 16, 1977. She is well-known for her role as Alison Trent in the TV show Coroner. For this role, she won a big award called the Canadian Screen Award in 2021.
Growing Up
Tamara Podemski grew up in Toronto, Canada. She went to a special school for performing arts there.
Her dad is from Kfar Saba, Israel. Her mom is an Anishinaabe person from the Muscowpetung First Nation in Saskatchewan. First Nations are the original people of Canada. Tamara's grandparents came to Canada from Poland after World War II. Tamara has two sisters, Jennifer Podemski and Sarah Podemski. All three sisters have acted together in the TV series Reservation Dogs.
Her Acting Career
Tamara Podemski has won awards for her work. In 2020, she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her writing. This was for her sister's documentary series called Future History.
She also won a special award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. This was for her acting in the movie Four Sheets to the Wind. She was also nominated for another award, the Independent Spirit Award, for her role in that film.
Personal Life
Tamara Podemski is married to a British actor named Jamie Thomas King. They started their own production company called Blackbird Productions. Their first short film, The Light Before the Sun, came out in 2024. Tamara also helped write and produce this film.
Movies and TV Shows
Tamara Podemski has acted in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of them:
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) |
TBA | Murderbot | Bharadwaj |