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{{short description|Canadian actress}} |
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| name = Wilma Pelly |
| name = Wilma Pelly |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|3|5}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|3|5}} |
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| birth_place = [[Fort Qu'Appelle]], [[Saskatchewan]], Canada |
| birth_place = [[Fort Qu'Appelle]], [[Saskatchewan]], Canada |
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| birth_name = Wilma Episkenew |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|28|1937|3|5}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|28|1937|3|5}} |
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| death_place = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada |
| death_place = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada |
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| occupation = actress |
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| known_for = ''[[North of 60]]'' |
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'''Wilma Pelly''' (March 5, 1937 – December 28, 2020)<ref name="cbc-5858968">{{cite web |url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/wilma-pelly-north-of-60-actor-1.5858968|title= Wilma Pelly, actor most beloved for playing Elsie Tsa Che on North of 60, dies at 83 |last=Kost | first=Hannah |date= December 31, 2020 |website= [[CBC News]]}}</ref> was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] indigenous film and television actress, best known for her roles as Elsie Tsa'Che in the [[CBC Television]] drama ''[[North of 60]]'' and as Kookum in ''[[Mixed Blessings (Canadian TV series)|Mixed Blessings]]'' |
'''Wilma Pelly''' (March 5, 1937 – December 28, 2020)<ref name="cbc-5858968">{{cite web |url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/wilma-pelly-north-of-60-actor-1.5858968|title= Wilma Pelly, actor most beloved for playing Elsie Tsa Che on North of 60, dies at 83 |last=Kost | first=Hannah |date= December 31, 2020 |website= [[CBC News]]}}</ref> was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] indigenous film and television actress, best known for her roles as Elsie Tsa'Che in the [[CBC Television]] drama ''[[North of 60]]''<ref name=remington>Bob Remington, "Subtle humor helps North of 60; Charm of native north helps CBC ease Street Legal disease". ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', December 3, 1992.</ref> and as Kookum in ''[[Mixed Blessings (Canadian TV series)|Mixed Blessings]]''. |
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Born Wilma Episkenew, she was a member of the [[Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation|Muscowpetung Saulteaux]] [[First Nations|First Nation]].<ref name="cbc-5858968"/> She met her husband James Edward Pelly in the 1950s, and moved with him to [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], where she worked in factories until commencing her career as an actor when she answered a casting call for film extras while recovering from a workplace injury.<ref name="cbc-5858968"/> Her breakthrough role in ''North of 60'', beginning in 1992 and extending throughout the series and into several followup television films, made her an iconic figure in Canadian indigenous communities;<ref name="cbc-5858968"/> her character Elsie, although not always talkative, was wise, dignified and funny,<ref name=remington/> and Pelly was widely recognized as a scene-stealing performer.<ref>Wayne Roberts, "Jackson, Keeper make Dream Storm work". ''[[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix]]'', October 1, 2001.</ref> She was recognized by the Alberta Media Production Industries Association's [[Rosie Awards]] as Best Actress in 1998.<ref>Bob Blakey, "North of 60 captures multiple honors". ''[[Calgary Herald]]'', April 26, 1998.</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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She was a member of the [[Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation|Muscowpetung Saulteaux]] [[First Nations|First Nation]]. |
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Following the conclusion of the regular weekly ''North of 60'' series, Pelly was cast in [[Giovanni Veronesi]]'s film ''[[Gunslinger's Revenge]]'', the production of which marked her first time ever travelling outside of North America in her lifetime.<ref>Daryl-Lynn Carlson, "Native actors off to help David Bowie". ''[[Calgary Herald]]'', June 11, 1998.</ref> She subsequently appeared in other film and television productions, usually playing an indigenous grandmother or community elder.<ref name="cbc-5858968"/> |
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She died on December 28, 2020 in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]],Canada.<ref name="cbc-5858968"/> |
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She died on December 28, 2020 in Calgary.<ref name="cbc-5858968"/> Her final film performance, in Rueben Martell's film ''Don't Say Its Name'', was in post-production and had not yet been released at the time of her death.<ref name="cbc-5858968"/> |
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==Career== |
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In addition to appearing on North of 60, and Mixed Blessings, and Fargo, Pelly also made a guest appearance in the television miniseries ''[[Into the West (TV miniseries)|Into the West]]'' as Burnt by the Sun. She appeared as "Auntie Belle" in Series 3 Episode 2 of ''[[Arctic Air]]''. She also played the Native American House Keeper in the second season of Fargo (2014), amazingly surviving from first episode to last while dozens of characters are murdered. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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===Television=== |
===Television=== |
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* ''[[North of 60]]'' (1992-1997) - Elsie |
* ''[[North of 60]]'' (1992-1997) - Elsie Tsa Che |
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* ''[[Children of the Dust (miniseries)|Children of the Dust]]'' (1995) - Nita |
* ''[[Children of the Dust (miniseries)|Children of the Dust]]'' (1995) - Nita |
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* ''[[North of 60|In the Blue Ground]]'' (1999) - Elsie Tsa Che |
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* ''[[North of 60|Dream Storm]]'' (2001) - Elsie Tsa Che |
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* ''[[North of 60|Another Country]]'' (2003) - Elsie Tsa Che |
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* ''[[Dreamkeeper]]'' (2003) - Old Woman |
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* ''[[Into the West (TV miniseries)|Into the West]]'' (2005) - Burnt by the Sun |
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* ''[[North of 60|Distant Drumming]]'' (2005) - Elsie Tsa Che |
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* ''Elijah'' (2007) - Old Woman |
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* ''[[Mixed Blessings (Canadian TV series)|Mixed Blessings]]'' (2009-10) - Kookum |
* ''[[Mixed Blessings (Canadian TV series)|Mixed Blessings]]'' (2009-10) - Kookum |
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* ''[[Arctic Air]]'' (2014) - Auntie Belle |
* ''[[Arctic Air]]'' (2014) - Auntie Belle |
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===Film=== |
===Film=== |
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* ''[[Gunslinger's Revenge]]'' (1998) - Native Grandmother |
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* ''[[The Last Rites of Ransom Pride]]'' (2010) - Old Woman |
* ''[[The Last Rites of Ransom Pride]]'' (2010) - Old Woman |
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* ''[[Land (2018 film)|Land]]'' (2018) - Mary Yellow Eagle |
* ''[[Land (2018 film)|Land]]'' (2018) - Mary Yellow Eagle |
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* ''Parallel Minds'' (2020) - Kookum |
* ''Parallel Minds'' (2020) - Kookum |
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* ''Don't Say Its Name'' (2021) - Aggie |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:21st-century First Nations people]] |
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Revision as of 01:28, 4 March 2021
Wilma Pelly | |
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| Born | Wilma Episkenew March 5, 1937 Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | December 28, 2020 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | actress |
| Known for | North of 60 |
Wilma Pelly (March 5, 1937 – December 28, 2020)[1] was a Canadian indigenous film and television actress, best known for her roles as Elsie Tsa'Che in the CBC Television drama North of 60[2] and as Kookum in Mixed Blessings.
Born Wilma Episkenew, she was a member of the Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nation.[1] She met her husband James Edward Pelly in the 1950s, and moved with him to Calgary, Alberta, where she worked in factories until commencing her career as an actor when she answered a casting call for film extras while recovering from a workplace injury.[1] Her breakthrough role in North of 60, beginning in 1992 and extending throughout the series and into several followup television films, made her an iconic figure in Canadian indigenous communities;[1] her character Elsie, although not always talkative, was wise, dignified and funny,[2] and Pelly was widely recognized as a scene-stealing performer.[3] She was recognized by the Alberta Media Production Industries Association's Rosie Awards as Best Actress in 1998.[4]
Following the conclusion of the regular weekly North of 60 series, Pelly was cast in Giovanni Veronesi's film Gunslinger's Revenge, the production of which marked her first time ever travelling outside of North America in her lifetime.[5] She subsequently appeared in other film and television productions, usually playing an indigenous grandmother or community elder.[1]
She died on December 28, 2020 in Calgary.[1] Her final film performance, in Rueben Martell's film Don't Say Its Name, was in post-production and had not yet been released at the time of her death.[1]
Filmography
Television
- North of 60 (1992-1997) - Elsie Tsa Che
- Children of the Dust (1995) - Nita
- In the Blue Ground (1999) - Elsie Tsa Che
- Dream Storm (2001) - Elsie Tsa Che
- Another Country (2003) - Elsie Tsa Che
- Dreamkeeper (2003) - Old Woman
- Into the West (2005) - Burnt by the Sun
- Distant Drumming (2005) - Elsie Tsa Che
- Elijah (2007) - Old Woman
- Mixed Blessings (2009-10) - Kookum
- Arctic Air (2014) - Auntie Belle
- Documentary Now! (2015) - Aglatki Qamaniq
- Fargo (2015) - Native American housekeeper
Film
- Gunslinger's Revenge (1998) - Native Grandmother
- The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010) - Old Woman
- Land (2018) - Mary Yellow Eagle
- Parallel Minds (2020) - Kookum
- Don't Say Its Name (2021) - Aggie
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Kost, Hannah (December 31, 2020). "Wilma Pelly, actor most beloved for playing Elsie Tsa Che on North of 60, dies at 83". CBC News.
- ^ a b Bob Remington, "Subtle humor helps North of 60; Charm of native north helps CBC ease Street Legal disease". Edmonton Journal, December 3, 1992.
- ^ Wayne Roberts, "Jackson, Keeper make Dream Storm work". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, October 1, 2001.
- ^ Bob Blakey, "North of 60 captures multiple honors". Calgary Herald, April 26, 1998.
- ^ Daryl-Lynn Carlson, "Native actors off to help David Bowie". Calgary Herald, June 11, 1998.
External links
- Wilma Pelly at IMDb
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